Imagine the Worst that Could Happen… This is an updated version of an article first appearing in the Echo Regional Magazine July 2018. My wife of 29 years, Cathy Liston was diagnosed with terminal Lung Cancer in April, 2017 and died February 24, 2019. In July of 2018 my wife Cathy Liston left our mountainside …
Let’s Take Alaska Back Approximately 35 percent of American oil was from foreign sources in October of 1973 when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries announced an oil embargo against the United States in retaliation for our country’s support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Price of gasoline shot up, shortages were common, …
A Plea for Justice I will admit right here that in my past I have been falsely accused of a crime I didn’t commit. Despite the shock of what was alleged, I had to write a response in a pleading, and I had to go to court and tell my side of the story. Never …
Business hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm and Friday, 8:00 am – 12 noon. Count me as somebody who has lived in Alaska long enough to see a lot of bumpkins come and go through our great state. This has diminished my confidence in our public institutions–after watching so many …
Seeking Alaskan Truths in 2021 (2021©donnliston.co) Living the Alaskan Lifestyle is by definition active. Sitting at a computer screen or looking at a phone are not active pursuits. So, having lived the Alaskan Lifestyle 60 years means I have mostly found my groove in dealing with demands of Alaskan Life—I’ve done enough Alaskan stuff …
The Long View of Crime in Alaska (2020©donnliston.co) During the 1970s construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline we saw our state transformed by crime; as also happened in previous fur and gold rushes. It happened simultaneous to the influx of people flooding here to build that engineering marvel, while some others arrived for diabolical …
BY DONN LISTON January 10, 2019 (2019©donnliston.co) ECHO Magazine: https://www.echoak.com/2019/01/alaska-earthquake-awareness/ Living in a part of the world where earthquakes are a frequent occurrence requires an understanding of what causes them and how to deal with what results when the earth starts shaking violently. My Library on November 30, 2018 Much has been learned about earthquakes since …
