The Betster deeply regrets last week’s mention of The Precipitation That Will Not Be Named. Apparently, even not saying a…
If you happened to be cruising the Homer hillside on Sunday, you might have seen little white flakes fluttering down…
Every October we enter the cusp of winter, or winter as we Alaskans define it. Alaska doesn’t cycle through the…
You know that metaphor about trying to nail Jell-O to a table? The Betster has had a week like that….
Today, history will be made. Today, a northern region rich with oil and populated by cantankerous individuals votes on its…
Thirteen years ago evil men flew planes into tall buildings and changed our world. One plane of heroes fell from…
Concerned citizens following statewide elections might have noticed how things have begun to heat up. Here at Latitude 59 degrees…
Once again it’s time for the annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report that ranks the 200 largest cities in terms…
Now that the August primary has ended, school has started, the silver salmon run has slowed down and the Kenai…
Starting next week we enter the Twilight Zone of not-quite summer but not yet fall. Here in Alaska, traditional definitions…
Now would be the time when the Betster does the annual summer punch list column. As kids prepare for school…
If you’ve been seeing coworkers and friends walking around bleary eyed and in a daze, no, they haven’t been attacked…
Have you noticed how some Alaskans like to drive glossy black trucks with tinted windows, jacked up tires and not…
