Please pick your garbage up after you let the bears pick through it.If you don’t, then someone else has to. Often that’s your neighbor, who… Continue reading
During the past few months you’ve read a great deal about Ballot Measure 1 on these pages, and for the next month leading up to… Continue reading
At last, an Obama administration official has come out in favor of a fence. He promises it will bring security to people on both sides… Continue reading
Orange hawkweed is so disruptive to native plant species, that farmers and gardeners in Europe and beyond have given it fanciful names such as “King… Continue reading
As a defender of the nation’s borders, President Barack Obama is a hell of a pool player.The president enjoyed a game at a bar in… Continue reading
Governor Sean Parnell signed 11 bills into law Tuesday during a visit to the Kenai Peninsula. The bills covered a wide range of issues from… Continue reading
It’s about to get a whole lot more crowded here on the central Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai’s late run of red salmon is hitting the… Continue reading
For most of the country, July Fourth weekend means hot dogs, fireworks and relaxing time with family. In certain neighborhoods in Chicago, it means something… Continue reading
Unemployment in the United States fell in June to 6.1 percent from 6.3 percent in May, the lowest rate since the fall of 2008. That’s… Continue reading
Forget about the World Cup or World Series or even the Super Bowl. The No. 1 competitive sport is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest… Continue reading
At what age do kids stop acting like kids? According to history, it’s whenever a culture or society says so.A 19-year-old was sentenced to a… Continue reading
The cab driver taking me to the Washington Nationals baseball game on July 4 is from Bangladesh. I ask him how he got here. He… Continue reading
If Baghdad is indeed becoming Saigon — a city overrun by opposition and violence after the departure of the U.S. military — Peter Arnett would… Continue reading
If you pledge allegiance to the flag on a regular basis, you’re probably not part of this country’s problems. But how much are you a… Continue reading
It’s hard to imagine a more apt summation of the lunatic state of the nation’s immigration debate than the split screen over the past week.… Continue reading
Facebook is an extraordinary tool, but its pitfalls have become increasingly apparent. Users’ personal information, interests and habits are all fair game for the company,… Continue reading
There are many ways to lose freedom — conquering armies, surrendering without a fight. Unfortunately, we are currently surrendering our freedom, not to a foreign… Continue reading
Let’s be honest. While July Fourth is supposed to be a huge celebration of our nation, this one is a little more complicated. Half of… Continue reading
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and… Continue reading
It has long been suspected that the Supreme Court hates women, although it took the court’s 5-4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case to fully… Continue reading
