Alaska: Budget issues, headlined by Arctic Refuge drilling By Richard Mauer - Opening the Arctic refuge to oil drilling was at the forefront of the Senate budget debate last month, but now it has been overshadowed by even more controversial items in the budget as Congress attempts to reconcile two very divergent spending plans in the weeks ahead. - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Technology: Shoulder surfing as dangerous as online theft By Michael Woods - Mention online theft of personal information and people think of credit card numbers and passwords stolen during transactions over the Internet.

Over-the-shoulder theft of personal information, however, may be a bigger risk, according to computer security experts. They even have a term for this low-tech but highly effective ploy: "shoulder surfing." - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Alaska: Governor: Pope John Paul II a Man of Unity - Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski said he was saddened to learn of the death of Pope John Paul II today at the age of 84. - More...
Saturday - April 02, 2005

Viewpoints Opinions/Letters Ketchikan Campus Director Resigns by Robert D. Warner - Saturday Minimum wage and poverty by Mark Tollfeldt - Saturday Simple conveniences for consumers by Amy Schmitt - Saturday More Viewpoints/ Letters Publish A Letter Political Cartoonists Ketchikan Editorial Cartoonist Roger Maynard March - April 2005 Click on the date for stories and photos published on that day... S M T W T F S     01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01   Today's Front Page Front Page Archives

David Yount: Amazing Grace - Living a thousand years - Two-thirds of human deaths can be attributed simply to the ravages of aging. In effect, over time, we wear out. Accordingly, we come to accept death as a fact of life. But need we?

British critic Bryan Appleyard asks us to imagine a fictional girl, age 11, who already enjoys the advantages of having survived childhood diseases, had grandparents who lived into their 80s, and whose own parents are happily married and can afford private medical insurance for her. Moreover, her Mom and Dad see to it that she maintains healthy habits. - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Maureen Gilmer: Mo Plants - Growing from seed - "Seeds are wealth. They are beauty. They are a symbol - a symbol of beginnings. They are carriers of aid, of friendship, of good will."

Despite Victor Boswell's noble words in the 1961 Yearbook of Agriculture, I have suffered many dismal failures with growing from seed. In my maturity I look back upon these difficult seasons and conclude the fault is not always with the seed, but the seedbed. - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Ben Grabow: THINLY READ -Taking breakfast to the land of extreme sports - The symptoms begin immediately: Loss of appetite, nausea, sweating, and painful bloating. A craving for orange juice may be present. - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Steve Brewer: Speaking in public - Got fear? Odds are, if someone wants you to make a little speech, you're feeling anxious and afraid.

Fear of public speaking is the most common social phobia, experts say, affecting as much as 75 percent of the population. More people fear public speaking than fear spiders, snakes, scorpions, toddlers, you name it. Some people are so afraid of speaking in public that they get physical symptoms, such as nausea, stuttering or trouser dampness. - More...
Sunday - April 03, 2005

Dave Kiffer: Vox Populi #3 - For those of you playing along at home, I did misspell the word "crucifixion" in a recent column ("Talk About Multitasking"). Three alert (be alert, the world needs more lerts!) readers brought it to my attention. I could claim that the misspelling (crucifiction) was a Freudian slip but even my subconscious isn't that smart.

It has also been suggested that I should just run the danged computer spell checker more often. Really, how seriously can you take a device that insists I change SITNEWS to Sadness and Kiffer to Cipher?

Another reader wondered what I thought about the state of Alaska deciding to phase out the Chilkoot Trail license plates. Yes, I was a little peeved when the State of Alaska recently announced it was phasing out the Chilkoot Trail anniversary license plates ("License Plate Bingo."). Not because of any effect it would have on my ability to play "license plate bingo." It would actually make that easier. No more wondering from a distance if the Chilkoot mountain design might be a Colorado, Montana or Wyoming mountain design. - More...
Saturday - April 02, 2005