Thelma and Louise should be appalled. Almost 25 years after their epic road movie attacked “conventional patterns of chauvinist male behavior toward females” (in the… Continue reading
They called it a brick sandwich.In 1896, New York State enacted the Raines Law to tax and control the retail liquor trade. Among its provisions,… Continue reading
Who would have predicted that the head of the FBI could give a speech about cops and racial bias that would be so thoughtful and… Continue reading
Is there a better sign that an election is imminent than the arrival to our mailboxes of the papery mass that is the state’s election… Continue reading
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s name is not first on most people’s list of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, but maybe we should at… Continue reading
On Tuesday, the Alaska Senate’s State Affairs Committee advanced a bill that would exempt the 49th state from daylight saving time starting in 2017.It sounds… Continue reading
Fairbanks already has dodged one economic bullet with regard to the Army’s presence; in two weeks, the community will be faced with another. As the… Continue reading
The world will little note, nor long remember, the interview the liberal “explanatory” news site Vox conducted with President Barack Obama.It was notable only for… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Brian Williams had been a trusted voice in news for decades, until questions arose last week about his credibility when he admitted… Continue reading
A longtime Homer man known for his infectious laughter and sense of adventure died Feb. 7 in a hiking accident in Patagonia, Argentina.According to reports… Continue reading
Sen. Pete Kelly’s ongoing campaign to amend Alaska’s constitution to change the way we select and retain judges poses a grave threat to fair and… Continue reading
It’s always nice to stand out from the crowd. In this case, it’s because I may be one of the few people who will not… Continue reading
There’s a bill in the Legislature that Kenai Peninsula residents should keep an eye on, because it would address one of the biggest concerns with… Continue reading
Why should there always be proposals against trapping, when trappers haven’t changed?Most present-day trappers are from the 1970s, 80s, 90s generation. We definitely like to… Continue reading
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre made his pitch for a task force to look into health care on the Kenai Peninsula to the Kenai… Continue reading
Most maps show that California is part of the United States. That would make, by a fairly airtight chain of reasoning, the University of California… Continue reading
To Alaskans, the nation’s highest peak is Denali.To Ohio and other points south, it’s Mount McKinley.Who should decide between the two names? Well, Congress will,… Continue reading
We all know what a “homer” is; that sportscaster or columnist who shamelessly boosts the home team, which is his or her bread and butter.… Continue reading
Fearful of provoking a new Cold War with Russia, the Obama administration has for months resisted pleas that it provide weapons to the government of… Continue reading
There was a time when the 63-year-old National Prayer Breakfast was a rather mundane affair. It rarely made news. Speakers — evangelist Billy Graham spoke… Continue reading
