Three self-described “old guys” who share a passion for snowmachines are nearing the end of a month-long quest to ride from Grand Rapids, Minnesota to visit the Golden Heart City between April 3 and 5. That puts the trio a few days behind their original scheduled April 1 marker when they hit…
Pioneer History Nugget
In 1969 the editorial page of the News-Miner featured a unique set of commentaries called “MEMO TO THE PUBLISHER,” which was in the form of letters to the “Boss.”
Flow states, switch-cost effect, and Ludditeism have been worrisome lately; it started with a thought-terminating cliché, which, according to Wikipedia, is “also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic or cliché thinking” defined as “a form of loaded language, …
In my perfect world, when a person threatens suicide and/or homicide, that person would be banned from (legally) buying or possessing any gun. If we see something, then we most certainly must say something. If our own child is acting in a self-destructive or violent manner, then we must get them the needed help, not guns.
This past Sunday was the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend is usually a time to give thanks for those who have died fighting for our country. It is also a time to give thanks that winter is behind, and summer is ahead.
Pioneer History Nugget
Eielson Air Force Base is home to the Air National Guard’s 168th Refueling Wing, which plays a major role in our National Security in the Pacific region. Part of their job is to provide aerial refueling services to military aircraft over Alaska. They use KC-135R Stratotankers to do this incr…
Pioneer History Nugget
In 1976 Fairbanks was riding the crest of the Pipeline Boom, with overcrowding by outsiders who came up to work, taking their money back to homes and families in the Lower 48. The resulting friction between Alaskan residents and these outsider pipeline workers came to a head in a series of “…
Pioneer History Nugget
In the early days of our local history, a dog was a revered animal to many men. A good dog could help shoulder a load, provide an ear for a lonely miner, patrol mining camp perimeters, alert of impending intrusion by either man or beast, and they were a great aid in keeping a camp clean from…
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The Healy Tundra Challenge is held every year at the nine-hole Black Diamond Golf Course.
Pioneer History Nugget
Fairbanks in 1908, was a new city full of promise. Things were so good that a special edition of the Fairbanks Daily News was produced that was dedicated to the commercial success of the Fairbanks Mining District, that was titled the “Alaska Day” Edition, timed with the 41st anniversary of t…
