Last fall, Congress was on the verge of doing away with the most troubling invasion of privacy revealed by Edward Snowden: the National Security Agency’s… Continue reading
Is anybody the slightest bit surprised that, according to the investigator, it was “more probable than not” that an NFL team and its star quarterback… Continue reading
The recent shenanigans of Kenai River Sport Fishing Association (KRSA) against local and well-respected Kenai Peninsula Borough citizen Robert Ruffner were a classic demonstration of… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker signed a trio of bills into law last week with little fanfare. Two of the bills honored a prominent Alaskan and firefighters,… Continue reading
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — “Shocked,” “surprised,” “stunned” were some of the words used by broadcasters, columnists, political “experts” and pollsters when a Conservative Party victory… Continue reading
Statistics suggest that running a small business isn’t easy.Jennifer Clark, a regional advocate with the U.S. Small Business Administration, said Thursday in Ketchikan that seven… Continue reading
How dare Pamela Geller get targeted by terrorists bent on committing mass murder.That’s been the reaction of a portion of the opinion elite to news… Continue reading
It’s time to have the talk.Not the talk about sex or alcohol, or even drugs in general. It’s time to talk marijuana.With attitudes about cannabis… Continue reading
The Obama administration says it is still trying to determine whether ISIS was behind the attack in Garland, Texas, in which two terrorists were shot… Continue reading
“Used to be I couldn’t spell ‘politician.’ Now I are one.” Yes, it’s come to that. It seems that now candidates are proudly declaring as… Continue reading
As the economics of the state’s budget deficit trickle down, local governments are now faced with having less to spend — and making tough decisions… Continue reading
Terrorists assaulted a “Muhammad cartoon” event in Texas sponsored by activist Pamela Geller, and the response has been, in part, soul-searching over what’s wrong with… Continue reading
The ease of making contributions online has helped Americans become much more generous to other countries, especially when disaster strikes. Since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake… Continue reading
It is always amazing to me how quickly we forget the lessons of recent history. In the 1960s, as the U.S. Supreme Court made a… Continue reading
Having solved virtually every issue in their home jurisdictions, the Seattle City Council and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee are looking north to Alaska.They’ve written formal… Continue reading
LONDON — They called it “Question Time,” borrowing the term from the prime minister’s weekly appearance in the House of Commons, but this was surprisingly… Continue reading
Confirmation of Army plans to place 24 AH-64 Apache helicopters at Fort Wainwright is another heartening sign that the military is serious about its Pacific-facing… Continue reading
President Barack Obama responded to the Baltimore riots with a heartfelt bout of self-righteous hectoring. Supposedly, we all know what’s wrong with Baltimore and how… Continue reading
The legislature has just been called back by the Governor for a special session, with two of the topics being Medicaid Expansion and the Budget.… Continue reading
Today is the 101st day of work for the Alaska Legislature in Juneau.It is the third day of the Legislature’s first special session (there’s a… Continue reading
