As of today – with Dr. Al Gross trailing incumbent Alaska Republic Sen. Dan Sullivan by 61,000 votes to 119,000 votes – the independent candidate needs to win about three out of […]
The optimist
Two Americas
Americans awoke today to a nation every bit as divided, maybe more so, than before a Tuesday national election billed as monumental. The “basket of deplorables” – as failed, 2016 Democrat candidate […]
Who’s afraid?
The pandemic coronavirus now sweeping the country is revealing some interesting differences in how Americans young and old, rich and poor, liberal and conservative view the realities of life and death – […]
The 1.5 percent
Data reveals that in fish crazy AK, most Alaskans don’t fish
Impeachment gauge
The results are in, and they show what Americans really care about: the head-bashing business of professional football. “Sunday Night Football (on NBC) delivered 15.78 million viewers in the fast nationals […]
Losing the nation
The problem with journalism is journalists, Amanda Ripley observed in an interesting and somewhat ponderous story at the Solutions Journalism Network just over a year ago. Clearly journalism paid no attention. “As […]
Truth or confirmation
Do you want to know what journalists think? Or would you prefer they keep their views hidden and let you guess at their opinions?
Queen of Chutzpah
In the spirit of the election season, it’s time to celebrate Democrat Carol “Kitty” Hafner, the former flight attendant, National Education Association member and self-proclaimed ‘biotechnology industry professional” now hoping to win […]
Indian country
News analysis Just in time for the political season in Alaska, the administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn and is reviewing a Department of the Interior decision on lands-into-trust that […]
No decision decides
Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth has decided the 49th state should stay out of the fight over the Affordable Care Act because it’s unclear which side to join. Texas led 19 […]
