News
Alaska’s agricultural renaissance
Integral members of the local farming community believe the state is experiencing an agriculture renaissance, and producers on…
News
Alaska budget plan shows deficit for next year
JUNEAU — Budget details released by Gov. Bill Walker’s office show a deficit of about $427 million next…
News
Banks warn of impacts for breaking LIO lease
The Alaska Legislature’s 10-year lease on its 64,000-square-foot office building in Anchorage has become a political football, possibly…
News
On getting paid to fish, a dream job
I was suddenly reminded that 20 years had passed since I held the Dream Job. It was the…
Arts & Entertainment
The future of Northwest Coast art
At a panel on the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art, young Alaska Native artists talked about issues…
Arts & Entertainment
Poem: My House Without Windows
My House Without Windows By Dave Thompson, Kenai From my house without windows On the river of denial…
Arts & Entertainment
A day in the life of Alaska fishery photographer Chris Miller
Fishermen pick fish. Pollock gasp for air. A lobster trap rises to the light-filled sea surface like a…
Arts & Entertainment
“Krampus” a disappointment, destined to be forgotten
“Krampus” Legendary Pictures 1 hours, 38 minutes Let’s get one thing out of the way. By the time…
Opinion
Op-ed: Climate make-believe in Paris
Saving the planet has never been so easy. The Paris climate talks concluded in a rousing round of…
Opinion
What others say: If we don’t change, we may lose everything we want to save
One of the great debates — or should we say vigorous discussions — shaping up for 2016 is…
Life
Biscuit Tortoni
Yield: 9 to 12 tortoni, depending on the size of cups 3 large eggs, separated (for safety, use…
News
Council tightens Southcentral charter halibut allocation for 2016
The ratchet keeps tightening on Southcentral halibut charter operations, among other groups, and relief measures are still stuck…
News
Arctic posts record warmth over land, less ice in its ocean
NEW YORK — The warming Arctic has set another record. The average air temperature over Arctic land reached…
News
Governor eyes possible pardons in Fairbanks 4 case
ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating…
Opinion
Voices of the Peninsula: Sterling Highway Project questions prudent use of public money
As a retired wildlife biologist with the Department of Fish and Game having served over 28 years, with…
Opinion
Op-ed: The Cruz crusade
Even though to his opponents Ted Cruz may appear to be a facile, self-promoting demagogue, they make a…
Opinion
What others say: Fairbanks Four controversey won’t die anytime soon
It seems somehow fitting that a proposed settlement between the state and the four men convicted of John…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About Christmas trees
1937 Colorado 1967-2015 Alaska When we were growing up on the farm in Colorado, I can only remember…
Life
Remedy for shopping stress
There’s a remedy for folks who find shopping for Christmas gifts stressful, especially at this late date. Even…
Life
Good Molding Shortbread
Yield: 26 cookies, depending on size of cookie mold 1 cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour (dip and…