George W. Bush never claimed to be prescient, but here he is in 2007, warning us what would happen if the United States prematurely pulled… Continue reading
I usually hate gloating, but this time I’m doing it. And loving it. That’s because the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel has decided that… Continue reading
On Thursday, June 26, 2014, I will retire from my position as publisher of the Peninsula Clarion after 21 years. Its been a great ride.… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly this week restored a measure of fairness to the election process when it voted to return the threshold needed to approve… Continue reading
The seeds of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s shocking primary loss may have been sown in January.That’s when House Republican leaders insisted on floating a… Continue reading
A disease once on its way to oblivion apparently is on the rise — and headed this way, say health officials locally and nationwide. So… Continue reading
It’s grand being a community with an Emmy under its belt.Two Emmys is even better, and that’s not the full extent of Ketchikan’s winning ways.… Continue reading
“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased… Continue reading
In 2008, Alaska’s usually low-profile Senate contests came to an end, as Sen. Ted Stevens saw his decades-long career in office come crashing down amidst… Continue reading
I learned a life lesson putting together a scale model of a U.S. M-3 Lee tank.I didn’t know it at the time. All I knew… Continue reading
I expected nothing but effusive praise from major media for Hillary Clinton’s new book, “Hard Choices,” much like the mass exaltation it showered on Barack… Continue reading
Back in the day, when I was a TV reporter, I had this fantasy live shot where the anchor would toss it to me with… Continue reading
It is time again to celebrate the bonds between children and their fathers and the paternal influence in our lives. It can be hard to… Continue reading
Respect for our resources.It’s a sentiment we Alaskans proclaim to embrace, but sometimes, it seems, it’s an ideal we have trouble living up to.Case in… Continue reading
For people who use the word “science” as a bludgeon and trumpet their strict commitment to fact and reason, the Obama administration and its supporters… Continue reading
The emerging picture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was exchanged for five prisoners held at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo, indicates he’s no hero, no… Continue reading
Only three legs support the Alaska economy: oil, the federal government and everything else.That’s why oil tax reform is an Alaska problem, not an oil… Continue reading
The Barack Obama presidency is in fundamental trouble. According to a new Fox News poll, more Americans than not question his ability to be effective… Continue reading
Many residents were impacted by the news of missing hiker Sharon Buis.That’s because it could have been any one of us. Juneauites pride themselves on… Continue reading
Defenders of President Obama’s release of five Taliban terrorists from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl cite… Continue reading
