One small step toward fixing Alaska’s rigged system of wildlife management Author: Bill Sherwonit Published 2 hours ago
Share on Facebook
Print article Alaska’s wildlife management system is rigged and it shows little, if any, sign of changing. Still, there’s always hope that Alaska’s system will one day be transformed into something that more closely reflects the values of most Alaska residents, though I’m less and less confident it will happen in my lifetime. One small step in that direction would be for the Alaska Legislature to deny Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s appointment of Lynn Keogh Jr. to the Alaska Board of Game (BOG). Another step this one even more critical to substantial, long-term change would be the confirmation of someone who’s not primarily a hunter, trapper or big-game hunting guide. Someone, in short, who would give the seven-member board a teensy bit more balance, as state regulations mandate, but state politicians routinely ignore.
“Poetry generally picks me up,” she told me. “There’s a nugget of truth in every poem, and I flip through them to find ones that resonate with me and will get me going. I read them aloud. Every time you go back to a poem, you read it with a different set of ears. To people who think they don’t like poetry or understand it, I say ‘What about lyrics? That song you love? That’s poetry.’ Some of the most moving poetry can be found in lyrics.”
I used to believe that poetry did not “speak” to me, but I now see how wrong I was. I lived for 44 years with a husband, a lyricist, whose beautifully crafted, heartfelt lyrics touched my every fiber and continue to uplift and inspire me a decade after his death. The special beauty of Dr. Rosenthal’s book for me is his discussion of what each poem is saying, what the poet was likely feeling and often how the poems helped him personally, as when he left his birth family in South Africa for a rewarding career in the United Sta
Many view paradoxes as a form of thought exercises philosophers and thinkers in general dabble in, and not something that would actually be applicable in real life on a practical scale.
Well, paradoxes do happen in life. Writer and podcaster David Perell recently went to Twitter to share what he calls the ‘Paradoxes of Modern Life.’ He listed 13 of them, each more interesting than the other.
And many have found this a rather interesting read as the thread soon went viral on Twitter.
Say what you want, but paradoxes are cool, and this writer shared some of his own about modern life
Ehan Bhat stars with Edilsy Vargas in 99 Songs .
The Oscar-winning composer talks about what inspired his writing and producing debut alongside debutant actor Ehan.
The mindset and ideology of a creative individual - be it a musician, a writer, an artist - is not always easy to discern or interpret. In fact many pass through life without scratching the surface of what such individuals are all about, what their dreams are and why it is so important that they be allowed to spread their wings and follow their dreams.
We remain entrenched, for the most part, in dated concepts of how we should live our lives, the ‘rules’ we should follow, while choosing an academic pursuit, a job, or even, at times, our friends and partners. But shouldn’t there be something more to life? The opportunity to evolve, and broaden our perspectives?