by Hank Nuwer | Oct 23, 2026 | Alaska Tales
by Hank Nuwer, First Published in the Cordova Times Maybe because I’m currently rehearsing in a community theater production of the radio play “It’s a Wonderful Life,” I decided to dip into the newspaper archives of the Cordova Times in search of a solid citizen from...
by Hank Nuwer | Oct 7, 2026 | Alaska Tales
I received my State of Alaska Official Election pamphlet on Oct. 6, 2026. Recently I wrote a short column for the Cordova Times that questioned why an Oregon printer won a plum Alaska contract to print an Alaska elections pamphlet. Here’s my beef. With...
by Hank Nuwer | Sep 25, 2026 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
Last Frontier Tales Death of a Bully By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times Norman E. Smith was a big and brawny Alaska businessman who liked to throw his considerable weight around. He was born in Veazio, Maine, on February 28, 1873. A few newspaper articles about the...
by Hank Nuwer | Sep 22, 2026 | Alaska Tales
By Hank Nuwer, as seen in the Cordova Times My wife Gosia and I often visit Delta Junction to shop for European foods at a local grocery. On the way home, we like pausing at Big Delta State Historical Park to stroll along the river bank and visit landmarks...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 18, 2026 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
When the News Was the Editor By Hank Nuwer Top photo is Ken Noblit It’s an unwritten law in the newsroom. Journalists cover the news, but never become the news. But back in 1988, the editorial staff of the Fairbanks News-Miner got a huge shock. The crime reporters had...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 16, 2026 | Alaska Tales
August 17, 2 pm Alaska time: The article below was a response to this short item published 22 hours ago. I’ve since found answers to a couple of my questions, but I think more answers will be heard before long. This is what I read in the Fairbanks Daily...
