A recent article in Slate magazine reported that the Associated Press has begun using robots to write business stories on…
Not that the Betster actually saw it, but observant citizens reported that last weekend tents covered every square foot of…
Independence Day is one of the few American holidays that always falls on the same date — July 4, of…
Recently up in Anchorage a wolf ate a small dog running loose on a hiking trail. Some people suggested installing…
Alaska has two seasons, the old joke goes: winter and road construction. We all know about road construction. You can’t…
We’re in a lull right now with the summer tourist season. Although shops and restaurants have opened on the Spit,…
Heat. Frost. An earthquake. Wildfires. Smoke. High winds. Snow. Aren’t you glad to see the end of May? While the…
Years ago the Betster visited West Palm Beach, Fla., for a wedding of a friend. A couple of friends from…
Well, we all knew it couldn’t last. Here we’ve been on an awesome super sunny day roll, and what happens?…
Here at the News it takes a Cray supercomputer to keep track of everyone’s summer vacation schedules. We’re guessing a…
Warm weather, soft spring rains, trees turning green, thousands of shorebirds arriving and businesses opening on the Homer Spit. Can…
