Almost every day it seems there comes a new swell in the wave of change breaking over an Alaska commercial salmon industry that has been a mainstay of the northern economy since […]
Desert fresh salmon
Idita-threat?
Where does the drive for performance end and torture begin? It could be the question of the month given the charges leveled against Nike by runner Mary Cain at the start of […]
Unkindly killing
The state of Maine has cleared a Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm of animal abuse, according to various reports, or at least the state has decided it can’t prosecute the company because its […]
Aging fast
Leave it to science to mess up that belief your 4- or 5-year-old dog is in the prime of life and should be a top-level performer for years to come. After tracking […]
Long gone
Stumbling around in the brush of wild Alaska in the bad light of an early November afternoon about to succumb to the blackness of the onrushing night, thoughts of 32-year-old German Thomas […]
Ground zero
While some in the U.S. and much of the rest of the West fret about carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions and global warming, the Chinese – already the by-far world leaders in CO2 production – […]
Hope’s importance
The powerful and yet subtle ways in which work influences lives is writ large in the new look some economists are taking at the dip in U.S. life expectancy. University of California, […]
Let’s make a deal
If you can write, if you have a heartfelt sense of commitment to an informed society, and if you harbor a burning desire for adventure, the Atwood Chair of Journalism at the […]
Gone global?
The assault on genetically modified salmon coming from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and others appear to be making life difficult for the company trying to bring the fast-growing fish to market. Whether […]
School for bears
This is an open letter to the bears of Anchorage. Every bruin should read. Dear Yogi and Boo-boo: Apparently, you didn’t get the memo on home surveillance cameras. They’re now everywhere in […]
