by Danny Westneat In 40 years of chronicling life in the Alaskan interior, Dermot Cole has seen no end of hustles and grand plans play out in America’s last frontier. […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Happy Hanukkah! Festival of Lights begins tonight
Hanukkah begins at sundown tonight. Although it’s a little early, we’d like to say Happy Hanukkah! In the absence of personal experience with this Jewish holiday, we did some research […]
Charitable giving is more important than ever this year
It’s that time of year again when it seems everywhere you turn, someone has their hand out. Yes, that sounds cynical but it’s to make a point: Requests for charitable […]
‘Stock Act’ isn’t stopping much trading
by Joe Nocera In the spring of 2012, Congress passed, and President Barack Obama signed into law, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act — or the “Stock Act” for […]
And so this is Christmas
by Leonard Pitts And so this is Christmas. So sang John Lennon in 1971. The Vietnam War took 2,414 American lives that year, so the song was a prayer of […]
President Donald Trump is still winning on the economy
by Cal Thomas Some people can’t handle success. The latest jobs report shows that despite the pandemic President Trump’s policies of lower taxes and reducing regulations continue to work. Raising […]
Here’s why I trust the COVID vaccines
by Jenna Mermer There are currently three COVID-19 vaccines awaiting approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA approval will trigger millions of vaccine doses to be distributed across […]
Keep Woodburn School at the heart of the community
It’s hard to envision the immediate future for the old Woodburn School, but if we look beyond the pandemic to a time when indoor gatherings aren’t a health hazard, the […]
Ramifications of Georgia Senate runoff
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Both Republicans and Democrats agree why the Jan. 5 runoffs for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats are important. But there is far less agreement on how […]
Facebook’s political ‘ad’ ban hurts publications
by Norman Stockwell Shortly before this year’s presidential election, Facebook — chastened by public opinion and congressional hearings — announced that it would cease all political ads in order to […]
