Aak’w Landing, the long-proposed cruise dock development in downtown Juneau is one step closer to reality. During an Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting on… Continue reading
Homelessness and affordable housing continue to plague far too many in our community. Over the last five years homelessness in Alaska has increased by 10.3%.… Continue reading
While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about. • Sexual dimorphism in bird plumage:… Continue reading
I love numbers and math. One of my first career aspirations was to be a high school math teacher. Then a disastrous semester with Calculus… Continue reading
TOLOVANA ROADHOUSE — On the dark, frozen white plain of the Tanana River, a white dot appeared in the night. It was the headlamp of… Continue reading
I’ve spent almost all of my life searching for and evaluating fish. As a boy, I rode home from the river with wild silver salmon… Continue reading
Last weekend, I signed a petition calling on Sen. Dan Sullivan to honor his oath of office. It specifically addressed Congress’s constitutional “power to determine… Continue reading
When vertebrates moved onto land, long ago, some of them eventually became airborne, way after the insects did. There are three groups of vertebrates that… Continue reading
As Alaska faces one of its most difficult fiscal challenges in decades, a bill to radically expand Alaska’s retirement plan for government workers is winding… Continue reading
Sen. Lisa Murkowski understands the imperative of speaking truth to power right now. “I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be… Continue reading
True spiritual power is quiet, under the radar. One beautiful thing about it is that it can protect us from danger. It is self-defense with… Continue reading
On a sunny summer day in the early 1990’s, a young woman in a wide brim hat presented our young children with a gift from… Continue reading
It is time now for the Legislature to seriously consider eliminating the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and to establish a mechanism to provide a replacement… Continue reading
We’re all familiar with the major bones of a human body, although many folks don’t know their official names. Far less well-known are some small… Continue reading
She’s fine for about ten minutes. It’s a challenge so she’s game. She props herself up on her hands in the cobra pose, then on… Continue reading
We can’t see them, but there are more microbes — tiny fungi, bacteria, worms and other living things — in a teaspoon of soil than… Continue reading
The ongoing federal funding freeze is having an immediate negative impact on my organization and 26 people in Southeast Alaska that earn a living through… Continue reading
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