The killer in your hand Beware: Scientists are now warning that your so-called “smartphone” could kill you. They did not specify whether this is because the smartphone is smart and dislikes […]
Death by selfie
Two-legged stool
Tourism rebounding as fish fade If federal economists are to be believed, a resurgent tourism industry in the state’s national parks might make the tourist hordes more valuable than the state’s […]
Forgotten tribe
Once again, an Alaska leader is in a battle with federal officialdom more than 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast of the North American continent. This time it is Gov. Mike […]
Cash cows
Almost 3 million people visited Alaska’s national parks and preserves last year, and if a new study out from the National Park Service can be believed, they were worth $678.02 per head […]
Parks booming
Alaska’s national parks – once a source of much controversy – continue to power 49th state tourism in a big way, but economic returns remain largely limited to a few areas of […]
Tourists, no tourists
Almost three decades on from passage of the Alaska National Interests Lands Act (ANILCA), the bonanza and the bust of 49th-state national parks is clearly outlined in a lengthy analysis of the […]
The killing land
Predator control in Alaska is once again in the news with the Washington Post charging the Trump administration might open national preserves to hunting “techniques many people consider extreme (such as) […]
Alaska invasion
The tiny town of Skagway at the northern end of the Alaska Panhandle remains ground zero for 49th state tourism, according to the latest data out from the National Park Service. Close […]
