The 60-year-old Alaska Marine Highway ferry Tustumena is showing her age this month, as an extended stay at the Seward Shipyard is messing with Kodiak’s early summer schedule.
Liam Nyseen is a Trail Mix veteran who began working for the Juneau nonprofit at age 16. My wife Sandy and I have known him since the day of his birth 22 years ago. Liam put in five seasons of hard trail work. We witnessed his transition from a soft teenage boy with a computer gaming habit to a strong outdoorsman capable of lifting me off the ground like a sack of potatoes.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appears to be sharpening his MAGA credentials to land a seat in Trump’s cabinet should the former president be reelected. Recently he has flexed his considerable constitutional powers to create political chaos and counter issues supported by most Alaskans.