Alaska’s Kenai kings are on the chopping block Meeting now in Anchorage, the Alaska Board of Fisheries looks primed to lead the 49th state farther down the wrong road of fisheries management, […]
Same old story
Iditarod disaster
Worst lead-in to an Iditarod start in history A week away from the start of Alaska’s self-proclaimed “Last Great Race,” what began as an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race trainwreck has […]
Iditarod cuts Sass
Update: This story has been updated with Brent Sass’s statement that false accusations have been made to try to destroy his career. Disqualification unexplained, rumors abound Former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race […]
Bailouts
Another bandaid on a gushing wound The Alaska Congressional delegation is singing praises for a new $100 million bailout of the state’s floundering commercial salmon processing business. In a joint statement […]
Denali death
Collision kills Denali snowmachine rider Following two separate, snowmachine-dog team collisions that left five dogs dead and others seriously injured along Alaska’s Denali Highway this winter, the unmaintained state highway […]
Troublesome secrets
Iditarod’s #metoo problem Update #2: The Alaska Department of Law this morning (2/22/2024) withdrew the charges against Eddie Burke Jr.. A department spokesman said a statement as to why would be forthcoming. […]
Reckless deaths
Charges brought in dog deaths A professional snowmachine rider from Minnesota has been charged with reckless driving in connection with the death of three sled dogs and injuries to more in […]
The vulnerable
The sad death of Carlton Higgins Part I of II The time has come to accept the reality of how pedestrians and cyclists – the people now known as “vulnerable road users” […]
Backyard fish
Grow your own wild salmon Wild and crazy legislators in Alaska – a state that banned net-pen fish farming in 1989 in part because of fears some of the fish might escape […]
Chasing phantoms
Why not make money instead? Some Alaska lawmakers are once again upset about reports of a few snowbirds who claim Alaska residency so they can come north each summer to catch loads […]
