Criticism of Anchorage’s pandemic response shows deep misunderstanding of the facts
Public health guidelines and restrictions only work if people are willing to adopt them for the greater good of the community.
Poem: Nothing Wrong With the Weather This Year: An Associated Press Headline
“Bureau refutes weather charge; is not unusual”
Erring on the side of keeping every cog and wheel in the Tongass
For 50 years, logging in the Tongass concentrated on the most productive habitats.
Allowing jet skis in Kachemak Bay is a terrible idea. But that doesn’t matter to Gov. Dunleavy.
It’s not about “equal access,” as Green claims. People who own personal watercraft have the same right of access to Kachemak Bay as anyone else. They just aren’t allowed to ride their jet skis.
Dunleavy makes bad picks for Fish and Game
A good way to cut the state budget would be to ditch Rick Rydell as soon as possible. He is the essence of nonessential.
Politicians are mangling Alaska game management because they misunderstand hunters
Like national parks, preserves were to be managed to maintain natural and healthy populations of all wild animals, to be intact, fully functioning ecosystems. Preserves were never intended to be game farms for lazy or inept hunters.
Bad bear advice might be worse than no advice at all
Contrary to John Schandelmeier’s unsourced opinion, bear spray works quite well in situations where you are threatened by a bear at close range, which is the very essence of a bear attack.
Bears don’t know better. We should stop blaming them for the problems we cause.
What really worries me, more than the shooting of a single bear, is the response from the Department of Fish and Game.
Bears, bikes and avoiding unnecessary togetherness on Anchorage trails
New singletrack trails in areas of the city where bears are known to move will result in more close encounters.
Anchorage bears: Love ’em or Lieb ’em
Jim Lieb's proposal for a hunt to slash the bear population in and around Anchorage gets no better with age. The best bear control remains the same: Keep them out of our trash.
Want bears out of Anchorage? Stop leaving garbage out
An intensive hunt in the Anchorage area would create more problems than it would solve. We live in bear country, or right next to it. Let's act accordingly.
Fishing for prehistoric traces of sockeye salmon in Eklutna Lake
Yes, there is an isolated group of salmon living in Eklutna Lake today -- but did ocean-reared salmon ever swim up the river into the lake?