What an incredible feeling! I walked into Safeway and an employee looked at me and asked, “Are you Eric?” I answered, “Yeah...?” She grinned big… Continue reading
District O Friends and Neighbors:I was raised to generously give my time and resources back to my community. I served honorably as Soldotna’s Mayor and… Continue reading
Peninsula residents beware: Ghosts and goblins will be in out abundance this evening.In their mad rush to get as much trick-or-treat booty as possible, many… Continue reading
“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.” — Jesse JacksonThe issues facing Alaska over the coming years… Continue reading
I am continually asked about several issues. Here are my thoughts about three of them:Gas LineAfter being involved with the gas line issue for 13… Continue reading
Deficit Spending: Make cuts to the operating budget by requiring the departments to be more efficient in their daily operations. Stop extended studies for projects… Continue reading
It hasn’t been a secret that the borough bus system’s Gold Line route between Fort Wainwright and downtown suffers from poor ridership. But a report… Continue reading
1. With the recent drop in oil process, the Legislature will face some tough decisions in 2015. What will be your top priorities for funding?… Continue reading
This October, the Alaska Board of Fisheries took unprecedented measures to avoid holding their next Upper Cook Inlet regulatory meeting on the Kenai Peninsula. Despite… Continue reading
The good people that live around Willow could be excused for thinking Mother Nature was out to get them on Monday.In the span of less… Continue reading
On November 4, Alaskans will consider Ballot Measure No. 2, an initiative to legalize the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes. And those… Continue reading
The Oct. 22 announcement that the Interior Gas Utility has placed an order for pipe to complete the first phase of its distribution buildout next… Continue reading
When George W. Bush proposed pulling U.S. bases out of Germany and moving them farther east to Poland and Romania, the plan got a chilly… Continue reading
When the Supreme Court rejected a petition to stop a Texas voter-ID law from going into effect for the midterms, the left commenced its wailing… Continue reading
“Rabbi, is there a proper blessing for the czar?” He thinks for a moment and responds: “May God bless and keep the czar ... far… Continue reading
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans trying to take back control of the U.S. Senate are working hard to sear one big number into the brains… Continue reading
It’s that time of year: areas of the central Kenai Peninsula are starting to see some snow, and icy roads earlier this week may have… Continue reading
Here’s a concept: Let’s come up with an idea that would make things worse even if it worked, which it wouldn’t. That would describe the… Continue reading
President Barack Obama is sending more than 3,000 active duty troops to West Africa. He signed an executive order authorizing the Pentagon to call up… Continue reading
On Sunday, Oct. 12, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess issued a decision overturning Alaska’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, finding that it violates the… Continue reading
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