Rise of the extra-wide home sapiens If you looked in the mirror recently and saw someone too big looking back, don’t worry. The World Obesity Foundation is now reporting the world population […]
This is us
Running scared
Eighty-seven years ago with the country mired in the depths of the Great Depression and the warning signs of global war already on the horizon, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously told […]
Unconsidered costs
Why is it that when Americans face-off in debates about transportation infrastructure they invariably end up arguing about the wrong thing? Motorists rant about holier-than-thou, scofflaw cyclists and inattentive pedestrians that can […]
Bad drivers
Instead of just arguing over who the worst scofflaws – motorists or cyclists – the Danes have taken a novel approach and actually studied road traffic. The results? The bad behavior of […]
Dying watchdogs
News analysis The new Alaska jobs forecast from the state Department of Labor is out, and it clearly points to steady growth in government spending despite a forecast for fewer state jobs. […]
State of Stagnation
Commentary When did Alaska get so damn old? The median age in Anchorage in 1970 was 23.2. It is now 32.2, but sometimes feels like 82.2. As the rest of the […]
C-minus health
Alaska leads the nation in the rates of violent crime and the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, according to the latest edition of “America’s Health Rankings” from the United Health Foundation, but there […]
Old fogies
News analysis Alaska appears to be weathering its current recession much better than the big crash of the 1980s, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Labor, but […]
