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Protecting the Kenai River dip net fishery? Responding to a letter by David Giaimo from the Nov. 21 Peninsula Clarion, I have more questions than… Continue reading
It’s November in Fairbanks, when the sun reminds you of where on the globe you’re leaving the snowy imprint of your boots. Our favorite star… Continue reading
Too many residents, business owners and politicians of Southcentral Alaska — we’re talking the state’s population center of Anchorage, the Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula —… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula holds a kind of clarity that is hard to find in most places. Between the waters of Cook Inlet, the salmon runs,… Continue reading
As a young dad, I remember teaching my toddler children to say “thank you,” gently reminding them after every gift or kindness. I wasn’t just… Continue reading
Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, and 13 more off the U.S. West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
When an older pastor was asked by a father if his young children would chose to remain part of his family after they grew up,… Continue reading
The Kenai River dipnet fishery is one of Alaska’s greatest treasures. Attracting thousands of Alaskans each summer, the dipnet fishery provides an incomparable bounty and… Continue reading
Used to be, a bagman was the guy in the movie who picked up or delivered the takings from a robbery. They tried not to… Continue reading
Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He asked… Continue reading
I once asked a snowmachiner heading out on a trail from Nome where he was going. “Boston,” he said before speeding off. Not knowing of… Continue reading
I recently attended a local event in which we had some state representatives present a bill that was aimed at securing pension for public workers.… Continue reading
In the early centuries of Christianity, the Desert Fathers — Christian monks who withdrew into the wilderness — practiced the strange and beautiful discipline of… Continue reading
A lot of time, energy and legal fees have been spent on political and court fights to limit donations to political campaigns. Supporters of campaign… Continue reading
The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.
