Clint Eastwood’s new movie, “American Sniper,” marks the return of the American war hero.Heroism on the battlefield had never gone away, of course, far from… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker and the Alaska Legislature have a difficult task ahead.Facing massive deficits from low prices and production of oil — the state’s primary… Continue reading
While Gov. Bill Walker has acted within his authority during his first month in office, a number of those actions, including the removal of three… Continue reading
Last week, Sen.-elect Bill Stoltze, a Republican from Chugiak, went public with his plans to file legislation that would move the Alaska Legislature from Anchorage… Continue reading
When I was a little boy growing up in Anchorage, I knew just what to do if I caught on fire: “Stop, drop, and roll.”… Continue reading
Back at the beginning of my TV career, in Cleveland local news, on-camera minority reporters were few and far between. Our business was just discovering… Continue reading
Americans love food. Now more than ever, it’s a refuge from the world’s intractable difficulties — and a rich, tactile alternative to the arm’s-length enjoyments… Continue reading
As the world mourned Monday the Paris bloodshed and debated President Obama’s European absence, a critically important development took place in Washington.James Risen, a Pulitzer… Continue reading
Here’s a suggestion for Joni Ernst, the new Republican senator from Iowa, who will deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address… Continue reading
Alaskans are caring and generous. We should agree we can’t avoid our responsibility to improve life for the more than 2,300 foster youth for whom… Continue reading
It is settled: The Paris terror attacks had almost nothing to do with Islam.Consider that on the one hand, you have the chilling new tape… Continue reading
A former Petersburg School District employee was recently sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after authorities discovered he possessed 2,000 images and 39 videos… Continue reading
Alaskans like to work hard and play hard — and sometimes there is a market waiting to be tapped where the two overlap. Case in… Continue reading
What’s the point of lecturing children on cyber-bulling if parents cannot be bothered to extend the same courtesy to each other? During a recent debate… Continue reading
One would think that a person with a doctorate in wildlife management, experience working for state and federal agencies, extensive management and public relations experience… Continue reading
The New York Times ran a front-page article after the Charlie Hebdo massacre on Europe’s “dangerous moment.” As terrorists rampaged through Paris, ultimately killing 17,… Continue reading
SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney’s unexpected step into the 2016 presidential contest is drawing enthusiasm from the GOP’s most passionate conservatives.But not because they want… Continue reading
Let’s be blunt. They blew it big-time. Even the White House now admits it was a mistake not to send someone with a “higher profile.”… Continue reading
Here we go again with the latest installment of Capitol Creep.Sen.-elect. Bill Stoltze, who represented Chugiak for many years in the state House, has proposed… Continue reading
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, Paul Conrad, frequently used religious symbols to illustrate his point of view. Conrad drew… Continue reading
