In a feat that would have been unimaginable a few decades ago, the anti-vaccine movement has managed to breathe life into nearly vanquished childhood diseases.It… Continue reading
Dennis Mandell, appointed by Gov. Sean Parnell to the State Assessment Review Board, withdrew from consideration with an email late Wednesday afternoon.He should never have… Continue reading
If it wasn’t before, it’s certainly clear now why the nation’s super-rich oligarchs work relentlessly to sabotage the Obama presidency. Take the new POTUS order… Continue reading
The Iditarod Trail sled dog race officially wrapped up with the finishers banquet in Nome on Sunday, but it won’t be the end of the discussion… Continue reading
State lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment that would allow public money for education to be diverted for use in private or religious schools, though… Continue reading
It happens all too often: I’m on TV, cracking wise about something that’s happening in the wild and wacky world of Washington, and the anchor… Continue reading
Every year we are subjected to lists. Forbe’s magazine lists the world’s wealthiest individuals. Time magazine lists the most “influential” people, though real influence is… Continue reading
A little over three years ago, the Department of Natural Resources recognized that the status quo for permitting wasn’t working. More than 2,600 of our… Continue reading
ALASKANS HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING helpful but one local went out of his way this winter to help people learn how to skate ski.… Continue reading
It turns out that SAT words were too abstruse. The College Board is updating its iconic test yet again in ways that are indistinguishable from… Continue reading
Alaskans should participate in the judicial selection process. Not enough do. That is a concern. The process is largely conducted by the Alaska Judicial Council, which… Continue reading
I’m sorry, people, but I just can’t ignore the sight of Mitch McConnell walking onto the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference hoisting a… Continue reading
OXON HILL, Md. -- The first “people” I recognized on arriving at last week’s Conservative Political Action Committee gathering just outside Washington were two “stormtroopers”… Continue reading
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on Friday did what supporters of the proposed Pebble mine feared she would do: initiate a review process… Continue reading
Budget cuts recently requested by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will close the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR). Of course that’s not… Continue reading
The “reset” with Russia had a brief, unhappy life. It began with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presenting her Russian counterpart with a mistranslated reset… Continue reading
When the nation’s governors gathered in the U.S. capital, they tried to deliver a bipartisan message that gridlock in Washington is impairing efforts to govern… Continue reading
The Obama administration is showing it can be tough on foreign policy. Unfortunately, that toughness is not directed at Russia and its incursion into Crimea,… Continue reading
President Barack Obama seemed to be seeing some wall handwriting at a recent fundraiser, worrying out loud about how Republicans might take over the Senate.… Continue reading
Social media can be a wonderful tool. With things like Facebook and Twitter, government entities have the ability to quickly share information with a large… Continue reading
