The lessons of Hokule’a
Last Friday, the replica of an ancient Hawaiian voyaging canoe returned to its homeport of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu from a three-year voyage around the world. Thousands of people lined...
View ArticleBudget
It took again a second special session for the Legislature to produce a FY18 operational budget, but they are still trying to work out a longterm plan to put the state on a sustainable trajectory. Do...
View ArticleTransparency
By: Diana HaeckerHow often do we feel like we don’t even know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to our current state of the nation, the state of the state and the state of our local affairs? I sure...
View ArticleHealth Care
By: Diana HaeckerU.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate majority leader, has first postponed the vote on the repeal and replace of President Obama’s signature law, the Affordable Care...
View ArticleDismissing Scientists
By: Diana HaeckerTwo weeks ago several high-level federal scientists and policy makers were dismissed from their jobs working on climate adaptation and resilience in Alaska and were assigned to posts...
View ArticleThis land is your land…
The federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska. The feds own about 60 percent of Alaskan land, an area of 222 million acres. This includes National Parks, wildlife refuges, national forests,...
View ArticlePet care
By: Diana HaeckerIt has been a while since Nome saw regular veterinarian care for the city’s and the region’s dogs, cats and other four-legged companions. Since last April, however, we have noted the...
View ArticleWelcome to Nome
By: Diana HaeckerThis 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...
View ArticleFirst week of school
By: Diana HaeckerMonday 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...
View ArticleOur Mission
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...
View ArticleOn the off chance...
By: Diana HaeckerYes, 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...
View ArticleWeather or climate?
By: Diana HaeckerIn 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...
View ArticleJust Saying
By: Diana HaeckerThe 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...
View ArticleA message to predators
By: Diana HaeckerIt 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...
View ArticleIditarod
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...
View ArticleIt's sign up time
By: Diana HaeckerIf 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...
View ArticleVolunteers are the heart of Nome
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 tragedy...
View ArticleTax folly
By: Diana HaeckerAs I listened to the beautiful music performed by the Nome Beltz Jr./Sr.High School Band and the High School Choir, it dawned on me that those kids will be paying for a tax folly that...
View ArticleIt's been a year
By: Diana HaeckerThe one-year anniversary of the Trump administration has been reached last Saturday and around the globe and the nation Women Marches were held in protest of many things that have...
View ArticleGift of the trail
By: Diana HaeckerThis winter, Nome has phenomenal trail conditions. Snow has come early and plentiful, making for great trails that many enjoy for outdoor recreation and traveling between villages....
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