Jumping on the hamster wheel. Alaska News Brief August 2024
No matter what happens with the election, we at Trustees will be...
No matter what happens with the election, we at Trustees will be...
I keep asking myself, how do you quiet the mind when witnessing...
By Vicki Clark As I get older, summer mania hits me more intensely....
We got snow this month, but no matter, because the birds keep...
I returned to the office last week after spending part of my...
By the time you read this, I’ll have already celebrated carnival in...
Nothing calls for a party like the big 5-0, so celebrate we...
It may be just me, but it seems like folks have been...
We lost an inspiring human being last month when Vic Fischer died...
I’ve been thinking about metal and mineral mining a lot these days,...
We’re closing out the 2023 fiscal year with high hopes for continued...
It’s always good to have something to celebrate when new folks come...
Earlier this month, I joined my mom on her last—for now—“bucket list”...
There’s a meme that’s been going around Alaska for months now. It...
Too many pandemic lessons have gotten lost as the engine of “normal”...
I took some time off to see my family in early March....
Here we are, well into Alaska’s notorious faux spring, where we’re so...
We had some big changes at Trustees last year. We moved into a...
December feels bittersweet this year. Sweet because I love snowy mountains and am...
I don’t know about you, but I need a break. It’s been a...
Lately I’ve been hamstrung by the heaviness of change. It doesn’t take much...
We lost a friend and board member to cancer last month. Glo...
Last week I flew down to Iowa to surprise my sister Julie...
Summer officially runs from summer solstice on June 21 to the fall...
When a Himalayan poppy blooms, you know summer has come. When families saunter...
We like to believe that certain groups of people, when given the...
It doesn’t take long spending time with dogs, bears, birds and bees...
The thick sludge of winter can get to me sometimes. The dark,...
Sometimes I feel so caught up in tasks and to-do lists and...
Okay, it’s true. Sometimes I want to stay in bed. It’s cold and...