Misadventures of a Short-Term Expatriate

Misadventures of a Short-Term Expatriate

Seven to nine years ago, I commuted from the U.S. to Poland to court my now-wife Gosia, and she did the same in reverse, meeting me by turns in Alaska and Indiana. We were good friends for two years before getting hitched, although I assure you that we both were...

Keeping the community in a community hospital

For someone with one of the most important mover-and-shaker positions in Fairbanks, Shelley Ebenel certainly looks relaxed as she arrives early for a meeting with the Daily News-Miner in a fifth-floor conference room. She opined that she rather likes the weather and...
The movie wasn’t so hot

The movie wasn’t so hot

Soon after I turned 18 and secured my driver license, I asked a pal named Mary to go to a drive-in movie with me. It was my first time, and I begged my father to use his brand new ’65 Ford. Other friends told me wild drive-in stories. Some stuffed other friends into...