“And you think you’ve got a tough job?”
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
Why Are High Schools Graduating Illiterate Seniors? If you really want to know what is happening in America’s schools, do
Coming Out of the Water Dry (The 1838 Missouri Extermination Order) “The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must
When Detective Heinz Noonan arrives in Spokane to investigate a simple case of double obituaries, he has no idea he’s
Detective Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Homes,” is sent to Virginia Beach, North Carolina, to find 30 antique Christian crosses that
Why would anyone steal something that has no value? And then stick the insurance company for a ten-million-dollar loss? That’s
How can $2 million in diamonds vanish? First, the diamonds were assessed to make sure they were authentic. Then, in
The Alaska Gold Rush is the least studied era of United States history. If you pull up Alaska Gold Rush
How can a man drown in a hot air balloon? Can a boxcar disappear off a moving train, and is
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
Nome has no forests so if you need to build a home with local material,
A ‘fourth panel’ is a way to transcend an art form. Traditionally, a painting is
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
In today’s dollars, the United States government spent $7.5 billion to build the Alaska Railroad
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
If you are a writer, you should pay homage to the figure on the right.
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.
When it comes to sexual equality, until 1919 women were not guaranteed the right to
Alaskans have a unique folk art, it’s called “absurding.” Alaskans get tired of hearing tourists
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
If there is any one photograph from Alaska that should send shivers down the spine
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
Just a pile of rubble, eh? It’s the aftermath of the LARGEST terrorist attack in