The US Department of Transportation released a report yesterday on the continuing decline in the number of miles the average American drives. Among the statistics, “Americans drove 4.7 percent less, or 12.2 billion miles fewer, in June 2008 than June 2007″, and used nearly 400 million fewer gallons of...

How long do you think that YTBayonline.com will last? Maybe they’ve never heard of copyright infringement, and how little sense of humour companies like eBay have about it… The Angel’s Nest youth shelter project is certainly worth looking at, but a “fund-raiser” like this puts them off to a...

Sunday was proof to me that sometimes you can go back in time. For 4 summers I practically lived on Montana Mountain, as I did the research for my first book. A lot has happened since then – my life is very different, and the mountain has played an...

The annual Alaska Permanent Fund check that most residents of Alaska receive is a major event in the state’s economic calendar. This year, it will be even more significant, with record high checks being issued (about $2,000 per person). Travel agents, car dealerships and appliance stores, among many other...

There seems to be a lot of people around now who begin to understand how important a Web site can be to most businesses and organizations, but for some reason that knowledge doesn’t get developed into a functional part of the business plan. This week, at least partly because...

All that needs to be said about this video that was posted on YouTube in late June is that it was shot in an Anchorage backyard. If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face and warm your heart a little, you must be having a really bad day....

Denali National Park is currently testing a hybrid bus that could replace the park’s fleet of 110 diesel-fueled buses. The 230-horsepower hybrid bus, painted white and sporting scenic views of Denali on its sides, went into service in the park last week. The hybrid buses run cleaner than the...

This photo appears in the current edition of RV West magazine, in an ad for the Alberta Motor Association. At first glance it’s a nice photo – then I noticed the farmer-tan on the guy. Close-up. Eeeew – I can’t believe a guy would let himself be photographed looking...

I’ve got to get out of here. The gorgeous summers here are what make winter bearable, but it’s cold and wet and the forecast calls for crap far into the future. I know that southern BC is burning up and our Firecats have gone to Prince George, but Telegraph...