In the fairy tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter, is in the forest when he hears a group of… Continue reading
For hundreds of Interior commuters in West Fairbanks on Tuesday morning, the standoff between police officers and an armed man threatening to kill himself and… Continue reading
The governor race in Alaska has taken an interesting turn with Independent Republican Bill Walker jumping out of his party and platform to team with… Continue reading
During the past few weeks, two sets of initials have dominated the news — ISIL and NFL — and the casual listener would be hard-pressed… Continue reading
Alaska isn’t divided between red and blue, Republican and Democrat; it’s divided between Xtratufs and bunny boots.The boundary between the two starts at the Canadian… Continue reading
After some hand-wringing over British citizens who have chosen to fight with ISIS, Prime Minister David Cameron said he thinks one reason for the defection… Continue reading
We haven’t had a really juicy sex scandal in Washington for a while. You know the kind: Camera crews chase someone powerful (and maybe his… Continue reading
Last week, a group of people from Russia came to visit the Kenai Peninsula. They were here not to discuss the geopolitical situation, but something… Continue reading
We have as close to a national consensus as possible in the war against ISIS.Polls show the public wants strong measures. Practically everyone on the… Continue reading
As part of a court case in 1964, U.S. Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart was asked to determine whether a film was pornographic or not.… Continue reading
I’ve always had this Pollyannaish theory that a highly publicized rash of bad behavior can create such a groundswell of disgust that we are compelled… Continue reading
This is the way the federal government should work.Alaska has a surplus of pink salmon from the 2013 record harvest. The feds need food to… Continue reading
It was a little, incongruous shall we say, for the country’s two-term vice president, Joe Biden, to say, as he did at a rally this… Continue reading
Prior to his annual steak fry, retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said this about Hillary Clinton to Dan Balz of The Washington Post: “...she is… Continue reading
“I am extremely frustrated and I am angry that it has taken this long to get to the bottom of these issues. In hindsight it… Continue reading
Only President Barack Obama would feel compelled to mention the success of the American auto industry in a speech rallying the nation for a long… Continue reading
America is stronger when our allies are stronger.That, put plainly, is why folks in the United States should care whether Scotland votes to secede from… Continue reading
The “indefinite suspension” of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for knocking out his then-fiancee, now wife, in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino… Continue reading
The question wasn’t really as comprehensive as it could have been, but the Washington Post-ABC news poll was nevertheless startling: a majority of those responding,… Continue reading
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN IN THE national headlines this week as NFL star Ray Rice was cut by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the… Continue reading
