Blog: Dermot Cole
Whitaker takes aim at Anchorage
Published July 4, 2008, 1:38 p.m.
The Fairbanks boorugh mayor releases a contentious letter that raises a good point about state policies regarding "maximum benefit" from the sale of state resources. Read more and add a comment
Incumbents win GVEA board seats as volunteers count ballots in district elections
Published June 10, 2008, 11:23 p.m.
Utility members keep Osborne, DeLong, Schikora on co-op board Read more and add a comment
Statehood event
Published May 28, 2008, 5:54 p.m.
Celebrating 50th anniversary of U.S. House approval Read more and add a comment
What energy policy?
Published May 12, 2008, 9:23 a.m.
The stories in the paper today about how the federal government is planning to deal with the energy crisis reflect a sorry state of affairs. This is the GOP plan: Drill in ANWR and offshore on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Beg OPEC for lower prices. This is the Democratic ... 4 comments
McCain-Clinton gas tax nonsense
Published May 6, 2008, 8:16 a.m.
The McCain-Clinton scheme for a federal gas tax holiday is a bit of campaign nonsense. Better to call this the McCain-Clinton road repair holiday. America's transportation infrastructure is crumbling and the federal gas tax should be increased, not decreased, to rebuild bridges before they collapse, improve highway safety, etc. Barack ... Read more and add a comment
ANWR exaggeration
Published April 29, 2008, 5:42 p.m.
While I've long believed that opening ANWR would be a step in the right direction, it's an exaggeration to claim that this would lead to lower fuel prices in the United States. It certainly wouldn't lead to lower fuel prices in Alaska. We already have a healthy share of the ... Read more and add a comment
Anonymous attacks and snide remarks
Published April 29, 2008, 2:51 p.m.
There are many things I like about the Daily News-Miner Web site. But I object to the anonymous slurs people make in response to some news stories. All too often the comment sections degrade into a series of personal attacks that would never be made in person or accepted in ... 14 comments
Of writing and typing
Published April 16, 2008, 11:17 a.m.
That notice about my column returning in mid-April has been there long enough. Bear with me while I get used to writing on the fly through this blog, which I hope to update on a regular basis. My first discovery is that there is no way to indent paragraphs. "Insert ... 1 comment