Governor Bill Walker made an appointment a few weeks ago that has received little attention but that produced great benefit to the state and its… Continue reading
Just hours before the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility, “Good Morning America” broadcast an interview with President Obama.… Continue reading
Immigration reform from Congress will have to await the inauguration of the next president in 2017. Last week, new Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan put… Continue reading
Ted Cruz gets no respect. At least no respect in keeping with the impressiveness of the campaign he’s built and his increasing odds of winning… Continue reading
They may be cute and fuzzy, but they’re not to be taken lightly. We are referring to potentially hundreds of feral rabbits that have infiltrated… Continue reading
Unlike last month’s contentious GOP debate on CNBC, the event staged by Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal was thankfully less about the… Continue reading
Could it be that Donald Trump has gotten boring? Is his shtick getting shtuck in predictability and his insult act wearing thin? One certainly could… Continue reading
A pair of local legislative bodies this week began wrestling with proposed changes in how communities regulate sales of alcohol and marijuana. Neither body —… Continue reading
New University of Alaska President James Johnsen’s visit to Kenai Peninsula College campuses this week reaffirmed something that’s long been a priority on the peninsula:… Continue reading
It was doubtful that the University of Missouri would stand up to a left-wing pressure campaign targeting its president, but when the football team joined… Continue reading
Fewer podiums, more-moderated moderating and a few welcome policy contrasts marked an occasionally plodding but certainly more substantive fourth Republican presidential debate.The separation into candidate… Continue reading
The one good thing about flying under the radar is that nobody pays attention to you. The worst thing, however, is when you’re somewhere over… Continue reading
Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to thank and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice.That reason was first expressed by… Continue reading
Nikiski North Star PTA would like to thank everyone who helped at our fall carnival. It was a super success and our tremendous volunteers showed… Continue reading
President Obama’s unilateral rejection of the proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline that would have brought petroleum and jobs to the U.S. is another in a long… Continue reading
The case of John Sturgeon versus the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior is strikingly important with regard to the sovereignty of… Continue reading
This was an historic week for Alaska. Thanks to our state legislators, we took a significant step toward controlling our own destiny. The legislature held… Continue reading
Marco Rubio has a dubious distinction among the top-tier Republican presidential candidates: He’s the only one who crafted and passed through the Senate a so-called… Continue reading
It came across like an email forwarded from grandma: Facebook is listening to everything you say.Of course, it wasn’t true.The social media network last year… Continue reading
Dyed-in-the-wool baseball fans are again counting the days until February. Now that the World Series is over, we must wait until the players report for… Continue reading
