Op-ed: Trump supporters compared to cultists

Bob Corker, the outgoing Republican senator from Tennessee, recently compared supporters of President Trump to members of a cult. The Washington Post quoted Corker as… Continue reading

The word masquerade

It’s a common experience. Our minds get stuck on something or other. But this one is kind of weird: I’ve been bugged of late by… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Repeal SB 91

After reading the article about property crime and auto theft increases in the Anchorage Daily News, I have come to one very important conclusion: Senate… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018

Nenana is headed the right direction

Being secretive and avoiding accountability in government can lead to public distrust. It can be problematic, too. Anyone holding public office, or considering a run… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018

Op-ed: Freedom’s downward slide

Well, here we are again. It’s been 242 years since our founders took a huge personal chance and signed the Declaration of Independence: “We hold… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018
  • By Bob Franken

What others say: Nenana is headed the right direction

Being secretive and avoiding accountability in government can lead to public distrust. It can be problematic, too. Anyone holding public office, or considering a run… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018

Op-ed: The word masquerade

It’s a common experience. Our minds get stuck on something or other. But this one is kind of weird: I’ve been bugged of late by… Continue reading

Op-ed: Trump supporters compared to cultists

Bob Corker, the outgoing Republican senator from Tennessee, recently compared supporters of President Trump to members of a cult. The Washington Post quoted Corker as… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Repeal SB 91

After reading the article about property crime and auto theft increases in the Anchorage Daily News, I have come to one very important conclusion: Senate… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018

Turning the tide of property crime requires all-hands effort

Anchorage residents have been increasingly certain that property crime in Alaska’s largest city is out of control. Now we have the numbers showing it’s true.… Continue reading

Turning the tide of property crime requires all-hands effort

Anchorage residents have been increasingly certain that property crime in Alaska’s largest city is out of control. Now we have the numbers showing it’s true.… Continue reading

What others say: Impact of Supreme Court decision on taxes yet to be seen

Let’s juxtapose some Eugene O’Neill and George Harrison — “The Taxman Cometh,” and we’re not talking about April 15. A decision by the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: Marijuana industry no golden goose

When is a “golden goose” really a black vulture? Answer: When it preys on our children, families and workforce. A recent opinion piece in the… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: Marijuana industry no golden goose

When is a “golden goose” really a black vulture? Answer: When it preys on our children, families and workforce. A recent opinion piece in the… Continue reading

What others say: Impact of Supreme Court decision on taxes yet to be seen

Let’s juxtapose some Eugene O’Neill and George Harrison — “The Taxman Cometh,” and we’re not talking about April 15. A decision by the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading

What others say: Alaskans should hope Supreme Court sides with John Sturgeon

The case of John Sturgeon v. the National Park Service is returning to the U.S. Supreme Court, and that’s exceptionally good news. However the high… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018

What others say: Alaskans should hope Supreme Court sides with John Sturgeon

The case of John Sturgeon v. the National Park Service is returning to the U.S. Supreme Court, and that’s exceptionally good news. However the high… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018

Op-ed: What Trump gets

In the 1950s, the great neo-conservative intellectual Irving Kristol acknowledged Joe McCarthy’s stark failings, but famously refused to take the side of his critics. “For… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2018
  • By Rich Lowry

Letter: Thanks to Scouts for cleanup help at cemetery

Thanks to Scouts for cleanup help at cemetery Lisa Henderson and her scouts came to visit our local cemetery, Spruce Grove in Kasilof, on June… Continue reading

Op-ed: What Trump gets

In the 1950s, the great neo-conservative intellectual Irving Kristol acknowledged Joe McCarthy’s stark failings, but famously refused to take the side of his critics. “For… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2018
  • By Rich Lowry