Hours before taking in an exhibition baseball game in Havana between a Cuban team and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, President Obama hit a… Continue reading
Are the increasing incidents of terrorist attacks in Europe the “new normal”? Must Europeans and Americans become resigned to the inevitability of regular jihadist assaults?… Continue reading
Whatever one’s opinion on the candidates running for president this year, Alaska’s presidential preference poll and caucus have shown a higher level of civic engagement… Continue reading
This truly is a year when the rules don’t apply. If they did, John Kasich would be back in Columbus trying to figure out whether… Continue reading
In March of 1964 a 9.2 earthquake struck that resulted in devastating damage to Southcentral Alaska, and forever changed the landscape of many of our… Continue reading
The Justice Department and FBI insist the encryption debate is critical to national security, and they’re right. The problem is that — amid another terror… Continue reading
At the beginning of his presidency, Barack Obama traveled to Cairo, Europe and the United Nations to “apologize” for past American actions and attitudes, which… Continue reading
By now, nearly everyone is concerned about the state’s budget deficit. Research by Rasmuson Foundation shows that most Alaskans support some level of budget cuts… Continue reading
One week from Monday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education will be voting on the school district’s budget for the 2016-17 school year. The… Continue reading
Earlier this week, the Soldotna City Council heard from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game about ongoing plans to remove pike from Soldotna area… Continue reading
President Barack Obama inadvertently found the perfect photo-op for his Cuba visit at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti Memorial in Havana. A news… Continue reading
As the Legislature moves on from passing the state operating budget to considering revenue measures to help bring Alaska’s fiscal picture back into balance, there… Continue reading
Were you as amazed as I was that Hulk Hogan cried in public? We’re not talking about wimpy John Boehner, but that man among men,… Continue reading
It’s ludicrous to ban Alaska and other states from issuing mandatory labeling laws.Sen. Lisa Murkowski has worked tirelessly against allowing genetically engineered salmon on the… Continue reading
Whenever I hear the words “centrist” or “moderate,” especially when they come from The New York Times and The Washington Post, the words “liberal” and… Continue reading
If you think Alaska drivers are experts on the snow, think again.Saturday’s snowstorm brought several fresh inches of fluffy stuff to the Mat-Su, and in… Continue reading
In terms of significance, the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 is often compared to the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid in… Continue reading
Marco Rubio’s speech suspending his campaign after his crushing loss in the Florida primary was a requiem for an entire style of Republican politics.Rubio represented… Continue reading
There’s no question — Alaska has a heroin problem. It’s not solely Alaska’s problem; the U.S. as a whole is grappling with a sobering spike… Continue reading
It seems like only yesterday — and in diplomatic terms it was — that the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress were assuring us the… Continue reading
