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
An Alaska politician told me recently that I have no power. I think he said it to explain away my frustration or perhaps he was… Continue reading
With the budget deal signed last
week, the White House and Congress have abandoned even the pretense of fiscal responsibility. The bipartisan budget deal passed… Continue reading
Pick any of the serious infectious-disease outbreaks of recent years, and the chances are it started in one country and spread to others. The swine… Continue reading
While “don’t touch the dividend” seems to be a popular sentiment across Alaska, lawmakers in Juneau are chained to a different directive: don’t touch the… Continue reading
It turns out that, with apologies to Nancy Pelosi, Republicans really did have to pass the tax bill so people could find out what’s in… Continue reading
The “duck and cover” drills in our nation’s schools from the 1950s and ’60s, captured in the rudimentary videos of that generation, are now quaint… Continue reading
There is a war that has lasted longer than the one in Afghanistan. It is the so-called “war on poverty,” launched by President Lyndon Johnson… Continue reading
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is a tough endeavor. Winning it is something generally only the best can do: the best mushers and… Continue reading
