It was nearly impossible to have a neutral feeling about Perry Swisher. If you expressed admiration for one of his ideas or newspaper...

I didn’t know Pat Murphy well. I wish I had known him better. What I did know and observe firsthand about the former Arizona Republic...

Loyal readers at this spot know that I occasionally rage against the dying of the light of local journalism. The days of independent,...

Alaska says “goodbye” today to the guy the state legislature once voted “the Alaskan of the Century.” I’m betting the ceremony in the...

I’ve long believed that one of the consequences of the vast proliferation of information sources – the Internet, cable, social media,...

In the old TV series, Perry Mason always wrapped up the case in the last few minutes of the show, tied a ribbon on the verdict and went...