Urban Kings

With another small creek spring season under our wading belts our gears shift from miniatures to monsters. The jump from 5-12″ creek trout to Alaskan king salmon sounds like a rediculous transition but this is where D and I found ourselves last Friday with heavier spey rods in hand. This local flow sits in the heart of downtown Anchorage and [...]

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Winter Scene

Winter in Alaska has its moments. Fortunately for many Alaskans like myself winters are a pleasurable time of year aside from a few stormy weeks in December and January. The remaining winter-haters, of which there are many, emulate our fuzzy neighbors and hibernate by spending as much time indoors surrounded by ’happy lights’ and PFD funded flat screens as possible. Of course there are many [...]

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America’s Healthcare Crisis: Alaskan Perspective…

America’s current state of healthcare is beyond the need of a bailout. Healthcare is a right and not a selective, top-down responsibility of government. As a 4 year volunteer at my local community health center I have been witness to an exponential influx of uninsured and working poor families who cannot afford skyrocketing healthcare costs.   [...]

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Alaskans Rally for… Obama / Biden

Alaskans converged towards one of the 2 rallies scheduled in downtown Anchorage on Saturday. The clear winner in attendance and spirit was the Obama / Biden rally held downtown with an estimated attendance of well over 1,200 (I would guesstimate 1,800 at the height of the rally). The other was a 300 person affair for [...]

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