Before the first great pandemic of the twenty-first century played havoc with life as all have known it in the Information Age, some European countries seemed on the verge of upending the […]
Tough transition
Listen to scientists
As the political leaders in the Municipality of Anchorage were deciding to once more mandate face coverings as the be-all to end-all to stem the latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the […]
How fear dies
A year ago in Alaska, the state was averaging two to 15 cases of COVID-19 per week, according to the Worldometer tracker, and many Alaskans were starting to panic over the […]
Unvaxxed guv
More than a month after offering tourists free COVID-19 vaccine if they took an Alaska vax-ation, the governor of the nation’s largest state himself remains unvaccinated. Asked why on Thursday, Corey Allen […]
A fumbled pitch
Make Alaska Great Again One of the most misguided political campaigns in Alaska state history was drawing to a close today with Dr. Al Gross still holding out hope for a miracle […]
Gorilla warfare
In these times when America seems possibly more divided than at any time since the Civil War, is it good to discover how much more civilized our world than that of our […]
The optimist
As of today – with Dr. Al Gross trailing incumbent Alaska Republic Sen. Dan Sullivan by 61,000 votes to 119,000 votes – the independent candidate needs to win about three out of […]
Two Americas
Americans awoke today to a nation every bit as divided, maybe more so, than before a Tuesday national election billed as monumental. The “basket of deplorables” – as failed, 2016 Democrat candidate […]
Black gold decline
Sixty-three years ago, oil made Alaska. Now, as global markets retract, the time appears to be approaching to wonder if oil will unmake the 49th state. Ignore the millions of dollars being […]
Hormonal dangers
UPDATE: Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has resigned. He issued a statement citing “unacceptable personal conduct” as the reason. The nature of that conduct remains undefined. While Duane Ose, the 78-year-old […]
