In the wake of the horrific and almost unbelievable execution-style murder of a 16-year-old Palmer, Alaska, youth – allegedly at the hands of a similarly aged teen – a 49th-state educator has suggested […]
David’s Law
Fattest fattie
By stealing an idea from some of the first, fledgling “fat bikes” of Alaska’s fabled “Iditabike,” a Canadian adventure has created the fattest of the fat – a super-wide-tired monster he hopes […]
Cold, dark and dying
December in Alaska is always a grim time of year buoyed only temporarily by holiday cheer. The shortening of the days is impossible to avoid. Nine-to-5ers can go from home to […]
‘Sled Dogs’ nets win
About the worst news imaginable for Alaska dog mushers was coming out of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday. “Sled Dogs,” the documentary that takes issue with the sled-dog industry in general […]
Russia at it again?
Commentary Is it possible Russia is trying to co-opt Americans with fake news once again as the Washington Post charged shortly after president-elect Republican Donald Trump upset Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in […]
Survival of faddest
Fatbikes are everywhere in Alaska and Alaska’s largest city these days. They have transformed a world where cross-country skiing once dominated human-powered, winter recreation in the great outdoors. And in the process, […]
The danger season
With darkness fast closing in, the rescue of an injured skier was underway in Turnagain Pass southeast of Anchorage late Wednesday afternoon, but it was unclear whether the injuries had occurred in […]
Global warming chill
If you were shivering in Alaska today, blame the New York Times. There is an old joke made in journalism that if you want the weather to change, just write about […]
Time to stand up
Commentary If journalists are truly concerned about “fake news” or “false news,” there is a simple solution. Call out the people doing shoddy journalism and explain why readers should be concerned as […]
Alaska snow drought
Alaska temperatures are creeping back toward normal as December arrives in the Great, Once-White North, but the snow drought that had “The Weather Channel”in March wondering if 2015-16 was “Alaska’s Weirdest Winter” appears […]
