DONN LISTON

I am an Independent Journalist and retired teacher. I have resided over 60 consecutive winters socially, academically and politically as an active Alaska participant. I write on the wondrous people, scoundrals and events I have witnessed since statehood in 1959. The theme is: How did we get here and where we are going as a state? I invite your respectful participation in the discussion.

Dillingham City Chaos

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Notice to International Readers: This site can be read in six languages. Just peck the popup at the bottom of the page to change from English. Ang site na ito ay mababasa sa anim na wika. I-peck lang ang popup sa ibaba ng page para magpalit mula sa Hick Alaska is alive and well in

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Who Trusts China?

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Let’s Look at Asian Military Buildup! By Eddie Burke and DONN LISTON Notice to International Readers: This site can be read in six languages. Just peck the popup at the bottom of the page to change from English. Ang site na ito ay mababasa sa anim na wika. I-peck lang ang popup sa ibaba ng

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How Scammers Prey on the Elderly

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Alaskan Seniors Under Siege [1] Confidence Game, New World Encyclopedia As an Alaska I have seen con artists come and go over decades and intellectually understand their game. After all, Jefferson Randolph “Soapy Smith” was a world-renowned scam artist who plied his crimes against Goldrush Argonauts in Skagway, AK. But Soapy was small-time compared to

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8th Grade at Yakutat, AK

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Life Lessons about Alaska Public Education This writer’s longest time away from Alaska over 60 years living there was when I went to Tonasket, Washington to attend some high school. This was necessary because Yakutat had two K-8 schools but no high school. I attended three Tonasket HS semesters–coming home between each–before our family moved

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