by Hank Nuwer | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sunday, March 5, 2023 Good day, Reader: I was thinking of adding one of the strangest and saddest columns I ever penned. So here it is. I won’t say, “Enjoy!” But maybe you’ll learn something about groupthink with this tale from the past in... by Hank Nuwer | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
I spent the morning hiring freelancers for the Fairbanks Daily Miner’s visitor guide, and then put on the coffee and settled into housecleaning. Two loads of laundry were followed by kitchen counter scrubbing, oven cleaning, vacuuming, swabbing all decks and,...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
My wife Gosia earned her Green Card in October 2019. She gave eight-weeks’ notice at her chief accountant job in Poland and shipped what she could to Indiana. Update: On March 22, she raises her hand for the citizenship oath and comes to Alaska eligible to vote. (She... by Hank Nuwer | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Near Darke By Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia and I returned yesterday from a working vacation in Alaska. The mountains wore a majestic white cape of snow. As we drove hairpin turns on the Kenai Peninsula, the Avis rental car belched an ominous warning noise. Gulp, a... by Hank Nuwer | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
This business of transitioning from cheechako to sourdough sure is challenging. On Monday I drove back from work and stuck the little Jeep in the driveway like a bug in amber. Nobody was around to help. This cheechako is fast learning that Alaska folks like... by Hank Nuwer | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Singing, “Let it snow, let it snow, let it stop” Well, it happened again. I went cheechako again and had to call AAA to rescue me out of the snow. My little Jeep Renegade lost all traction on High Grade Way. I threw on the red flashers as I waited...
