As you read this, the odds are good a woman is being beaten by her husband, fiance, boyfriend, partner or the like somewhere in the 49th state. A 2010 study by the […]
Dirty little secrets
Heaven-sent global warming
Only in Alaska would global warming come as a blessing for the National Park Service. To join with parks across the country in celebrating the 100th birthday of the federal agency, Denali […]
Phantom bear attacks snowboarder in Japan
There’s a sucker born every minute, says the old phrase of much debated origin, and a whole lot of them inhabit the media these days. Some days the naivety is almost unbearable. […]
Dog shot dead in her yard
Anchorage’s Dave Brailey spent “National Pet Day” mourning the canine best friend shot dead in his yard last week by a new neighbor who either didn’t know or didn’t care about invisible […]
The new normal?
The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska on Sunday hit 51 degrees. It was not a new high, but it came close, missing a tie with the historic record by only a degree. The […]
L(ovely) I(-catching) Office
Anyone living anywhere near Alaska’s largest city should be all in with the state’s $32.5 million, proposed purchase of the L-Eye-Oh, officially the Legislative Information Office, in downtown Anchorage. It’s a small […]
U.S. Navy’s Arctic perimeter
The U.S. Navy staged a war game in America’s forgotten ocean last month. If you missed it, don’t feel alone. Despite a lot of talk about the bright future for the […]
Alaska devours its young
One of the last posts Roger Hannon put on his Facebook page was a meme featuring a tail-walking snowmachine. “Jobs fill our pockets, But adventure fills our souls,” it said. Less […]
Fed fight on subsistence
Alaska’s regulatory subsistence caldron is bubbling again as the federal government tries to rid 49th state wildlife refuges of bear and wolf hunting practices distasteful to some people. Americans used to hunting […]
Better kept quiet
With the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race caught in a wrongheaded but understandable bit of a cover-up this week because the reality of Alaska can be just a little too real, more […]
