In the film, “Girl Interrupted,” Winona Ryder plays an 18-year-old who enters a mental institution for what is diagnosed as borderline personality disorder. The year… Continue reading
It’s that time of year, folks — that is to say, the beginning, a time for totally worthless predictions. Well, maybe they’re not totally worthless,… Continue reading
In many cases, what happened in 2014 should stay in 2014. But there’s one strong trend from the past year we’d like to see continue… Continue reading
The iconic Alaska king salmon are returning in lesser number, younger and consequently smaller, and with a skewed gender ratio across most of our state.How… Continue reading
T’was the day after Christmas, and all through the house, everyone was stirring — even the mouse.Wrapping paper was strewn ‘cross the floor without care,… Continue reading
Normally, I don’t do movie reviews, but rarely am I so attached to a film. I’m speaking, of course, of “The Interview,” a cinematic masterpiece… Continue reading
Thumbs up: Gov. Bill Walker’s sloganeering on the campaign trail about a nonpartisan administration that would be able to better address Alaskans’ concerns on issues… Continue reading
The fainting couch doesn’t have the same cachet it did in the 19th century, which is a shame, because it should be more in demand… Continue reading
US President Barack Obama’s threat to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism should be no more than a first step in responding… Continue reading
This column originally ran in 2010. Suppose what some call the “Christmas story” is true -- all of it, from the angels, to the… Continue reading
How much would you pay to see the Grand Canyon? Would you pay $5 to see Niagra Falls in person?In our backyard is Mendenhall Glacier,… Continue reading
With the New Year just a few days away, many of us are contemplating resolutions. Setting goals in your personal and professional life are important,… Continue reading
The initiative to ban set nets in urban areas of Alaska is an environmental issue. It is about protecting fish stocks and other sea animals… Continue reading
“What’s merry about all this, you ask?”Thus began a Christmas Eve message from Gen. Anthony McAuliffe to his troops besieged at the Belgium town of… Continue reading
‘Tis the time around Christmas and throughout the White House, No one is stirring, not the Prez, kids or spouse. They are hiding away, and… Continue reading
Editor’s note: For several years on Christmas Eve, the Peninsula Clarion has reprinted this famous editorial written by Francis P. Church. It first appeared in… Continue reading
Is it possible to hold two seemingly contradictory thoughts about the president’s decision to partially end the half-century embargo against Cuba? Can one agree with… Continue reading
The announcement earlier this month that University of Alaska President Pat Gamble will retire in June comes at a challenging time for the university system.No… Continue reading
The discussion of if and how to regulate the commercial production and sale of marijuana is under way at the local level, and we’d encourage… Continue reading
Candidate Barack Obama said that, as president, he would talk to anti-American dictators without precondition. He didn’t mention that he would also give them historic… Continue reading
