Columnist/community editor Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, covering the Interior and the amazing people who live there!
Joined October 2013
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28 Oct 2019
A colleague from 1977 sent me this: the typewriter we used in the newsroom at the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner in Wyoming. It's an antique. Wow! I've been doing this a loooooong time.
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17 Sep 2023
2023 was a summer of black bears in the Denali Park area. This is just south of Healy last week.
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17 Sep 2023
This campaign slogan makes me smile. Every time I see it.
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18 Aug 2023
This is a big election year for the Denali Borough. New mayor and all new borough assembly and school board. All seats open. Filing deadline isn't until Sept. 14, but some candidates are already arranging meet-and-greets.
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6 Aug 2023
Vanessa Jusczak of the Denali Chamber/Discover Denali has the right attitude for organizing the annual Blueberry Festival.
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27 Jul 2023
LunchBites happens every day this week, 12-1 pm at Carlson Center. Every day is different. See students - and sometimes instructors - of Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival share their talents. Here is Bonnie Bruhn Lowder singing cabaret. Instructor Ron Drotos on piano.
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5 Apr 2023
Wednesday, April 5 is the last day to buy $3 Nenana Ice Classic tickets. Ice is 30.8 inches thick, if that helps your guess.
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12 Mar 2023
Eighth-graders at Healy' Tri-Valley School gave their SED (Students Educating Denali) talks last week - overcoming fear of public speaking and sharing what is important to them.
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6 Mar 2023
It takes a lot of strong volunteers to help raise the Nenana Ice Classic tripod.
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6 Mar 2023
Bubblegum blowing contest is always fun at Nenana’s Tripod Days.
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1 Feb 2023
Healy resident reports Parks Hwy closed at Skinny Dick's at 7:30 p.m. tonight due to accident with multiple vehicles in convoy. Waiting on tow trucks, She said road could be closed for a few hours.
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27 Jan 2023
Best snowstorm aftermath photo ever from Denali area resident Madeleine Morimoto, daughter Izu and canine pal Yuki. Local residents woke up to close to a foot of new snow again this morning.
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25 Jan 2023
Cantwell School closed today due to snow - kind of. Not enough staff to clear emergency exits, so kids had a day of "virtual learning." Fewer than 10 students K-12 attend Cantwell School.
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4 Dec 2022
Healy's Tri-Valley High School Volleyball team took 2nd place at state, but they earned these fantastic honors: sportsmanship award, and the academic award for the highest cumulative GPA. Bravo!
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18 Nov 2022
Good advice outside the Chief Peter John building in Fairbanks.
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13 Nov 2022
About 30 vehicles showed up in North Pole Saturday night for a peaceful protest and light parade, supporting Christmas lights on vehicles. They support a DoorDash driver who received 6 tickets the past two weeks for lights on the roof of his car.
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9 Nov 2022
Cool "I Voted" stickers this year. I glanced at the lynx and thought it said, I Voted Bodily - meaning in person. Duh! BOLDLY!
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9 Nov 2022
Here is the kids ballot at the Denali Borough polling places. Young voters get a special "Future Voter" sticker.
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