Inevitable. That’s what some things are. You know them: death, taxes and extremely cold winters in Fairbanks.Add tobacco-free to that list.It shouldn’t come as a… Continue reading
When choosing our next Governor, I ask myself, what is the candidate’s promise and what is the evidence that he can deliver on an issue… Continue reading
This is the time of year when we hear all the drumbeating to get out the vote. Unfortunately, for too many Americans, the question is,… Continue reading
The introduction of Ballot Measure 2 is providing Alaskans great opportunity for a lot of questions, answers and a host of testimony surrounding the pros… Continue reading
Flabbergasted.That word most accurately sums up our feelings upon hearing that the Board of Fisheries has once again snubbed Kenai Peninsula residents and will hold… Continue reading
We are losing a war in Iraq and Syria, the military is shrinking dangerously as global threats are growing, and yet the Pentagon is mustering… Continue reading
The United States seems to be suffering from extreme exposure to Ebola — not to the virus itself but to the viral speculation about the… Continue reading
I have always agreed that the two subjects that should be avoided in polite conversation are religion and politics. Well, since I’m forever talking politics,… Continue reading
State Sen. Bill Wielechowski of Anchorage announced Thursday that he plans to file a bill in the coming legislative session that would strengthen the state… Continue reading
The details are still murky, but this is too good a story for cable TV to pass up.Russia has canceled a 21-year-old high-school-student exchange program… Continue reading
Three points need to be made about the Oct. 6 decision by the Supreme Court not to decide whether the equal protection clause of the… Continue reading
Compared with President Barack Obama, even Jimmy Carter is John McCain. The former president practically synonymous with American weakness and retreat thinks Obama was too… Continue reading
The net U.S. energy import ratio (imports minus exports) was 30 percent at its peak just nine years ago. In 2012, the figure was 16… Continue reading
My mother was Katie John. Her name has become symbolic across the state of Alaska for her life-long legal battle to protect traditional rights. The… Continue reading
Everyone has something to say on the marijuana issue, it’s just that everyone hasn’t said it yet. For the life of me I can’t understand… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has begun the process of developing next year’s budget. Part of that process includes several opportunities for the public… Continue reading
There might’ve been a time in the not too distant past when most Kenai Peninsula residents would’ve shrugged off the prospect of being without electricity… Continue reading
The latest episode of Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time” performed what was, in effect, an in-studio social experiment.It sought to establish, in a controlled… Continue reading
The study was done in Los Angeles, but there is no reason to believe that its findings aren’t applicable elsewhere — including Texas.It pointed to… Continue reading
For the election geeks who are waiting for this year’s campaign October surprise, give it up. Another tradition bites the dust. For those who don’t… Continue reading
