If I owned a home in the valley that was damaged by jökulhlaup floods during the last two years, I’d be skeptical about the Hesco… Continue reading
The holiday season is upon us! Over the next few months, we will be guests at any number of culinary extravaganzas. We will consume more… Continue reading
Do you wish you were more happy? Do you see others experiencing joy and happiness and wonder how they do it? Or is your life… Continue reading
I am voting pickled! And I am darn proud about it. Um, before I get ahead of myself, I am not voting inebriated or under… Continue reading
From a visitor from England who visited Calgary on the way to Juneau, I learned about the Banff Springs snails, which live in thermal springs… Continue reading
In 2015, the British Columbia government committed to ending Tulsequah Chief’s pollution of the Taku. It has been nine years since this commitment was made… Continue reading
I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Áakʼw Ḵwáan, the original inhabitants of Lingít… Continue reading
During meetings in Juneau last week, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials said it will likely take a decade or more to research and… Continue reading
With my left hand managing the 297 soft cover pages, I read. Tim Cahill was in Mali and having a discussion with a local about… Continue reading
I knew I had to jump on the bandwagon right from the start. Their attraction was insidious. Surrounded by admirers who touched them, who elbowed… Continue reading
I like living in a place where I can encounter wild critters in so many places and so often. But some days are always luckier… Continue reading
Wokeness: the quality of being alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination: “will this new era of wokeness really change things?” (Oxford Language)… Continue reading
On Tuesday it appeared that Gov. Mike Dunleavy was going to be nominated to be the next Secretary of the Interior. It didn’t happen. But… Continue reading
Sometimes when awards come out, for any sport, they are based on athletic achievement and records and championships and photos on cereal boxes… Imagine my… Continue reading
I found this awesome quote about art from Googling: “Art has the power to move people and evoke emotions that words can never do justice… Continue reading
Mimicry in animals is a common form of protection from predators. For instance, two distasteful or toxic butterflies may mimic each other for mutual defense,… Continue reading
As a commercial fisherman based in Sitka and the executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), I’ve spent decades navigating Alaska’s challenging waters… Continue reading
To be silent the whole day, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent… Continue reading
The internal combustion engine is less than 100 years old. Same for the technologies we have developed to pull oil and gas from the ground.… Continue reading
The election is over. It’s time to catch our collective breath and re-enter reality. The far right and the far left are mirrors of each… Continue reading
