It was Alaska’s best reality TV series.With the benefit of a week of hindsight and contemplation, that’s our conclusion of the recent visit of the… Continue reading
As the “Fight for $15” has preoccupied blue-collar workers, the high end of the workforce has discovered a new privilege: paid family leave. Four months… Continue reading
In an ABC News interview, Hillary Clinton apologized for using a private email while secretary of state, a notable departure after months of not letting… Continue reading
Let’s get something straight. America has never been a “Christian nation.” Those who believe otherwise have an obligation to say what part of our history… Continue reading
As water becomes more of valuable commodity in the United States, competition between public and private uses for this resource is heating up. This has… Continue reading
The numbers are alarming — the suicide rate for Alaskans ages 15-24 was 46 per 100,000 people in 2010, well above the national average. Today… Continue reading
The President of the United States, arguable the most powerful person on the planet, earns $400,000 per year, whether he is deemed to have properly… Continue reading
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently made a decision about its past that could have far-reaching impacts in its members’ future.Following the return of remains under… Continue reading
We believe sex trafficking is a rapidly growing, very lucrative crime in our state. When we hear the phrase “human trafficking,” an image of organized… Continue reading
The European Union has been devoted to eliminating borders, and now finds itself functionally with none amidst its worst refugee crisis since World War II.… Continue reading
During his visit to Alaska last week, President Barack Obama took up the cause of an expanded U.S. icebreaker fleet. By lending his support for… Continue reading
There are certain expressions so cliched that they are as irritating as fingernails on a blackboard. To be entirely honest, “fingernails on a blackboard” probably… Continue reading
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proclaimed today, Sept. 9, as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day. Events to raise awareness of FASD are held on… Continue reading
In aviation it’s called the point of no return. That point in a flight when catastrophe strikes and the airplane, because of low fuel or… Continue reading
Oil producer Shell has finally been given the green light to explore for oil in the Chukchi Sea — but the clock is ticking. Final… Continue reading
I was not quite a teenager when I had my first interaction with the federal government. In 1963, I was awarded the janitorial contract for… Continue reading
While Jeb Bush feuds with Donald Trump and others kowtow to him, only one candidate is seriously gaining on him.Ben Carson is now tied with… Continue reading
On the eve of President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska, state residents and members of its congressional delegation finally found a bit of executive action… Continue reading
Back when I was in school, I performed a scientific experiment in which I poured a liquid of one color into a beaker that contained… Continue reading
Can we stop with the platitudes about celebrating the workers and face the reality of America? For starters, let’s do something about the name of… Continue reading
