Truths in Alaska? Read Craig Medred

Every place needs a writer or 2 or 6 who thinks about what’s going on and what’s being said by others – I mean really thinks – and then writes about his assessments. My favourite Alaskan writer in that vein is Craig Medred, whose columns appear in the Anchorage Daily News. While not always controversial, I thoroughly enjoy reading his articles that are.

In today’s edition, he talks about California having too many beavers and Alaska having too many wolves, and the obvious solution tp both problems. Last week, his assessment of the very popular book and movie about Chris McCandless began with “‘Into the Wild’ is a misrepresentation, a sham, a fraud”.

Be sure to read some of the responses to his articles as well – they’re often just as interesting as the piece that prompted them.