What exactly is the "spirit of the Iditarod'' in these times? This is a question that has been begging to be asked since the Iditarod Trail Committee earlier this week announced that Norwegian ...

The ‘accident’ just waiting to happen. The highway as home studio. If you have any questions about why American roads have become increasingly dangerous, let ESPN college football analyst Kirk ...

Alaska-connected financier accused of swindle A one-time best bud of Alaskan Gabrielle "Ellie" Rubenstein, a member of the Permanent Fund Corporation's board of directors up until last summer, now has ...

Make America Healthy Again. These now unUnited States of America have a drug problem, and it’s a lot bigger than the illicit chemicals that have cost the country more than $1 trillion since the War on ...

Straw men/women. These nameless, faceless homeless have become the strawmen of Anchorage’s road-safety debate even though no one has cataloged how many of the 15 pedestrians dead this year were ...

Worst salmon season in 20 years The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has finally released its summary of the 2024 commercial salmon fishing season in the 49th state, and the only good news is that ...

The horribly gray state of misinformation. A Harvard University survey of 150 of the country’s top experts on “misinformation” provides a wonderful illustration of why American journalism should have ...

Consequences of Soviet-style economics For the 64 years since Alaska Statehood, commercial fishermen and salmon processors have dictated the management of salmon in this 49th state, and this is where ...

Salmon catch could have 1970s value Update: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is now reporting that higher prices and a larger than expected return of sockeye salmon to Bristol Bay this year ...

Hatchery failures lead the way With the commercial salmon season in the far north drawing to a close, Alaska is today on track to post the lowest, all-species harvest of the new millennium. As the ...

Canadians dissing Alaska salmon Angry Canadians are going after the Alaska salmon fishery in the marketplace where propaganda can sometimes do some damage. Ocean Wise, the conservation arm of the ...

The benefits and the cost Twenty-five-years ago economist Steve Colt wrote an "economic history" of "Salmon Fish Traps in Alaska" that ended with this line: "It may be time for Alaskans to reconsider ...