There’s an axiom in journalism to the effect that if you’ve antagonized everybody involved in a story, then you’ve probably done a good job reporting.… Continue reading
President Barack Obama marked the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with a Rose Garden event with the captive soldier’s parents and triumphant assurances that “the… Continue reading
We just fester with prejudice. As deep-seated as racial and sexual biases are, at least we’re dealing with them, and most of us understand that… Continue reading
Mentally ill people must be treated, like it or not Our intent is not to demonize the mentally ill; we must not assume they are… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — In gridlocked Washington, what’s increasingly striking is that both parties are nearly unanimous in their positions. Each seems certain it’s totally right and… Continue reading
Editor's note: "The ad referenced in this column was not produced by Sen. Mark Begich's campaign. We have changed the headline and subhead of this… Continue reading
As the number of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder has soared, a nationwide effort is gaining ground to spread the word about the… Continue reading
It takes a nearly impenetrable obtuseness to conclude that the most salient thing to know about University of California Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger is… Continue reading
As the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly budget process ramps up, the idea of a bed tax as a mechanism to pay for tourism marketing and… Continue reading
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — In the 1970s, while working as a low-paid cub reporter in Houston, Texas, I always looked forward to the annual Christmas… Continue reading
If you want to see the price of our dysfunctional government, just look up — up toward the International Space Station.It once was a symbol… Continue reading
For the left, the Department of Veterans Affairs is how health care is ideally supposed to work. No insurance companies, no private doctors, no competition… Continue reading
Although it’s what many people on the Kenai Peninsula associate it with, Memorial Day weekend isn’t just about fishing and barbecues. It’s a time to… Continue reading
PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland — President Obama Wednesday replayed a familiar scenario when dealing with scandal, in this case delays for treatment, deaths, alleged cover-ups and… Continue reading
Much like seeing a train wreck, a 10-car pile-up or your favorite football team lose by 50 points — watching the nearly 100,000 acre Funny… Continue reading
Congratulations to the Class of 2014. Whether you’ve just completed high school, college, a technical training program or apprenticeship, enjoy the moment. You deserve to… Continue reading
The latest politically correct fashion on college campus is just insipid enough to catch on.It is the so-called trigger warning applied to any content that… Continue reading
Now and then, we choose the most convenient prism through which to view our most serious social problems, however superficially, because it comes packaged in… Continue reading
There are a number of little mentioned, troubling facts about Alaska’s 2013 oil tax rollback — Senate Bill 21. For one, proponents inserted a special… Continue reading
Have I been taken in? Was Michael Sam’s kiss with his boyfriend after finally being drafted by the St. Louis Rams nothing more than shtick,… Continue reading
