Part II of a two-part series: Part I examined the circumstances behind collisions involving dog-loving Nulato snowmachiner rider Arnold Demoski and two Iditarod dog teams — incidents that left two mushers shaken, […]
A difficult trail shared by all
Part 1 of a 2 part series When snowmachine driver Arnold Demoski says the collision that killed one dog and seriously injured others in the team of Iditarod musher Jeff King in […]
AK New-media’s new beat
The title card from the TV show Peyton Place While most Alaskans have had their attention focused on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the state’s Superbowl, the new-media of state […]
Journalism has to get better
The media have a credibility problem, and the reason is simple: There are too many people writing on topics about which they know absolutely nothing. They might as well just be making […]
Iditarod’s $ Dilemma
Alaska author, former newspaperman and Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race fan Tim Jones has a pitch for you, but the odds are you’re not buying. “How much does a ticket to […]
Not a Farewell Burn
Failed Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the tax-’em-till-they-bleed former Alaska governor who somehow morphed into a conservative lightening rod, has had one thing right for a long time now: “lamestream media.” Sad […]
Idit-a-mistake
Sometimes it is hard to avoid wondering if the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is trying to kill the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Last year the event, which likes to […]
Perfect place for terrorists
President Barack Obama has a problem, and his newfound friend from last summer — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker — just might have the perfect solution. Imagine a Republican-turned-Independent governor coming to the […]
Everybody dies; that’s a fact
A lot of people are going to die today. But don’t panic; you’re not about to read a new Unabomber manifesto or the twisted ramblings of someone about to go on a […]
No, yes; here we go again
Forty years ago, I surely wasn’t the only student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a shotgun in his dorm room. Was it legal? Who knows? Who asked?