by Hank Nuwer | Feb 26, 2023 | Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Humor
Christmas has come and gone. Weeks later, our family still had one gift to unwrap. Yes, I have a story to tell. But first I want to explain why the Christmas of ’52 was my most unforgettable childhood holiday. That was the year I printed a list for Santa only slightly... by Hank Nuwer | Feb 26, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography
Nearly two weeks after finishing the drive from the Midwest to Fairbanks, I find myself marveling at the photos my wife Gosia snapped. Each turn of the Alaska Highway brought a new peak to admire. I stood beneath a couple high-risers and risked falling over backwards... by Hank Nuwer | Feb 26, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography
This week’s Fairbanks Daily News Miner’s editorial board decision to address Alaska’s poor record on keeping up with essential childhood disease vaccinations sent me back to the archives of the News-Miner from 1953 to 1955. Massive fear about the disease among...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 26, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Humor, Uncategorized
The road to sourdough from cheechako received another setback Thursday. My snowplow guy had not yet cleaned my driveway, but somehow, I made my little Jeep barrel over ice and deep snow right up to the garage door. Right that moment, I felt pride. And we all know what... by Hank Nuwer | Feb 24, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Humor
I see that the News-Miner web page carries an ad for a calendar with outhouse photos. Outhouses on both western New York boyhood farms of my grandparents were hardly a photographic attraction. My German grandfather stocked real toilet paper in his outhouse. My Polish...
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 14, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
Gosia unloaded the last of the boxes and supplies today that we carted to Alaska from Indiana. Now her bags are packed for a 12:30 a.m. boarding for American Airlines Fairbanks to Seattle to Indianapolis. Our friend and former colleague Ray will give her a ride to...
