There is an unwritten rule in Alaska journalism: Don’t publicly criticize the other guy.Alaska is a small place, especially so when it comes to the… Continue reading
It turns out that everything we’ve heard about the evils of states and localities defying federal law is wrong.So long as a jurisdiction is sticking… Continue reading
In her 1985 speech after receiving the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Places in the Heart,” actress Sally Field famously gushed, “You like… Continue reading
We live in a community that prizes its salmon runs. This past Tuesday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly proved that with its actions on an… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton, during her CNN interview, said: “Well, people should and do trust me.” Oh please, Hillary. Even that answer can’t be trusted. Surely you… Continue reading
Many folks on the Kenai Peninsula, and for that matter, across Alaska, have today’s date — July 10 — circled on their calendar. Depending on… Continue reading
Who knew that inherent rights are a political bombshell?Justice Clarence Thomas set off a controversy in his dissent in the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision by… Continue reading
Alaskans want a way out of the state’s current deficit spending situation, and one will be forthcoming; it has to be.But, in the meantime, there’s… Continue reading
According to a recent study, Alaska is either in a recession or on the brink of one. It’s time for non-partisan solutions, not time to… Continue reading
This is a real dilemma for many of us in punditbiz: Do we ignore Donald Trump’s noxious publicity-mongering and his obvious attempts to advance his… Continue reading
The state of Alaska now has its first Marijuana Control Board. Selected by Gov. Bill Walker and announced on Wednesday, the initial board members will… Continue reading
In the matter of the “culture wars,” evangelical Christians are asking, “what do we do now?” The question is being raised in the aftermath of… Continue reading
Is Alaska’s oil tax credit system broken? That’s what Gov. Bill Walker said Wednesday after cutting $200 million from $700 million budgeted by lawmakers to… Continue reading
The missing link in the riparian buffer argument is ‘time’, the dynamic variable ‘time’.Other than not over fishing, three essential principles of fish propagation are:Erosion… Continue reading
You are hardly a name-brand company if you haven’t dumped Donald Trump during the past seven days.NBC, Univision and Macy’s all have thrown The Donald… Continue reading
Oh, the vagaries of print journalism.Our original cover story for this Oil & Gas Reporter was a profile of Corri Feige, the new director of… Continue reading
Am I allowed to repeat myself when it comes to the negotiations over the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal?Why not, since that is what Iran’s leaders are… Continue reading
Imagine if we’d had Twitter in our revolutionary days, and the Declaration was a Tweet of Independence: “Yo @King George. We are so outta here!”… Continue reading
Marijuana was again in the news this week, as the state Marijuana Control Board and area municipalities continue to develop regulations for the recently legalized… Continue reading
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and… Continue reading
