Far too much time and energy is wasted in this country arguing about whether lefty-righty bias has driven the faith in traditional media to an all-time low. Yes, it would be nice […]
Journocide
Cooked king salmon
This story was updated on July 16, 2019 An Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist on the Kuskokwim River is suggesting water temperatures got so high during the state’s July heat […]
Alaska crossroads
From Kokhanok on Iliamna Lake in the heart of the land of opposition to Alaska’s Pebble Mine, 58-year-old Gary Nielsen has a unique perspective on the simmering war over salmon habitat that […]
Stony River murder
This story was update from the original on May 9 Rapist Deacon Evan from the tiny Alaska village of Stony River spent most of the last 19 years in the care of […]
Old wounds
By Jill Burke for craigmedred.news Far from the metropolitan areas that today dominate the American consciousness, remote in relation to the contiguous United States, the community of Bethel, AK population 6,300 – […]
Something’s missing
Halfway through the winter season, Southwestern Alaska finds itself confronting a strange, new world. The lower Kuskokwim River remains unfrozen. December felt like an average November, maybe October. And the temperature on Sunday […]
Dangerous warmth
The weather was cooling in wild and remote Western Alaska when the body of 37-year-old Mark Kasayulie was pulled from the Kuskokwim River on New Year’s Day. His death came only days […]
Idiocracy
Commentary Sometimes, if you have spent your life in journalism, it is hard to look at some of what passes for reportage these days without being forced to ponder whether a once-valued […]
Lost whale dead
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include new salmon counts and the fact the whale was pulled out of the river and butchered. The meat was described as tasty. […]
Down, down, down
Alaska’s largest city is leading the bust as the once-booming economy of the 49th state collapses in the wake of falling global oil prices, according to new report just out from the […]
