Commentary: A blessing for the fleet

Patience Andersen Faulkner presented this “Blessing of the Fleet” at the 2007 Cordova Iceworm Festival.

Alaska Salmon Runs welcomes Navy Band Northwest 

By Kristin Carpenter  Coming up on July 20 the Alaska Salmon Runs will see the 38th year of local and visiting runners making their way...

Taste of Cordova: An important part of Salmon Jam

By Skye Steritz   With the start of summer comes the promise of harvest. Salmon returning symbolize the abundance of the Copper River Delta. Time to...

Begich: What will be the future of the Permanent Fund Dividend?

With the next legislative session right around the corner, Gov. Bill Walker revealing his last budget proposal, and Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy getting ready to...

Better Business Bytes: Tips for booking a short-term vacation rental

"We’re seeing the biggest travel rebound in nearly a century," said Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb. "We’re already back to 2019 levels."

Commentary: Alaska cannot afford to sit out this war

Larry Persily writes: The state of Alaska, Congress and the president, individual companies and people do not all have the same capabilities and authority to show their disgust and dismay at Russia’s unprovoked, murderous attack on Ukraine, a sovereign nation at war with no one until Russian President Vladimir Putin decided he had to prove that he is the toughest, meanest kid on the planet.

Commentary: Campaign rhetoric on PFD is as misleading as usual

Political candidates hope to grab votes by promoting themselves as "protectors of the dividend," writes Larry Persily.

Commentary: Roadless rule to disappear

Roadless protections in Alaska forests are poised to disappear, writes Gregg Erickson.
Alaska State Capitol Building

Commentary: Alaska’s fiscal crisis—and a proposed solution

Without a change, Alaska's Permanent Fund Earnings Reserve Account and Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund would both be empty within seven years, writes Cliff Groh.

Commentary: School board ponders education needs

By Barb Jewell For The Cordova Times Over the past two years Cordova School District has worked on developing and implementing a strategic plan aimed at...