If you absolutely have to have a heart attack in the mid-valley, and can’t make the arrangements to have it occur in, say, the heart… Continue reading
Here’s the question: should Alaskans who receive Medicaid be required to work or volunteer as a condition of their benefits? I believe so, and two… Continue reading
There’s a lot of talk about the Trump presidency unraveling. Big mistake. That assumes it was ever raveled. Now, however, it is about to be… Continue reading
Of all the promises candidate Donald Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign, none will be more difficult to fulfill than cutting the size and… Continue reading
One in five Americans is on Medicaid, and Medicare and Social Security will require huge future tax increases. Yet some in the ostensible party of… Continue reading
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been attacked and belittled by President Donald Trump more than Vladimir Putin has. Trump has had rough patches with most… Continue reading
Times have changed, and so has the message behind D.A.R.E., the long-running program for elementary school students administered by law enforcement officers. As the Clarion… Continue reading
Last week, a House Finance subcommittee approved an amendment to Gov. Bill Walker’s budget proposal that — if passed — would add $19 million to… Continue reading
Add a splash of hot pink to the red white and blue. And some glitter face paint — lots of that. On Wednesday morning, Alaskans… Continue reading
The skeptics among us, and I’m one of them, will say that the White House “listening event” for those directly affected by mass killings was… Continue reading
In my long career in journalism, I have met many famous people, but none of them impressed me as much as William Franklin “Billy” Graham.… Continue reading
Earlier this month in testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee outlining the major national security threats facing the country, former Senator Dan Coats, currently… Continue reading
If John Kelly didn’t exist, President Donald Trump would have to invent him, and he wouldn’t be able to. The chief of staff has had… Continue reading
Setting the state’s ferry system on a course like that of the state’s railroad is a potential outcome of upcoming legislation. It’s not a bad… Continue reading
Though a number of steps have been taken at the state and federal level to combat the nation’s opioid crisis, comments from Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading
A bill that would seal the records of marijuana possession convictions prior to Feb. 24, 2015 — when marijuana possession was officially legalized — has… Continue reading
Assembly members Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego, and Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, have introduced legislation that would ban organized tackle football in California until high school.… Continue reading
Mark the date on your calendar: March 24. It’s a Saturday. It’ll be a test for the up-and-coming generation. For that matter, it will be… Continue reading
For many years, universities have competed for talented students by promoting academic programs, affordability, athletic teams, and campus life. Those elements remain a part of… Continue reading
Reaction to the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead and many more wounded begins at the wrong end. It’s not… Continue reading
