Like nearly 51 percent of America, I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. Nonetheless, I received a gift on Election Day. Unexpectedly called in to work… Continue reading
I was rather shocked to see references to the letter Tuckerman Babcock, chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, sent to Reps. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, Paul… Continue reading
We’ve seen two Donald Trumps in the past week. Which one will arrive at the White House on Inauguration Day?The combative Trump who called President… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s victory confounded elite pollsters, journalists, politicians, academic experts and captains of industry. They all wrote him off as a fading gasbag. By every… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States Tuesday in free and fair elections. Love… Continue reading
Donald Trump has been elected president — and roughly half the country is disappointed, some deeply so. What comes next?The temptation — already indulged by… Continue reading
Mendenhall Valley voters gambled big on Tuesday — and come Wednesday all of Juneau hit the jackpot. Juneau now has two members in the House… Continue reading
Like more than half the American electorate who voted this past week, I was deeply dismayed to learn Donald Trump will be our next president.… Continue reading
The recent rash of articles and “letters to the editor” about the Juneau Access Road has prompted me to remind Gov. Bill Walker and the… Continue reading
Long before Sept. 11 had any significance, America and the rest of the world observed Nov. 11 as an important day in history. At 11… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune:Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.In normal times, the ability of… Continue reading
All this week I’ve wondered how history will record and characterize the events surrounding this unusual presidential election and its fallout. It’s odd to think… Continue reading
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen’s plan to consolidate three schools of education under one roof likely won’t have a big impact on University of… Continue reading
Many of us ignore physical symptoms — an aching tooth, a shoulder which locks up, early signs of diabetes or high blood pressure. Maybe we’re… Continue reading
Now the real work begins.After a hate-filled presidential campaign ripped the scab from the wound of American bigotry, we stand as an injured nation. The… Continue reading
Imagine sitting around the dinner table on Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, hypothesizing whether America’s military could fight a two-front war for 15-plus years with just… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Relations between police and residents of minority communities across America are tense as shootings and deaths… Continue reading
Four of my grandmother’s brothers served in World War II. Three returned safe and sound: Steve from the Army, Charlie from the Merchant Marine, Jimmy… Continue reading
I don’t want to talk about the Harvard men’s soccer team.They showed us what they’re made of — ranking the women’s soccer team by appearance… Continue reading
When Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination in June, one of my Facebook friends posted that, in the name of history and feminism, it behooved… Continue reading
