Opinion
When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news with their readers.
With all of the enormous changes in this country...
On his first ever visit to Nome, Alaska’s lone Congressman Nick Begich III didn’t think it necessary to meet the public or engage with Nomeites in a public setting. I am still waiting for an answer...
Six hours. It took the Alaska State Troopers six hours on Sunday before they notified the federal authorities responsible for Search and Rescue operations at sea, when it was abundantly clear that a...
Nine days from now—August 13—is the 33rd anniversary of The Rescue. On August 13, 1993, our Piper Navajo lost one engine at 7,000 ft and at 3500 ft we lost the other engine and then we plowed into...
The Nome Nugget invited the public to a Local News Day celebration last week at the Foster Building and were we happy to see the great turnout of people joining us on May 14.
During a lunch talk,...
The roof caught fire on a gusty September morning in 1934. Nome businessman Ralph Lomen was among the crowd of people gathered on Front Street, feeling helpless as he watched the Golden Gate Hotel...
Empty shelves where produce should be. Coolers once stocked with yogurt, milk, cream and other dairy are yawning spaces of emptiness. Last week’s newspaper that should be in the stores on Thursday,...
The state of Alaska, the City of Nome and school districts statewide all share the same predicament: An unbalanced budget with little prospect of increased revenue and certainty of rising prices. We...
Snow is on the ground, hopefully here to stay, and we hear the roar of snowmachines reverberating through town. It is the sound of winter, as is the howl of a dog team. The message of co-existence on...
On Friday, a press release landed in my email box, informing me that the U.S. Coast Guard hosted a “Senior Leader Arctic Orientation”, a whirlwind tour that put 30 people into Nome for a few hours...