Opinion
With emotions still raw about the loss of Bette Ann Haugen, who lost her life in the Oct. 31 fire, the burned remnants of the Polaris Hotel remind us every day of the fragility of life and that...
If you are not a careful news reader or if the daily grind of life keeps you from paying close attention to the fine print of rules, the fact that the enrollment period for the 2018 Health Insurance...
Nome, by virtue of being the finish line of the 1,000-mile Iditarod Sled Dog race and having been intertwined in the history of the event from its first year running in 1973, has a vested interest in...
It is shocking to see this many “me, too” Facebook posts out there that reveal the depth, the severity and the pervasiveness of sexual assault in every strata of society, in every state and in the...
The National Newspaper Association recently sent out their monthly PubAux paper with the usual industry news of how community papers rock and how they must be preserved to ensure that relevant...
In the course of reporting about the effects of a changing climate on our region for this paper, I have come across countless scientific reports that in essence conclude that a) the earth’s climate...
Yes, we do appreciate when elected officials come to Nome. We do appreciate it even more when they announce their arrival in a timely manner. And, of course, it’s most appreciated when there are...
With the bankruptcy and possible buyout of the state’s largest newspaper, the Alaska Dispatch News, and a nationwide discussion about the role of the mainstream media in light of constant attacks by...
Monday marked the first day of school in the new school year and after a summer of fishing, berry picking and lazing around, students need to get used to the new routine of rising early and finding...
This coming Sunday marks the second arrival of the mega cruise liner Crystal Serenity to Nome, after last year’s ‘maiden voyage’ that took the ship from Anchorage via Nome, through the Northwest...
