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…
A recent article in Slate magazine reported that the Associated Press has begun using robots to write business stories on…
Not that the Betster actually saw it, but observant citizens reported that last weekend tents covered every square foot of…
Independence Day is one of the few American holidays that always falls on the same date — July 4, of…
Recently up in Anchorage a wolf ate a small dog running loose on a hiking trail. Some people suggested installing…
Alaska has two seasons, the old joke goes: winter and road construction. We all know about road construction. You can’t…
We’re in a lull right now with the summer tourist season. Although shops and restaurants have opened on the Spit,…
Heat. Frost. An earthquake. Wildfires. Smoke. High winds. Snow. Aren’t you glad to see the end of May? While the…
