A lesson in how news is spun The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made a huge mistake in the wake of the aerial execution of nearly 100 brown/grizzly bears and a […]
The narrative
Armed and safer
News analysis A national survey of American gun owners conducted by a business professor at liberal Georgetown University is suggesting that the oft-repeated conclusion that a firearm makes your home more dangerous […]
The downtrodden
SMITHERS, B.C., Canada – Life ain’t fair. Driving through Canada listening to the CBC, that nation’s public radio network, you get an ear full of just how unfair. The stories of those […]
Alaska’s crime
Anyone who has bought into the widely reported idea that the problems of rural Alaska are rooted in a lack of law enforcement needs to take a look at a new study […]
The best welfare
If you were lucky enough to have a high-paying job and some status within your community when the pandemic began, thank your lucky stars. Your elevated socioeconomic status might have done […]
Hyenas are us
On a social level, some new research suggests hyenas have a lot in common with humans: Who you know turns out to matter as much, or often more, than what you […]
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 […]
Disease targets
With a reportedly effective vaccine for COVID-19 promising to help torpedo the largest pandemic in 100 years, is America’s biggest health problem soon to be ignored once again? But first another question: […]
SES who?
News analysis Almost 100 years ago in a now little read short story titled “The Rich Boy,” the late American author F. Scott Fitzgerald observed that the rich “are different from you […]
Alaskaland entry fee
A cash-strapped state of Alaska long looking for a way to make a buck off non-resident workers and tourists might turn its attention to France which is about to impose an “eco-tax” […]
