CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga’s McKamey Animal Center offers a different kind of Black Friday special — name-your-price pet adoptions.Jamie McAloon is executive director of… Continue reading
Aloha!Coming back from vacation is like snapping out of a dream. Ever since we landed back in Alaska, my tan lines have been hidden under… Continue reading
The holidays are a wonderful time of year, full of joyous celebrations and time with loved ones. However, many people find that holiday cheer comes… Continue reading
Like many of you, I have long railed against our gradual decline into an ungrateful people, especially late each November when the calendar indicates we… Continue reading
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”You’ve heard this well known quote many times but haven’t allowed it to make a difference in… Continue reading
Several Alaska nonprofit organizations are participating in a global day of giving celebrated by the hashtag #GivingTuesday. The movement takes place on Dec. 1 and… Continue reading
Commuting to work is like driving in the Death Wish 500, especially now that road crews are toiling along the route I take. The road’s… Continue reading
Alex and Sarah Douthit of Kenai announce the birth of their son, Clark Sullivan Douthit, at 2:57 a.m. Nov. 2, 2015. He weighed 7 pounds,… Continue reading
The days orbiting Thanksgiving are usually as quiet as a puppy’s snore in our little patch of paradise. The only sounds drifting through our cabin… Continue reading
It was James Dobson who made a statement once that has stuck with me for many years. To quote, “It takes a steady hand to… Continue reading
Last week, I wrote about life’s little situations that try my patience and make me wish I were more tolerant of rude, thoughtless people –… Continue reading
We’re all familiar with the Karmic mantra “What goes around, Comes around.”In fact, each of us has probably intoned it more than once; sometimes in… Continue reading
The largest organism on earth stretches more than 100 acres and lives in Utah. It has a name, “Pando” (that is Latin for “I Spread”)… Continue reading
For the first time in several years, I’m looking forward to my birthday.My birthday is later this month, and I don’t usually make a big… Continue reading
The Kenai Potters Guild recently received a grant award from The Alaska Community Foundation through an affiliate, the Kenai Peninsula Foundation. Locally advised, the Kenai… Continue reading
Has this ever happened to you? You’re in line at the supermarket when some thoughtless clown in front of you realizes she has bitten off… Continue reading
Growing up in the 1950s and 60s was something else! We had wild imaginations back then that sometimes got us in big trouble with the… Continue reading
