It was with a great deal of relief last week that the Clarion reported the successful rescue of six people who had ended up in… Continue reading
It’s a journalist’s worst nightmare: We discover that nobody cares about our stories because they’re predictable and boring. That certainly seems to be the case… Continue reading
Juneau, we have a problem.That’s the shared sentiment of many business owners, employees and residents in regard to the state of downtown Juneau.A short documentary… Continue reading
The anti-Semitic “tradition” of blaming Jews for the world’s problems mostly took a temporary back seat in light of the indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israel… Continue reading
The “War on Drugs” has come in for a fair amount of derision in the years since President Nixon first brought up the phrase back… Continue reading
President Barack Obama styles himself a wit, and some of his best material lately has to do with his abuse of his powers. “As long… Continue reading
The Yukon Quest’s recent announcement of changes to the 1,000-mile international sled dog race’s rest schedule are sure to provoke plenty of water-cooler conversation in… Continue reading
It may be too soon to label it a trend and there is insufficient data to confirm it, but President Obama and his party may… Continue reading
I’m not one to celebrate the good old days, because in so many ways they were the bad old days. Nor do I begrudge the… Continue reading
On Saturday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game limited anglers fishing the late run of Kenai River king salmon to catch-and-release fishing and, in… Continue reading
While the primary election is still a month away, there’s an important election season deadline looming: Sunday is the last day to register to vote,… Continue reading
In the last few days, I’ve heard a lot of noise about commercial fisherman getting all the dipnetters fish. And of course, as usual, the… Continue reading
I have been a member of this community for 34 years. My wife and I raised our kids here and are now grandparents. We have… Continue reading
The fat lady will sing — but only in strict keeping with the work rules set out by the American Guild of Musical Artists.The Metropolitan… Continue reading
Against daunting odds — the slow pace of construction, demonstrations by displaced slum dwellers, long distances, impenetrable traffic and the collapse of one hastily built… Continue reading
How is it that in and around politics, we manage to trivialize nearly every crisis and at the same time, turn what’s trivial into a… Continue reading
Please pick your garbage up after you let the bears pick through it.If you don’t, then someone else has to. Often that’s your neighbor, who… Continue reading
During the past few months you’ve read a great deal about Ballot Measure 1 on these pages, and for the next month leading up to… Continue reading
At last, an Obama administration official has come out in favor of a fence. He promises it will bring security to people on both sides… Continue reading
Orange hawkweed is so disruptive to native plant species, that farmers and gardeners in Europe and beyond have given it fanciful names such as “King… Continue reading
