Did you read that editorial?
By: Nancy L. McGuireYes! Ridiculous! Can they print stuff like that? Yes they can, in a newspaper’s editorial space, which is reserved for a newspaper or magazine editor, publisher or editorial board...
View ArticleUncertain times
By: Diana HaeckerWhen President Barack Obama visited Alaska last year, our state stood in the national spotlight. Obama addressed the GLACIER conference, looked at receding glaciers, Eskimo-danced with...
View ArticleVolunteers are the heart of the community
By: Diana HaeckerIt was all fun and games at the Firemen’s Carnival last Saturday evening. But the reason for the carnival is serious enough. It is the main fundraiser for the Nome Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleCommon Ground
By: Diana HaeckerIn times of bitter political division, it is time to take a step back and reflect on what truly matters and where we all can find common ground.We all want to breathe clean air, have...
View ArticleEnd of the Year Reflections
By: Diana HaeckerEnd of the Year Reflections We at The Nome Nugget newspaper end this year 2016 on a sad note. In the early morning hours of November 17, during a properly raging snowstorm, Nancy...
View ArticleHappy Trails
By: Diana HaeckerFinally winter is here. The week of relentless wind and snow storms left behind a hard-crusted snowy landscape and an open invitation to Nome’s trail users to get their toy of choice...
View ArticleInauguration
By: Diana HaeckerNone of The Nome Nugget’s requests to the president-elect’s transition team have been answered yet. We sent out the first one in mid-November and inquired about Mr. Trump’s intentions...
View ArticleParticipation
Many of us are pulled into many different directions as we get through every-day life. There are the obligations of work that consume lots of our time; there are the duties that come with keeping the...
View ArticleHere comes the sun
By: Diana HaeckerThe days are getting notably longer and the light comes back at such force that we need to dig for our sunglasses, clean off the dust and, ah, enjoy the first signs of the glorious...
View ArticleDisruption
By: Diana HaeckerFor the second time, The Nome Nugget has signed up for updates on the official www.whitehouse.com website. There it is, a big fat button in the middle of the page, just under the...
View ArticleCommunity Share
By: Diana HaeckerThe 2017 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race is starting on Saturday on Anchorage’s 4th Avenue and scheduled to restart on Monday, March 6 in Fairbanks. For the third time in its 43-year...
View ArticleHere come the dogs
By: Diana HaeckerOur publisher in memoriam Nancy McGuire loved this time of the year. When there is a buzz in the air as Nome gets ready for the mushers to come in, when the Iditarod Burled Arch is...
View ArticleBudgets
By: Diana HaeckerWhile Iditarod excitement and LOIBC basketball fever reigned in Nome for the last couple of weeks, the world outside our bubble is grappling with severe problems. Just this week, with...
View ArticleValue of Education
By: Diana HaeckerWhen budget cuts begin to hurt students and children it is time to stop and rethink our priorities as a community and as a society of a civilization that takes pride in decisions based...
View ArticleTempers
By: Diana HaeckerWe live in close proximity to the Russian Federation lead by the saber-rattling President Vladimir Putin. Our President first displayed great admiration for Putin, obviously impressed...
View ArticleFood Security
By: Diana HaeckerA young man from Gambell is under vicious attack for doing what his culture expects of him, namely providing for his family and community when the opportunity arises. A recent...
View ArticleInstitutions in decline
By: Diana HaeckerThis is a time where our democracy needs all hands on deck. If we cherish our freedom, the chance for public participation and a general sense of safety, we need to be ever so vigilant...
View ArticleDear Graduates
By: Diana HaeckerGraduating from school is a scary moment as you find yourself facing a million possibilities for your future. What path to take? What door to open?The world celebrates your success of...
View ArticleFund what’s good for the soul
It seems that all we hear these days is cuts, cuts, cuts. We hear from every level of government, from the feds and the state, that we should prepare for further belt-tightening and that we should not...
View ArticleReturn to reason
/*-->*/ To the student of present world and state political affairs, it seems that reason has gone out the window. At all levels, federal, state and even local, differing parties are so entrenched in...
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