To be vulgar once earned societal disapproval, ostracism from polite company and — in my grandmother’s era — put a young person in danger of… Continue reading
My long experience as a reporter has left me with a professional belief system. Actually, it’s more like a disbelief system, developed after decades of… Continue reading
Who would have guessed that a Trump crowd 15 months into his presidency would be chanting, “Nobel! Nobel! Nobel!” As in Alfred Nobel, the Swedish… Continue reading
Funding for the military in Alaska is increasing — as well it should with the state’s strategic location for national defense and economic advantage. The… Continue reading
In these dwindling days of his final year in office, Gov. John Hickenlooper has the chance to help children. He can improve Colorado’s future, save… Continue reading
Thanks to the Soldotna Public Library for hosting our AARP Foundation Tax-Aide team during the income tax filing season that just ended. The Library provided… Continue reading
Before meeting with North Korea’s “very honorable” (Trump’s words) dictator, Kim Jong-Un, the president should bone up on the history of that country’s duplicity and… Continue reading
Congress has long abdicated its constitutional authority with respect to the nation’s numerous and ever-expanding wars abroad. It was welcome news, then, to learn that… Continue reading
It was an English monarch who purportedly said, “No news is better than evil news,” and thereby launched an enduring (though now somewhat less wordy)… Continue reading
Let’s face it, the United States of America’s government is not a democracy like the textbook propaganda claims. No matter the intent of the founders,… Continue reading
This past week, the Peninsula Clarion reported on a survey that examined attitudes toward gun ownership in Alaska. That story, and its posting on social… Continue reading
There he goes again. Despite the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years, including declining rates for minorities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), affectionately called “crazy Bernie”… Continue reading
Unlike so many others who ridicule Melania Trump as the president’s first bauble, or words to that effect, I have avoided commenting on her —… Continue reading
In an era when true crime tales of serial killers are the stuff of Netflix binges, it may be difficult to appreciate the fear spread… Continue reading
There is a lawlessness rampant in the land, but it isn’t emanating from the Trump administration. The source is federal judges who are making a… Continue reading
The memorial service for Barbara Bush over the weekend marked the passing of an era. The outpouring of praise for a woman who was an… Continue reading
About 40 protesters assembled at Golden Heart Plaza on Saturday to demand the Alaska Senate pass House Bill 127. The bill would return 18 Alaska… Continue reading
I hate going against the grain. (Actually, I love going against the grain.) I hate the condemnation I get when I do (actually, I love… Continue reading
“It’s a modern changing world Everything is moving fast. But when it comes to love I like What they did in the past.” — The… Continue reading
If Republicans aren’t losing their congressional majority this coming fall, they are doing a good job of acting like it. Dozens of Republicans are leaving… Continue reading
