January Issue 2 2012
Since the Mayan calendar ends in December 2012, I’m glad that I have my own calendar...
January Issue 1 2012
Over time we have a tendency to forget some of the great ideas put forth by our Alaska luminaries and others.
December Issue 4 2011
At mid-day the sun hung wearily above the southern horizon, casting an orange-red glow across the frozen, snow-covered lake.
December Issue 3 2011
To balance last week’s column on Black Friday “shopper-hunters,” we continue this week with a primer on how to strategize and implement tactical Christmas shopping...
November Issue 4 2011
The recent wind storm summoned memories of my childhood in Seward...
November Issue 3 2011
One thing I like about human beings is that we’re mostly optimists who believe things will get better. But when it comes to air travel, I don’t think so.
November Issue 2 2011
I’m probably preaching to the choir, because when I recently asked several people where they would like to live if they could live anywhere in the world, most of them quickly responded: “Alaska.”
November Issue 1 2011
This piece has appeared in the Star before, but I think it merits an encore in that it’s relevant to our physical and mental health.
October Issue 4 2011
In the movies when the bad-guy torturer gets out the dentist drill to extract information from his captive, I have to look away.
