by Hank Nuwer | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last Frontier Tales A Lost Treasure Found: Cordova Times Book Review Paul Solka: Alaska Painter and Chronicler of Pioneer Life By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times Solka: In His Words and Art Ray Bonnell and Chuck Gray, Editors Fairbanks: Pingo Press, 2025; $25...
by Hank Nuwer | May 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last Frontier Tales He Had It Coming By Hank Nuwer Dan Berger was an Alaska sourdough who never struck it rich. He came to Alaska from Who Knows Where in 1897. He raced, too late, to every announced new gold strike. Finally, in 1906, he made...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
First published, Cordova Times’ Last Frontier Days By Hank Nuwer During the reign (1558-1603) of Queen Elizabeth I, Shakespearian actor Will Kemp supposedly declared that anyone achieving fleeting fame might be dismissed as a “Nine Days’ Wonder.”... by Hank Nuwer | Apr 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
This was a post from two years ago in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner when I was editor. October 2023. 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...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was stuck in time. Stuck in a Travelodge, no less, with repulsive, cutesy trademark Sleepy Bears. A Sleepy Bear in nightcap and nightshirt on the motel welcome sign. On the counter at check-in. Stuffed Sleepy Bear toys placed atop the guest...
