To paraphrase Groucho Marx, President Donald Trump has a position on the Lamar Alexander/Patty Murray health care deal, and if you don’t like it, he… Continue reading
When Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber connect at the plate, their exit velocity — the speed at which the ball leaves the bat… Continue reading
Jimmy Kimmel deserves credit for frankness, if nothing else. In an interview over the weekend, the ABC late-night host said he doesn’t care about losing… Continue reading
Hutchings can lead, inspire I would like to encourage my fellow residents in the Kenai Borough to vote for Linda Hutchings for Mayor. Linda has… Continue reading
District 29, 31 Republicans endorse Pierce Districts 29 and 31 of the Alaska Republican Party announce that they endorse Charlie Pierce for Kenai Peninsula Borough… Continue reading
The other day, my wife and I were making our one-acre slice of Alaska more “fire safe” by cutting down spruce trees that were too… Continue reading
Heads up: Depending on which forecast you’re looking at, there’s a chance of snow on the central Kenai Peninsula this weekend or early next week.… Continue reading
It has been a week since Las Vegas police stormed Stephen Paddock’s hotel room at Mandalay Bay, finding him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound… Continue reading
If a metaphor could be used for this White House, it might be a two-sided coin with President Trump the head and Vice President Mike… Continue reading
Opioid addiction has developed such a powerful grip on Americans that some scientists have blamed it for lowering our life expectancy. Drug overdoses, nearly two-thirds… Continue reading
“Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.” (Proverbs 29:18) Ancient wisdom from a Higher… Continue reading
If it were a plague, the government would rush to quarantine the infected, as occurred during Europe’s Black Death in the 14th century. An immigration… Continue reading
The Alaska Board of Fisheries may have just had its Upper Cook Inlet meeting earlier this year, but stakeholders already are looking forward to 2020… Continue reading
For NBC of late, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Yes, the TV news organization where I occasionally appear… Continue reading
There will be no escaping the federal REAL ID law if you want to get on to a military installation or travel by means whose… Continue reading
Donald Trump isn’t exactly on a winning streak, but he is beating the NFL in a rout. The league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, signaled the beginning… Continue reading
Republican Women of the Kenai support Charlie Pierce The Republican Women of the Kenai, affiliate of the Alaska Republican Party, endorse Charlie Pierce for Kenai… Continue reading
Two-thirds of Alaska adults are overweight or obese. That’s according to the Alaska Obesity Facts Report released Monday by the Alaska Department of Health and… Continue reading
One by one, the artifacts of President Barack Obama’s rule by administrative fiat are tumbling. The latest is his signature Clean Power Plan that Environmental… Continue reading
On Thursday, the State of Alaska began distributing a total of $672 million to approximately 640,000 qualified Alaska residents, each of whom will be receiving… Continue reading
