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Opinion

September 16, 2021
Molly Absolon

A close encounter with wolves and fear

This summer, three of us were hiking in Alaska’s western Brooks Range when we encountered a pack of eight wolves. We were far from any help when they moved toward us, paused, and then disappeared behind a low ridge.

September 9, 2021

You can help stop climate chaos

There is no serious doubt or debate: anthropogenic (human-effected) activities are driving more hurricanes than ever, more intense killer heat waves than ever in recorded meteorological history, more rising seas, more forest fires, more flooding and more salt water encroachment into formerly pristine, potable groundwater along coastlines.

September 2, 2021

Vaccinations improve employment, keep economy moving

It is not surprising that COVID-19, which ravaged the world, was disastrous for our country’s economy. Millions died from COVID complications; offices, stores and factories closed; and people were forced to quarantine at home.

August 26, 2021

August Cheers & Jeers

We know it’s easy to get mired in bad news, especially when you’re trying to stay well-informed. There’s even a term for it. “Doomscrolling,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening or depressing.” In the face of so many things that might prompt someone to keep doomscrolling, we can completely lose sight of all the good stuff happening around us.

August 26, 2021

Massive reforestation effort needed

Massive forest fires in western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick smoke, but are leaving behind millions of acres of scorched hillsides, ridges and valleys.