He loved her to death

  He loved her to death.   By Hank Nuwer   All married couples make one beautiful promise at the outset. “Until death do us part.” My friends Jimmy and Karen made that same vow. Unfortunately, each made a bad choice. Each put another before them. Jimmy...
Reading now: Frostlines by Neil Shea

Reading now: Frostlines by Neil Shea

Photo:  by Gosia Nuwer Everybody has THAT book they say they can’t put down. Frostlines by Neil Shea is a book I’m finishing, but have put down several times–to ponder. Shea sees the world like a man who has SEEN the ARCTIC world, and I trust his...

First wild hare of spring

Gosia and I experienced a smiling moment when I opened the kitchen curtains today.  For a good 30 seconds, we enjoyed a visit from a white hare.  Either its color was changing or it had brushed against some black snow. Then, the hare bounded off. Perhaps it was the...
The lonely life of an Alaskan lightkeeper

The lonely life of an Alaskan lightkeeper

By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times columnist Few occupations were more beset with drudgery, isolation and loneliness than the occupation of a lighthouse keeper in Alaska. For this column, I thought I would write about the early history of lighthouses in Alaska. Buoys first...