I admit it, I read my Facebook newsfeed. On frequent occasions, I am moved to tears by the video of a member of our armed… Continue reading
Governor Sean Parnell made two controversial appointments recently when he tapped out-of-state residents to the state’s Assessment Review Board and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation… Continue reading
This past week, the Alaska Public Offices Commission held a hearing to address, among other things, an appeal of a decision involving an Alaska Department… Continue reading
During a Sunday newscast, Charline Egbe, or Charlo Greene as she was known to her Anchorage-based CBS-affiliate station KTVA audience, joined the ranks of Alaskans… Continue reading
After one of the odder winters in recent memory, Memorial Day weekend has arrived. And that means the kids are out of school, fish are… Continue reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The compromise over Louisiana’s use of Common Core in public schools was heralded by supporters and critics of the multistate… Continue reading
The Amtrak crash outside of Philadelphia was an invitation for practically every politician in the Northeast and every transit expert in America to complain about… Continue reading
The decrease in Alaska’s population last year was small, relatively speaking. The net decline of 61 residents from July 2013 to July 2014 amounts to… Continue reading
What a dilemma for the Republicans. They’re holding their first debate later this summer, and they have some 20 candidates who have either officially declared… Continue reading
We’re all going to die. The human race will go extinct. This will destroy us.That’s just a smattering of the hysterical Chicken Littling that fell… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature has had some difficult problems to deal with this year — a huge budget deficit, marijuana legalization and Medicaid expansion and reform,… Continue reading
My first job in journalism was as a copyboy at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, D.C. In my early 20s, I asked Bill Corrigan,… Continue reading
Michelle Obama gave a commencement address at Tuskegee University that was a ringing call for the graduates not to be discouraged by her whining.Much of… Continue reading
Some legislators are in Fairbanks. Others are in Anchorage. A handful are in Juneau.It’s hard to negotiate when no one is in the room.The first… Continue reading
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a Justice Department investigation to determine whether the Baltimore Police Department’s practices are unconstitutional and violate civil rights; in… Continue reading
How many times have we been told that it is essential to have an optimistic attitude? Well, guess what, folks: If you read the latest… Continue reading
Congratulations to the Class of 2015. Whether you’ve just completed high school, college, a technical training program or apprenticeship, enjoy the moment. You deserve to… Continue reading
Some people see a robin chirping or hear a goose honking and say it must be spring. Kenai Peninsula residents trying to turn onto the… Continue reading
Over the past few weeks, schools around the state, including here on the Kenai Peninsula, have implemented heightened security measures in response to threatening phone… Continue reading
Manicures and pedicures aren’t usually news or fodder for commentary, but a blockbuster report in The New York Times has made them a compelling issue.Under… Continue reading
