In the wake of a bear attack in which bear spray didn’t work, in a world with animal attacks trending upward, more than a few Alaskans are pondering the effectiveness of the popular […]
Bear spray, yes or no?
21st Century salmon
As Alaska struggles to maintain commercial productivity in its most-valuable, wild-salmon fisheries, competition in the fish market is looming on every horizon. Land-based salmon farms are popping up in odd […]
Fishermen trouble
The 68-year-old president of the United Fishermen of Alaska – one of the 49th state’s most powerful lobbies – and three other commercial fishermen have been cited in Cordova for failing to […]
The hidden penis
Commentary In the painting that has stirred a touch of controversy in Anchorage, Alaska, a naked likeness of actor Chris Evans, the latest to play the comic-book hero Captain America, holds aloft the […]
Victim of the state
Once revered for world-leading skills at managing wild salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game today finds itself under attack as incompetent as the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council begins court-ordered […]
Milo bombs Alaska
News commentary Lost your job? Tired of the hate from all the haters you’ve inspired? What ya gonna do? Road trip!
Identity politics
UPDATE: This story was edited on Apri 7, 2017 to reflect exact voter turnout numbers in South Anchorage Iraq war veteran Albert Fogle’s foray into Alaska politics ended in narrow defeat, but […]
Cue the debate
Alaska Sen. Cathy Giessel, a conservatively fiscal Anchorage Republican, has introduced legislation to up the fee on ice-gripping, motor-vehicle tire studs from $5 to $75 in the 49th state, thus fueling the […]
We want fake news
Politifact and Facebook have now spent six weeks chasing the phantom of “fake news” and found the problem inherent in the human species. People, by and large, are prone to believe what […]
“Bad-ass” writing
“Drop Zone” Bill Fulton, the one-time FBI operative who helped derail Alaskan Joe Miller’s seemingly guaranteed journey to the U.S. Senate, now has a book on the way. “Blood of Patriots: How […]
