“The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.” — Scottish poet Robert Burns, “To a Mouse” (1786)CAIRNRYAN, Scotland — For Americans whose… Continue reading
Did you know that the federal Labor Day holiday was established by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 to celebrate American workers? As you might imagine,… Continue reading
There’s some positive news to be gleaned from the state Division of Elections report on the August 19 primary: with absentee and questioned ballots now… Continue reading
A measure going before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, as well as city councils around the peninsula, encourages to Alaska Board of Fisheries to meet… Continue reading
TEL AVIV, Israel — The third Gaza War in six years appears to have ended in another sort of tie, with both Israel and Hamas… Continue reading
The whittling continues.The U.S. Forest Service announced it would offer the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island this week; only hours later,… Continue reading
Is it any wonder that with all the grindingly oppressive news these days, matters that are tragic and vital, the first item I seek out… Continue reading
Reading the paper, watching TV or listening to the radio in the months leading up to Tuesday’s primary election, one would have been hard pressed… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — People who use Facebook and Twitter are less likely than others to share their opinions on hot-button issues, even when they are offline,… Continue reading
The Air Force has come a ways in reforming recruit training since sex-abuse scandals rocked the service’s boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. And… Continue reading
The chant “No justice, no peace” is an apt rallying cry for Ferguson, Missouri, where protesters don’t truly want justice and there has been no… Continue reading
A little more than a year after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the federal government was collecting and storing the telephone… Continue reading
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — U.S. airstrikes that have helped Iraqi and Kurdish forces recapture a strategic dam and halt, at least temporarily, the advance of… Continue reading
Let’s face it: We have a law-enforcement problem in this country. Far too often, the people who are supposed to protect us from the bad… Continue reading
The dust is starting to settle on Tuesday’s primary election, with voters narrowly rejecting a referendum to repeal the oil tax law passed by the… Continue reading
Fall is in the air, silvers are in the river, and students across the Kenai Peninsula are back in school.The first day of classes for… Continue reading
It was reported Monday by Andrea Peterson of the Washington Post that the city of Ferguson had hired a Chesterfield public relations firm that specializes… Continue reading
It tells you much about the laughable indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry that it has made him a figure of bipartisan sympathy.Perry was indicted… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s split with President Barack Obama over a foreign policy “organizing principle” isn’t likely to be the last time differences emerge… Continue reading
This is a true story (as opposed to my usual falsehoods): A few years back, when the World Bank and International Monetary Fund would hold… Continue reading
