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 […]
Iditarod cuts Sass
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 […]
Near death
The disappearance of reporting What many Americans think is wrong with America’s legacy media today isn’t the biggest thing wrong with America’s legacy media today. Yes, obvious bias in news coverage – […]
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 […]
Fall of the kings
Are Alaska salmon farmers to blame? A news analysis The Seattle-area-based Wild Fish Conservancy has dropped a bomb on the Alaska commercial fishing industry with a petition to the federal government demanding […]
Tangled up in fish
Alaska’s incredibly complicated marine ecosystems Populations of Pacific Ocean perch, a species about which little is known, and sablefish are now on the rise across the Gulf of Alaska and dominant in […]
