Hank Nuwer
Opinion: Why did Alaska Division of Elections choose a printer from Portland?
I just don’t get why the Division of Elections decided to print the pamphlet in Portland, Oregon, Nuwer writes.
Death of a bully
On May 4, 1907 the jury stood 11 votes for acquittal and one for conviction.
That time truckers at Big Delta fought the law and won
Dennis Doyle, the deputy U.S. Marshal stationed at Big Delta, decided to enforce truckers to pay the toll. Instead, truckers kidnapped him and proceeded to move 10 loads of freight via fare evasion.
Last Frontier Days: Well, goodbye, Dolly
For some reason, she came up and said, "Don't you want a photo with me?"
When the news was the editor
But back in 1988, the editorial staff of the Fairbanks News-Miner got a huge shock.
Wanted: Men for Cordova labor, 1906-1907
By Sept. 23, 1906, the Copper River railway workforce already topped 700 men.
A Fairbanks News-Miner announcement raises questions
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner announced online that it has changed its nonprofit structure and governance.
Thoughts on reaching 80
I was born on Aug. 19, 1946, Hank writes.
The newspaper gallows humor of yesteryear
When a murderer named Louis Kenneth Neu went to the gallows in Louisiana in 1935, the Indianapolis Star reported his last moments.
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When McCarthy went from boom to bust
Only the names of 77 McCarthy residents were recorded in 1940, down from 637 residents in 1930.
