I am excited at the opportunity to be the new executive director for the Resource Development Council for Alaska. I have big shoes to fill, following in the footsteps of Tadd Owens, Ken Freeman, Becky Gay and Paula Easley.
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Wednesday, Nov. 8: When Congress returns to work, the environment should be high on the list of unfinished business.
By The Kansas City Star, Mo. Nov. 8--When Congress returns to work after the elections, the environment should be high on the list of unfinished business. Much of the work unfortunately requires stopping proposals that would harm national forests and other natural resources.
Q: What's the winter weather forecast for the USA? A: Federal forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center have predicted a warmer-than-average winter for much of the USA, including most of the West, Southwest, Plains, Midwest, parts of the Northeast and...
Cory Lidle's fiery crash last month into the side of a New York high-rise was the most publicized small plane incident in years, but it was typical of fatal accidents that occur four or five times a week and claim hundreds of lives a year, according to a USA TODAY analysis of accident statistics and top safety experts.
An October report by the Washington Post exposed illegal aliens sending $25 billion in cash back to Mexico annually. Another $25 billion transfers to Central and South America. An additional $16 billion U.S. dollars vanish into Asia annually.
By David Steves, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Nov. 3--Sen. Ron Wyden said Thursday that he would block the appointment of a key environmental regulator unless a federal rule is changed to reduce the amount of cancer-causing benzene allowed in gasoline.
By Richard Richtmyer, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Nov. 3--General Communication Inc., the Anchorage-based telecom and cable TV company, reported third-quarter profits of $7.1 million on revenue that rose 11 percent to $126 million.
Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist minister Billy Graham, happened to be vacationing at his second home in Alaska three months ago when a devastating fire ripped through the village of Hooper Bay. Graham immediately flew to the village and offered the assistance of his international emergency relief group Samaritan’s Purse. Since then, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers from around the country have
