FAIRBANKS — A tall, willowy woman with the looks of a model, the grace of a dancer and the mind of a scientist, Mary Beth… Continue reading
By the end of this century, Alaskans may be enjoying tropical evening breezes for about a week each year. That’s an increase from the almost… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense of his young presidency Thursday, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials… Continue reading
My husband and I were both born and raised in Juneau. Although we’ve moved from state to state for school and work we have always… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Environmental Protection Agency halved the number of staffers attending an annual Anchorage forum on issues like climate change in response to a… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help lessen the effects of climate change is… Continue reading
MEXICO CITY — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — La Nina, we hardly knew ye. U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday the cool flip side to the climate phenomenon El Nino has faded… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Talk to three Alaska business leaders and you’ll probably get three different takes on the state’s recession. Still, Wells Fargo leadership echoed other… Continue reading
I would like to publicly thank U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up for the future of Alaska’s children and their public school education by… Continue reading
Thoughts of the use of the word snowflake or snowflakes in our current political climate brought my thinking to an article published in the Juneau… Continue reading
In response to “Harbor Department Gives Juneau Live-aboards an Ultimatum: Move out, or Move On”: I moved into Aurora Harbor on my sailboat in August… Continue reading
This week, we woke up to more rain in Juneau. After a nice snow around Christmas, we have seen far more rain than snow. This… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will host a Fireside Lecture today with ecologist Rick Edwards, lead scientist for the US Forest Service’s Héen Latinee Experimental… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek… Continue reading
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will host a Fireside Lecture with ecologist Rick Edwards, lead scientist for the US Forest Service’s Héen Latinee Experimental Forest, on… Continue reading
Social Security is just what it says. I have been paying into it for years. It is mine; not yours to do with what you… Continue reading
The marches and demonstrations that took place across the country and worldwide on Donald Trump’s first day in office sent a clear message to the… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved swiftly Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, signing executive actions to aggressively overhaul… Continue reading