Articles

Alaska Volcano Continues to Erupt, with Lava, Ash
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud...

Base Closings: Play Nice, Air Force…
Concerning the perennial favorite – possible military-base closings – check out this exchange from a May 9 Senate hearing: Senator Mark Begich, D-Alaska: I can...


Alaska Sen. Mark Begich Endorses Gay Marriage—Again
The Alaska Senator, who admitted his support for gay marriage last year, reaffirms his view.

Beercycling: Alaska Brewery Uses Spent Beer Grains to Make New Beer
It’s the circle of life at its finest: using beer to generate electricity, and then using that electricity to brew more beer.
Photo Essays

‘Stand and Fight’: Scenes from the NRA’s Annual Meeting
The nationwide battle over gun control rages on, but from May 3-5, about 70,000 members of the National Rifle Association crowded around 550 vendors for its...

Shower? Check. Washing Machine? Check. Hookah? Check. Let’s Ride
As Tennyson might have written, if he lived in 2013 and wasn’t a very good poet, “in the spring, one’s fancy turns to thoughts of automobiles.” After all, as the...
Time.com Specials

After Alaska: Sarah Palin's Year of Living Large
In the busy year since she abruptly announced her resignation as Alaska governor on the eve of Independence Day, Sarah Palin has made lots of money and headlines...

Top 10 Quitters
Was it for love? Money? The stars in their eyes? As Sarah Palin prepares to step down as governor of Alaska on July 26, TIME takes a look at others who have...


