Once again Alaskans are being warned about the danger of undercooked meat from animals that carry the trichinellosis roundworm. Three years ago, the problem was with a group of out-of-state hunters who enjoyed […]
Cook your meat
Go directly to jail
The latest victim of an Alaska bear attack has been jailed. Anchorage Police identified her as 58-year-old Christine Chalp, who was in a tent jumped by a bear in Alaska’s largest […]
Glassy water crash
A botched landing on glassy water at Halibut Cove led to the crash of a Cessna 206, single-engine aircraft that came within yards of slamming into the “Danny J” ferry last July, according […]
Zuckerberg’s fake news
Seven months ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was voicing plans to combat fake news on the social media website. And this week he’s in Alaska doing what else? Creating fake news. […]
Denali tough times
Alaska’s big mountain has been angry this year. Snow, cold, wind and rain have hammered 20,310-foot Mount Denali, and climbers hoping to stand atop the highest point on the North American […]
Media faith fading
American journalism is a business in crisis. In Alaska, the state’s largest newspaper and by far largest news organization is teetering on the edge of financial disaster with losses reportedly running […]
Killer Tweets
Commentary With the national media and President Donald J. Trump engaged in World Twitter War I (WTW I), with the Alaska media being led around by media releases, and with social media […]
Bear spray, yes or no?
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 […]
Save this dog
Barbara Swenson was in tears Tuesday over an elderly dog gone lost. His name was Scruggs, and he was no ordinary dog. He had come to live with Swenson in Anchorage after […]
More ADN trouble
Just when you think things can’t get much worse for Alaska’s largest newspaper in these tough times for the news business, things get worse. Rumors circulating around Anchorage that the Alaska Dispatch […]
