Preserve Democracy is a non-partisan group that claims to be “devoted to protecting election integrity.” Its CEO, president, and treasurer is failed U.S. Senate candidate… Continue reading
ALLISON LAKE, ABOVE VALDEZ — Three men dressed in full raingear crept like ants across a bumpy green landscape on Aug. 25, 2023. Using a… Continue reading
Recently, Juneau resident Jennifer Pemberton penned an Anchorage Daily News op-ed describing a cruise that she took in August when she was required to pay… Continue reading
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3 After I let the chickens out and told… Continue reading
The tent was unzipped only enough for my feet to be outside. I was exhausted and needed a respite from the mosquitos that were able… Continue reading
On a foggy morning toward the middle of August, a friend and I went up the Mt. Roberts tram to do a little exploring. We… Continue reading
When Gov. Mike Dunleavy learned Dr. Ben Carson would be speaking in Alaska, he made time on his calendar to spend with the former U.S.… Continue reading
Note: This story turns 10 years old this year. I am revisiting it because it shows the uncertainties of doing science outdoors in Alaska. And… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau election this Oct. 3 (voting starts by mail Sept. 17) will include a proposed bond issue for $27 million… Continue reading
Waiting is hard. There’s nothing fun about it, unless your mom has established the habit of playing I-Spy in the line at the post office,… Continue reading
My wife and I recently took our grandkids camping at Eagle Beach. Of particular fascination to them (and our dog) were the scores of chum… Continue reading
I voted for the new City Hall bond issue last year. I know a lot about the city’s office situation. I worked there for 12… Continue reading
Gardeners are losing their battle against the invasion of the plant pests.
The Latin roots of the word “symbiosis” mean living together. In the broadest sense, symbiosis refers to any close association of two (or more) different… Continue reading
I am addressing concerns raised in the article, “Inhumane Treatment of Behavioral Health Care Patients at Bartlett Regional Hospital” (Juneau Empire, Aug. 2, 2023). Based… Continue reading
I can empathize with the tenants on Telephone Hill who will be evicted if their neighborhood is redeveloped. Long ago, I was asked to vacate… Continue reading
It appears that Donald Trump will soon be indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. When it happens, he should do what… Continue reading
Waking to the smell of a wet ashtray (which, as a Child of the Seventies, I can still remember), I knew the wind had shifted.… Continue reading
Two years ago this fall, I testified at a Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting in support of yet another resolution calling on the U.S. federal government… Continue reading
Under the mesmerizing dance of the northern lights, Alaskans have always forged profound connections — with nature, with each other and with the divine. This… Continue reading
