Last week, a group of people from Russia came to visit the Kenai Peninsula. They were here not to discuss the geopolitical situation, but something… Continue reading
We have as close to a national consensus as possible in the war against ISIS.Polls show the public wants strong measures. Practically everyone on the… Continue reading
As part of a court case in 1964, U.S. Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart was asked to determine whether a film was pornographic or not.… Continue reading
I’ve always had this Pollyannaish theory that a highly publicized rash of bad behavior can create such a groundswell of disgust that we are compelled… Continue reading
This is the way the federal government should work.Alaska has a surplus of pink salmon from the 2013 record harvest. The feds need food to… Continue reading
It was a little, incongruous shall we say, for the country’s two-term vice president, Joe Biden, to say, as he did at a rally this… Continue reading
Prior to his annual steak fry, retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said this about Hillary Clinton to Dan Balz of The Washington Post: “...she is… Continue reading
“I am extremely frustrated and I am angry that it has taken this long to get to the bottom of these issues. In hindsight it… Continue reading
Only President Barack Obama would feel compelled to mention the success of the American auto industry in a speech rallying the nation for a long… Continue reading
America is stronger when our allies are stronger.That, put plainly, is why folks in the United States should care whether Scotland votes to secede from… Continue reading
The “indefinite suspension” of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for knocking out his then-fiancee, now wife, in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino… Continue reading
The question wasn’t really as comprehensive as it could have been, but the Washington Post-ABC news poll was nevertheless startling: a majority of those responding,… Continue reading
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN IN THE national headlines this week as NFL star Ray Rice was cut by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District took an important step forward this week in naming an interim superintendent and outlining a plan to fill the… Continue reading
No one will ever mistake President Barack Obama for Lyndon Johnson, the master legislator as president. He doesn’t really do congressional schmoozing or arm-twisting. Compromise… Continue reading
In 1899, a group of Seattle businessmen wanted a centerpiece for Pioneer Square. They took a steamship north to the Tlingit village of Tongass, chopped… Continue reading
Faithful readers (both of you) possibly will remember back to what I wrote just a few weeks ago. Well, maybe not, but it was a… Continue reading
When your head is in the clouds, it’s easy to lose track of your feet.Last week, the 17th rocket since 1998 lifted off from the… Continue reading
The soap opera that played out in Richmond these last weeks and ended with the convictions of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen,… Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s stated goal in the fight against the Islamic State, aka ISIS, is to reduce it to a “manageable problem.”What this means, he… Continue reading
