An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval of a drug created to raise a woman’s libido. It’s called flibanserin, but… Continue reading
Ten thousand members of the Alaska workforce stand to be laid off in three and a half weeks. But you’d never know it from watching… Continue reading
Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis didn’t set out to become a martyr to free speech when she wrote a spirited essay in The Chronicle of… Continue reading
For those who follow fish politics, Gov. Bill Walker has had a rough time filling a single seat on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Now… Continue reading
I was not surprised to see historian David McCullough’s latest book rocket to the top position on The New York Times Best Sellers list.Not only… Continue reading
“Well, if you’re not doing anything wrong, why should you worry?” We’ve all heard and read that thought expressed during the never-ending debate over U.S.… Continue reading
All politics is local, and lately, some politics is more local than others.This past week, the Kenai City Council debated an ordinance that would allow… Continue reading
Cautiously optimistic.That’s how we’re feeling right now as we see sonar counts of king salmon headed up Kenai Peninsula rivers and streams.The numbers might not… Continue reading
President Barack Obama is less than stalwart in the fight against ISIS and doesn’t seem overly concerned about Vladimir Putin’s predation in Ukraine or China’s… Continue reading
The vaccination debate has reached fever pitch. Legislation has passed in the state Senate that would do away with the “personal belief exemption” that allows… Continue reading
If you live outside Maryland and happened to notice that Martin O’Malley announced in Baltimore that he is running for president as a Democrat, you… Continue reading
On May 25, a woman hanging on the anchor chain of an oil-drilling support ship finally left her post of protest with the assistance of… Continue reading
Martin O’Malley, former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor, announced his presidential candidacy on Saturday, and said some things that could be taken as criticism of… Continue reading
Nearly 60 years ago, delegates gathered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to chart a course for a state that didn’t exist yet. The dozens… Continue reading
Next weekend, Lt. Governor Byron Mallott and I will kick off a series of conversations about the future of our state.The essence of these conversations… Continue reading
Black Lives Matter, the slogan of the movement that began in earnest after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., is a lie.Taken… Continue reading
Dysfunction has defined the 2015 Legislative session that will not die, and yet somehow a Wasilla senator — aided by his Republican colleagues from the… Continue reading
I didn’t attend my commencement ceremony at American University in Washington, D.C. I chose instead to receive my degree in the mail. I didn’t want… Continue reading
Let’s hear it for Bennie Sanders, who is running for president! Wait, what’s that? His name is BERNIE Sanders? Sorry. But either way, you’ve probably… Continue reading
While the Alaska Legislature continues to debate the state operating budget, we’re glad to see the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District take steps to address… Continue reading
