The state’s long hunt for a veterans’ cemetery in the Interior appears to be over. Late last week, the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans’… Continue reading
The Bergische Synagogue in the German town of Wuppertal has a history with arson. The nearly 120-year-old synagogue was burned down during Kristallnacht in 1938.… Continue reading
NATO’s promise of collective security rests on the notion that aggression against one member of the Atlantic alliance triggers a response from all. Yet Russia’s… Continue reading
Progress in gas development at the long-dormant Point Thomson fields is heartening to see. For decades, the resource-rich area hung in limbo as producers opted… Continue reading
So much has happened so quickly that it’s high time to reflect on the technological marvels that change our lives at blinding speed. Of course,… Continue reading
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” — “Hamlet,” Act… Continue reading
Former half-term governor Sarah Palin has found another approach to continue her one-way conversations: the Sarah Palin Channel.For just $9.95 per month (or $99.99 per… Continue reading
There’s an old saying attributed to the Native people of Alaska’s panhandle: “A tall tree has fallen.” It’s a metaphor commenting on the passing of… Continue reading
Those who run our court system and claim that it can dispense justice in an impartial way hate even the slightest suggestion that politics might… Continue reading
With his approval numbers sinking to 39 percent a week ago, according to the Gallup tracking poll, President Obama isn’t alone in having a bad… Continue reading
Aaawwh, come on; not another rule to follow.That’s many drivers’ first reaction. But, second, upon reflection is: Well, if the new rule will do well… Continue reading
Sound bites are usually meant to obfuscate as much as clarify. Rarely is one so incisive as the line uttered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Continue reading
Over the past several months, we have witnessed an almost major collapse in bilateral relations between Russia and the U.S., seemingly throwing to the wind… Continue reading
Friday’s decision by the Alaska Supreme Court that tribal courts have jurisdiction in child custody cases when one of the parents does not belong to… Continue reading
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas plans to order 1,000 National Guard troops to his state’s border with Mexico in an effort to stem the tide… Continue reading
Yes, I know. How many times have we been told “We are a nation of immigrants”? The welcome, after all, is right there in the… Continue reading
Another fall flooding disaster not only looms large over K-Beach area, but appears to be ongoing. We are now experiencing spring, summer, and fall flooding… Continue reading
President Barack Obama must have missed his calling as head of the National Transportation Safety Board.In the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight… Continue reading
Dying in the digital age means leaving two worlds instead of one.One is the physical world, where your body resides. The other is the online… Continue reading
This weekend will be Progress Days in Soldotna. I talked to former Mayor Kearlee Wright who was rumored to be the one who selected the… Continue reading
