Aged Alaska mountain man Duane Ose has been discharged from a Fairbanks hospital and is now on Facebook looking for help and railing against those who rescued him from deep in […]
Sadly lost
Back to the wild
As winter closes fast on Central Alaska, the family of short-lived, reality- TV star Duane Ose fears he has gone off to die in the homestead cabin that is no longer […]
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, […]
Save the planet
So you really want to do something to help slow global warming? Well, here’s something easy: Ditch your social media and your internet-connected toys and appliances. All of it and all […]
New age-old
Update: This story was revised on March 26, 2019 to reflect the findings of a gross necropsy on the dog that died in the Iditarod. When Richie Beattie’s dog Oshi died […]
A troubled trail
After more than a year of turmoil for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the long-time executive director is out. In a carefully worded, six-paragraph statement on Thursday, Mike Mills, the president […]
The Humpocalypse
This story has been updated with some Alaska catch information. If “The Blob” was responsible for Alaska’s faltering salmon runs this year as some have suggested despite a lack of any real […]
Fake is everywhere
Fake news is here to stay no matter what anyone does because it is a marketable product. It satisfies the human desire for a good story even if it’s about a bad […]
