Some of the roots of the ongoing pandemic deadliness in the U.S. were planted long before the SARS-CoV-2 virus arrived in North America if an exhaustive, 475-page report released Wednesday by the […]
Big, sick nation
Pushing fear
Stop the COVID-19 madness. Just stop the friggin’ COVID-19 madness. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes this disease, is a nasty little pathogen, and everyone should take it seriously. But encouraging a moral […]
Grisly death
Alaska State Troopers say a hiker killed by a bear on the Kenai Peninsula earlier this week was so badly mauled that they are waiting on autopsy results to officially confirm his […]
Masks and guns
If you live in Alaska, there are situations in which a firearm just might save you from being mauled or killed by a grizzly bear. With the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the loose, […]
Fear fear
About 2.8 million people per year die in the United States from heart disease, cancer, injuries and various other illnesses, according to the data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control […]
Double speak
Alaska’s largest newspaper is again downsizing, but it is understandable if you missed this news. The email to ADN.com viewers from editor David Hulen required fluency in Orwellian doublespeak. One could easily […]
Who changed America?
Love her or detest her, maybe it’s time give former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin her due as a figure who changed American history. There is simply no denying her role in creating […]
Guns kill
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have released their annual death report, and with that, firearms are again in the news in Alaska. “Alaska ranks number one in gun death rates,” KTUU.com, […]
Monochrome
Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., think they’ve come up with a way to help scientists and students with one of the countries most widespread and yet overlooked […]
