I thought it would be appropriate to rerun my column, originally published on June 5, 2001
Gathered and prepared by hand, cranberries brighten a Thanksgiving feast
Just over a year ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game applied the pesticide rotenone to two lakes and a stream in the remote… Continue reading
Last Monday while walking the Homer Spit beach I came across two red roses and a scattering of petals that had washed up on the… Continue reading
“Black Panther” sequel grapples with grief and hope after franchise loses its star
Oxtail soup makes a healing winter meal
The Frolichs’ establishment, then called the Watson Motel, had been owned by Arthur Vernon Watson and had become a crime scene
Later this month, I’ll turn 49
They’re described as one of the biggest threats to Alaska’s marine environment, and you’ve probably never heard of them. This year, they were found in… Continue reading
I’ve made the drive between Soldotna and Anchorage probably hundreds of times, including twice a week for a large part of the last two years… Continue reading
Art exhibits show how salmon connect us to one another and to place
This hearty meal can be adjusted to be as mild or spicy as you wish
Let’s take a first look at the oncoming day of feasting
Picture this; you have just flown over 3,000 miles from Anchorage to Washington, D.C. It’s two o’clock in the morning, and you wait an hour… Continue reading
“Only ideas won by walking have any value,” 20th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote. Given the whole host of dilemmas that can mount… Continue reading
DC flounders with bland and dated action flick
Kenai Performers brings classic coming-of-age tale to the stage
Before voting on state a constitutional convention, these are the questions we need to answer
Lame Ducks Dark Horses” is back
A pumpkin spice roll kicks off the season
