Sports
I Went To The Woods: My buddy the bird
I was limited on time so I pushed up the improved game trail toward a game camera I…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Memento mori and the preparation of the soul
Memento mori is Latin for “remember that you will die.” This practice of contemplating our mortality was emphasized…
Sports
Pure Sole: Race the Seacoast Relay, I dare you
I have learned two important lessons in my competitive sports career.
Sports
On the Trails: Yellow-rumped warblers and other observations
My peanut butter feeder draws a nice assortment of visitors, including chickadees, nuthatches, siskins, juncos, a hairy woodpecker,…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Hypernormalization
Let us practice true patience and love, trusting God is at work while we wait in the not…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: Ordering off life’s menu
My favorite restaurant in Tucson served the best chips and salsa I have ever had. Granted, I was…
Opinion
Opinion: Slaves to Trump’s whims
The TACO trade isn’t a new restaurant. It stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” The acronym is Wall…
Neighbors
Gimme A Smile: Post-pandemic, pre-tariff grocery shopping
We survived the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we survived the Terrible Toilet Paper Troubles. Nothing like a shortage of…
Opinion
Opinion: City spending relies on cruise visitor spending
The recent failure of activists to gain sufficient signatures to put yet another anti-cruise initiative on the ballot…
Sports
On the Trails: Violet-green swallows; shoveler ducks
In early May, one of my great pleasures was watching violet-green swallows in their fast, circular flights over…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Hope in times of crisis
I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the…
Sports
On the Trails: Spring??
The calendar says it is spring and maybe it is here. But several Juneau folks have mentioned that…
Opinion
Opinion: Count on Sullivan to erase another red line
“If you want President Trump to succeed, this kind of skeezy stuff needs to stop,” Ben Shapiro said…
Opinion
Opinion: Property tax cap initiative — safeguarding affordability for Juneau residents
We hear a lot from our city and civic leaders about the importance of keeping our community affordable.…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: The call to pray the rosary
In many of the Marian Apparitions all over the world, the Blessed Virgin Mary often emphasized the importance…
Sports
On The Trails: Spring birds and toads
In late April, a male yellow-rumped warbler began coming regularly to my deck, visiting the feeders. He picks…
Opinion
My Turn: Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich are complicit in destruction of US democracy
I have found myself struggling, these past few months, to find the right words to describe the inaction…
Opinion
Opinion: Trump’s embarrassing immaturity Republicans won’t acknowledge
It was only a matter of time before President Donald Trump took action to end taxpayer funding for…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: It wasn’t ropes or nails
Christianity Today published an online article during Holy Week titled, “Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?” The author of…