Out near the Bering Sea coast, the regional hub of Bethel, Alaska, just recorded its coldest November in 80 years and those to the east might want to take note. Why? First […]
Back to the future?
COVIDaziness
Just when you think the news on COVID-19 can’t get much crazier, there comes this from the Chinese media: “Great clue! Suspicious US seafood received at Huanan Seafood Market before the outbreak.” Forget the bats, […]
Old becomes new
PLACER RIVER – The wind blew hard and cold from the north on Tuesday, and the new normal urban Alaska has come to expect seemed a long time gone. The snow was […]
Culture peace
CHITINA – The big, muddy, always raging Copper River had shifted its channel south offshore beneath the McCarthy Road bridge, and a lot of dipnet handle was needed to reach the current […]
Just trust us
Faith in the American mainstream media has fallen to the lowest point in 20 years on the Edelman Trust Barometer tracking attitudes toward U.S. businesses and institutions, and it takes the Russians […]
True stories
Two years on from the story Alaska’s legacy media largely ignored, the state’s largest news organization is claiming it has the true story on what led to the downfall of Lt. Gov. […]
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 […]
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?
What truth?
In these post-truth times, it is interesting to ponder what would happen if these tenuously United States managed to create a society wherein truth wholly ceased to matter. What would be shape […]
Helmets really?
Where and when the idea that safety gear in and of itself makes people safe entered the American mainstream is unclear, but it has now reached the point of a dangerous absurdity. […]
