Bravo, to Saudi Arabia and the 33 other predominantly Muslim nations forming a coalition to fight terrorism.U.S.-led efforts to fight ISIS and other terrorist organizations… Continue reading
Each of the Republican presidential candidates brings something good to the race for the GOP nomination and some things not so good. In the fifth… Continue reading
Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. Do a Google search, and you’ll find health related resolutions are among the most common: lose… Continue reading
Late December may seem like an odd time to be talking about agriculture in Alaska, but with the industry continuing to grow — particularly here… Continue reading
Schools are the heartbeat of many small communities. Take away a school, or easy access to a classroom, and you take away a community’s ability… Continue reading
Saving the planet has never been so easy. The Paris climate talks concluded in a rousing round of self-congratulation over an agreement that, we are… Continue reading
One of the great debates — or should we say vigorous discussions — shaping up for 2016 is that of health care on the local,… Continue reading
As a retired wildlife biologist with the Department of Fish and Game having served over 28 years, with 24 years on the Kenai Peninsula dealing… Continue reading
Even though to his opponents Ted Cruz may appear to be a facile, self-promoting demagogue, they make a huge mistake if they try to discredit… Continue reading
It seems somehow fitting that a proposed settlement between the state and the four men convicted of John Hartman’s 1997 murder has been — at… Continue reading
If representatives of the nearly 200 nations gathered in Paris for the UN Conference on Climate Change had instead formed a coalition to fight a… Continue reading
The Alaska Board of Fisheries last week voted 5-2 to hold the board’s next meeting on Upper Cook Inlet in Anchorage, snubbing both Gov. Bill… Continue reading
To believe his critics, Donald Trump has ripped up the U.S. Constitution and sprinkled its shreds on the smoldering embers of what was once the… Continue reading
In 1985, a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor flew out to see Jay Hammond.The former governor obliged her, showing her around his 160-acre homestead… Continue reading
Fixing the flawed No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been years in the making. This past week, we’ve reached a major milestone. On Thursday,… Continue reading
Twenty-four years ago, Democrat Edwin Edwards — a man who could have come out of central casting as the corrupt politician — was nevertheless running… Continue reading
This should give everyone something to talk about.Gov. Bill Walker this week released his budget plan for the coming fiscal year, and the administration has… Continue reading
No state has been hurt more by Obamacare than Alaska. That’s why I voted to repeal the act. Recently, while home in Anchorage, in the… Continue reading
We know, life isn’t fair. Why should we expect Board of Fisheries politics to be any different?The fish board on Monday voted 5-2 to keep… Continue reading
As most Alaskans know, a sharp drop in the price of oil over the last year-and-a-half blew a gaping hole in the state’s budget. This… Continue reading
