The Amtrak crash outside of Philadelphia was an invitation for practically every politician in the Northeast and every transit expert in America to complain about… Continue reading
The decrease in Alaska’s population last year was small, relatively speaking. The net decline of 61 residents from July 2013 to July 2014 amounts to… Continue reading
What a dilemma for the Republicans. They’re holding their first debate later this summer, and they have some 20 candidates who have either officially declared… Continue reading
We’re all going to die. The human race will go extinct. This will destroy us.That’s just a smattering of the hysterical Chicken Littling that fell… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature has had some difficult problems to deal with this year — a huge budget deficit, marijuana legalization and Medicaid expansion and reform,… Continue reading
My first job in journalism was as a copyboy at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, D.C. In my early 20s, I asked Bill Corrigan,… Continue reading
Michelle Obama gave a commencement address at Tuskegee University that was a ringing call for the graduates not to be discouraged by her whining.Much of… Continue reading
Some legislators are in Fairbanks. Others are in Anchorage. A handful are in Juneau.It’s hard to negotiate when no one is in the room.The first… Continue reading
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a Justice Department investigation to determine whether the Baltimore Police Department’s practices are unconstitutional and violate civil rights; in… Continue reading
How many times have we been told that it is essential to have an optimistic attitude? Well, guess what, folks: If you read the latest… Continue reading
Congratulations to the Class of 2015. Whether you’ve just completed high school, college, a technical training program or apprenticeship, enjoy the moment. You deserve to… Continue reading
Some people see a robin chirping or hear a goose honking and say it must be spring. Kenai Peninsula residents trying to turn onto the… Continue reading
Over the past few weeks, schools around the state, including here on the Kenai Peninsula, have implemented heightened security measures in response to threatening phone… Continue reading
Manicures and pedicures aren’t usually news or fodder for commentary, but a blockbuster report in The New York Times has made them a compelling issue.Under… Continue reading
Last fall, Congress was on the verge of doing away with the most troubling invasion of privacy revealed by Edward Snowden: the National Security Agency’s… Continue reading
Is anybody the slightest bit surprised that, according to the investigator, it was “more probable than not” that an NFL team and its star quarterback… Continue reading
The recent shenanigans of Kenai River Sport Fishing Association (KRSA) against local and well-respected Kenai Peninsula Borough citizen Robert Ruffner were a classic demonstration of… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker signed a trio of bills into law last week with little fanfare. Two of the bills honored a prominent Alaskan and firefighters,… Continue reading
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — “Shocked,” “surprised,” “stunned” were some of the words used by broadcasters, columnists, political “experts” and pollsters when a Conservative Party victory… Continue reading
Statistics suggest that running a small business isn’t easy.Jennifer Clark, a regional advocate with the U.S. Small Business Administration, said Thursday in Ketchikan that seven… Continue reading
