Alaska is such an easy place to die Once again the drowning death of a friend has brought home the reality of what a dangerous place Alaska is for both work and […]
Dangerous playground
Goodbye ‘bou?
Lack of caribou cancels subsistence hunt The big problem with Alaska’s so-called “subsistence” hunting law is today being clearly illustrated in the Nelchina Basin 100 miles northeast of the 49th state’s largest […]
One man’s war
Table reversed to put retired judge on trail Nineteen years ago in Alaska, a then-big game guide by the name of David Haeg was convicted of illegally hunting wolves from an airplane […]
Plummeting value
Humpysque prices for sockeye salmon A perfect economic storm is brewing across Alaska as the 49th state heads into the heart of the brief and frenzied season that defines its commercial […]
The narrative
A lesson in how news is spun The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made a huge mistake in the wake of the aerial execution of nearly 100 brown/grizzly bears and a […]
Lucky us
Alaskans who believe artificial intelligence is intelligent can now throw away all their smelly, plastic-eating, DEET-filled insect repellent. ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot launched in November of last year, has concluded […]
100 dead bears
How many is too many? Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have joined the list of environmental groups outraged by the state of Alaska’s execution of just shy of 100 bears and […]
Bad good deeds
And the power of government status On May 20 of this year, Clifford Walters – a well-meaning, 78-year-old Hawaiian tourist visiting Yellowstone National Park – tried to save a bison calf. The […]
Safe space
An economic opportunity for Alaska If Americans fearful of climate change are now truly fleeing the warm states for places like Duluth, Minn., as national and international media are reporting, Anchorage […]
Economic consequences
Russian fish replacing Alaska’s in China (This story was updated on May 29, 2023 to reflect that Russia plans to make the ice-choked Northern Sea Route a year-round shipping corridor starting […]
