Where Have You Gone, Er, Rip Coleman?

            The Boy of Summer By Hank Nuwer             I grow excited each year as baseball spring training reports from Florida and Arizona announce the coming of a new season.             My father only watched boxing matches on TV. I curled beside him watching my...

Margaret C. Grigor: Medalist

Last Frontier Tales Margaret C. Grigor: Medalist By Hank Nuwer             Sculptor Margaret Christian Grigor never lived in Alaska or Hawaii, but she created a memorable medal commemorating each’s statehood on either side of the coin.             Born to American...
The One That Got Away…Was Me

The One That Got Away…Was Me

My switch to Alaska citizen is complete. I have an Alaska voting card. I’m paying Alaska property taxes. My vehicle has an Alaska brown bear license plate where Indiana vanity plate Moby Van once resided. But most important, I qualified with Alaska DNR (at my advanced...