Hank Nuwer Alaska Yarns

Hank Nuwer   Once upon an evening dreary, while I pondered, eyes quite bleary, Over many a quaint and curious press release — Then, while I plodded toward my Jeep, I saw a heap so eerie, Thai food takeout I dropped earlier in a stew of grease. Thus begins my...

Every successful person I know has given credit for that success to a mentor. The few successful people I know lacking a mentor always say the lack of one delayed or detoured their careers. Today, young men and women seek inspiration from seasoned pros in business,...

My switch to Alaska citizen is complete. I have an Alaska voting card. I'm paying Alaska property taxes. My vehicles have Alaska brown bear license plates. But most important, I qualified with Alaska DNR (at my advanced age) for an Alaska fishing, hunting, and...

by Hank Nuwer My column today profiles a Winchester member of the Cup of Coffee Club. That club consists of baseball players who participated in a single major league game. Troy Levi Puckett was a descendent of close-knit kin who held a family reunion each year in...

On February 21, 1998, a 19-year-old gentle soul named Lynn Topp from North Star, Ohio, walked for exercise on a less-traveled road off Ohio 49. A student at Wright State University’s Lake Campus in Celina, she had thick, abundant hair and a cheerful smile always on...

Philip Kabel of Randolph County penned occasional pieces on Randolph County history for the Union City paper. One such story, addressed the hideous March 22, 1824, murders of peaceful Native Americans by white settlers on Fall Creek hunting grounds in Madison County....

Hank Nuwer plays the villain who (spoiler) dies in the end in the University of Alaska's black-humor comedy titled Something in the Living Room. Photo: Nuwer as the assassin called The Professor. Link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/881023883711532  

Edith Mae Grinstead was born Dec. 21, 1896, in Tipton to high school custodian John Franklin Grinstead and his wife Mary.  At 17, she married farmer Walter W. Kritsch in 1914. One of Walter’s best friends was William Ray Dawson. Dawson was born July 21, 1893.  William...

A trick knee limited me to treadmill and indoor walks this winter. But as March temperatures in Fairbanks finally hit a walkable 30 degrees, I’m itching to hit the trails and parks here in Alaska’s Interior. One of my favorite parks in the world is Harter Park in...