Last week, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported some news that should have all Alaskans concerned: according to a statewide survey, a higher number of high… Continue reading
Alaskans can perhaps be excused if they happen to have a muted response to Gov. Bill Walker’s signing of an agreement Thursday in Beijing regarding… Continue reading
Roy Moore is the Steve Bannon project in a nutshell. For the former Trump operative, the Alabama Senate candidate’s tattered credibility is a feature, not… Continue reading
Last week, the Alaska Senate passed an update to criminal justice reform legislation — then adjourned and headed home. The action prompted criticism from the… Continue reading
Roy Moore’s reputation depends on denying that he dated teenage girls as a grown man, and yet he can’t quite bring himself to do it.… Continue reading
A year ago to the day from this writing, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in a political upset for the ages that both Democrats and… Continue reading
When Jim Zeigler, the state auditor of Alabama, invoked the Bible to defend Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore against allegations that he had inappropriate contact… Continue reading
The military is one of the few
institutions that Americans still hold in high esteem, but that should never be taken for granted. Two events… Continue reading
How do they do it? I am not the first to compare the Clintons to Harry Houdini, the great magician and escape artist, but Bill… Continue reading
The deadly shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs Sunday leaves us with many unanswered questions, but a few things are remarkably clear. Among them:… Continue reading
I’ve written facetiously before about a fictional nation, the Male Chauvinist Pigdom. Unfortunately, it’s very real and not funny, unless you get your jollies from… Continue reading
Ed Gillespie went from potential vindicator of Trumpism to “cuckservative” in the space of a couple of hours. The Virginia Republican, campaigning in a treacherous… Continue reading
The military is one of the few institutions that Americans still hold in high esteem, but that should never be taken for granted. Two events… Continue reading
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelation, it has been a painful time for all, especially for the many, many women harassed, abused and… Continue reading
Saturday marks Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to thank and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice. That reason was first expressed… Continue reading
Before the Texas church shooter encountered any police officers, he was run off a highway and dead. He had been shot and chased by two… Continue reading
To pass their immense tax giveaway to the rich, Republicans need to ensure their plan would add no more than $1.5 trillion to the deficit… Continue reading
These two items at first seem incompatible: establishing a climate change strategy and task force in the office of the Alaska governor on Tuesday, and… Continue reading
If you’re tired of the dysfunction in Washington — the backbiting, the questioning of motives, the failure to agree on much of anything, the one-upmanship,… Continue reading
Alaskans have been hearing a great deal about crime and public safety in the news lately. Some have questioned whether these recent trends are caused… Continue reading
