A federal agency wants to end a tiny subsistence, gillnet salmon fishery in the Kenai River for almost the exact same reason — bycatch — that more than 43,000 Alaskans in […]
Kenai subsistence challenged
Dirty little secrets
As you read this, the odds are good a woman is being beaten by her husband, fiance, boyfriend, partner or the like somewhere in the 49th state. A 2010 study by the […]
Heaven-sent global warming
Only in Alaska would global warming come as a blessing for the National Park Service. To join with parks across the country in celebrating the 100th birthday of the federal agency, Denali […]
Dog death description only brings more questions
News analysis Anchorage dog shooter Jason Mellerstig has now given a partial account of the events leading up to the killing of a neighbor’s Labrador retriever in her yard in […]
Phantom bear attacks snowboarder in Japan
There’s a sucker born every minute, says the old phrase of much debated origin, and a whole lot of them inhabit the media these days. Some days the naivety is almost unbearable. […]
Dog shot dead in her yard
Anchorage’s Dave Brailey spent “National Pet Day” mourning the canine best friend shot dead in his yard last week by a new neighbor who either didn’t know or didn’t care about invisible […]
The new normal?
The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska on Sunday hit 51 degrees. It was not a new high, but it came close, missing a tie with the historic record by only a degree. The […]
L(ovely) I(-catching) Office
Anyone living anywhere near Alaska’s largest city should be all in with the state’s $32.5 million, proposed purchase of the L-Eye-Oh, officially the Legislative Information Office, in downtown Anchorage. It’s a small […]
U.S. Navy’s Arctic perimeter
The U.S. Navy staged a war game in America’s forgotten ocean last month. If you missed it, don’t feel alone. Despite a lot of talk about the bright future for the […]
Alaska devours its young
One of the last posts Roger Hannon put on his Facebook page was a meme featuring a tail-walking snowmachine. “Jobs fill our pockets, But adventure fills our souls,” it said. Less […]
