Hillary’s matter of convenience

Hillary Clinton finally met with reporters at the UN Tuesday to explain why she used a personal email account for the vast majority of her… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2015

Sterling Community Center thanks supporters

The Sterling Community Center and the Sterling/Soldotna Head Start programs would like to thank all the following people and businesses that helped make our 13th… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2015

The Clinton foreign fundraising machine

Not so long ago, President Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic Party were obsessed with the possible taint of foreign money.They saw it… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2015

Jury duty legislation ill-conceived

Almost no one relishes the prospect of jury duty. Although the service is a vital part of our civic responsibility, most people aren’t fond of… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2015
  • By Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial

Open secrets

“The cover-up often is worse than the crime.” How many times have we heard variations of that quote? Usually, it’s trotted out in the context… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2015

Weighing in on the budget

Time to weigh in on budget: Legislators need feedback to determine funding prioritiesThe state’s budget deficit, at $3.5 billion dollars, is huge. It’s so huge,… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2015

Selma plus 50

I liked the movie “Selma,” though it could have done without the rap song during credits that referenced “hands up, don’t shoot,” a slogan that… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2015

Why does health overhaul drama continue?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health overhaul remains an all-consuming drama for many, even though millions of people are gaining insurance coverage through a… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2015

Rich Lowry: Return of the Clinton scandals

The grim forced march to a Hillary Clinton coronation just got a little grimmer. The Hillary email scandal — on top of the revelation of… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Walker shocked to find politics going on in Juneau

There was a lot of Louis Renault going around Juneau last week.The Casablanca police captain unforgettably pronounced himself shocked — shocked! — to find out… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2015

Cal Thomas: Taylor Swift’s bad investment

Pop star Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the New York City public school system. Swift, who was named the world’s sixth most powerful celebrity… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

Bob Franken: Bibi and Boehner

If you think John Boehner was doing his new BFF Benjamin Netanyahu a huge favor, well, of course that was obviously the case. By getting… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2015
  • By Bob Franken

Political meddling, entitlement feed Cook Inlet fish wars

As fishery management and politics continue to collide, Kenai Peninsula residents’ thoughts will inevitably turn to the upcoming season. Recently released fishery forecasts and Department… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2015

Fish board needs a thoughtful nomination process

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Board of Fisheries politics.We certainly were disappointed to learn last week that Roland Maw had… Continue reading

  • Mar 5, 2015

Rich Lowry: The sad plight of Jihadi John

Mohammed Emwazi, aka Jihadi John, the masked, British-accented butcher of hostages on ISIS videos, makes an unlikely victim, to say the least.The entire point of… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Alaska could find itself in boiling pot with marijuana

When the euphoria dissipates, Alaska will realize that the pot in which it has positioned itself is boiling over.A new marijuana law took effect this… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2015

Bob Franken: The rules of ‘gotcha’

There are a few reasons Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is flying high right now in the early Republican presidential sweepstakes, but none is mightier than… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2015
  • By Bob Franken

What others say: The price of a windfall

Saving $3.25 billion can be a bad thing.A few years ago, Dish Network — the satellite TV provider — bid $7.8 billion for the rights… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2015

Cal Thomas: Bibi at the barricade

The White House opposes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Congress, but not because the speech has political implications, coming as it does just… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

What others say: Clarity on marijuana rules welcome

It took a couple days post-legalization, but Interior municipal governments appear to be on the same page with local marijuana rules. That’s no small feat.… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015