Culture

Poetry is key to grasping the soul of Russian culture

History teaches us that nations, in some ways, are like people. While having many things in common, each is unique. As with people, a nation’s behavior is often understood in terms of the psychological attitudes and style that characterize its personality.
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Dan Fagan: Fight for Alaska now before it is unrecognizable

It’s all happening so fast. Our freedoms are disappearing. We’re engulfed in a whirlwind of unprecedented lies. Good is called evil and evil is called good. Too many Americans and Alaskans are unaware we are about to lose everything. Who can you trust?

These core beliefs fueled the recent Sitka Freedom Convoy

Editor’s note: According to the author, the following letter was originally submitted to the Daily Sitka Sentinel on Feb. 14, but was never published. Nearly 70 vehicles participated in the “Sitka Freedom Convoy” this past Saturday. For those