by Hank Nuwer | Mar 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Part Two By Hank Nuwer It was 1958 when longtime musher Dr. Roland Lombard of Massachusetts, already 47 but super fit, came to challenge the best of Alaska’s sled dog racers. Newspapers in Fairbanks and Anchorage listed his racing credentials. His big wins had been...
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Prayer for Alex Pretti By Hank Nuwer I saw a murder on the news today. The victim died with no time to pray. His attackers came like bees in a swarm. Their every movement meant him harm. They sprayed, swung, slammed his head. They took his gun and shot him dead....
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Doc” Lombard: The Vet Who Was Always Off to the Races Part One in a series from the Cordova Times By Hank Nuwer At his office in Massachusetts, Dr. Roland Arnold Lombard was regarded as the veterinarian of choice for the city’s dog and cat owners. ...
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last Frontier Tales By Hank Nuwer I write this week’s column from New Mexico, once my home state, and like Alaska, chosen by God for grandeur. I’m here on a family vacation, showing my wife Gosia and daughter Natalia the haunts of my past life. Here, in 1971, I earned...
