Disc golf and driving delays

Here's the link to two recent articles I wrote for the Alaska Star... the publication I'll be joining on Monday as editor.

This is the next installment of my Outside the Ordinary column. This month's topic? Disc golf.

http://alaskastar.com/stories/042408/new_20080424002.shtml

And this is a look at a huge road construction project and how it will affect commuters.

http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/050108/new_20080501002.shtml

Recent Publication: Coffee

Here's the link to my most recent article. It's about the huge concentration of espresso stands and speciality cafes in the Eagle River/ Anchorage area. We even beat out Seattle when it comes to the per capita number of places that sell or use espresso... making us first in the nation!

http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/041008/new_20080411001.shtml

Also, just for kicks I added one of the photos I took for the story -- and liked -- but that didn't get published in the paper.

Cake frosting

While a good article carved in black and white letters is certainly delicious, these types of notes are the frosting on the cake! The link to the story he's referring to is two blog posts down.

Lt. Col. Balcavage.

Thanks so much. I’ll be sure to pass on your comment to Amy Schenck.

Sincerely,

Mary M. Rall
Editor, Alaska Star
(907) 694-2727 office
www.alaskastar.com

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From: The Balcavage Family
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:09:54 -0900
To:

Thaks for your article - I thought it was very accurate and brings a lot of credit to my brother and the others who have worked to care for this boy. Kitba just departed the States last week and should be in Jordan now on the way to her home in Iraq.

LTC Balcavage

Recent Publication: Iraqi Youth

Here's a link to my most recent article. It's about a soldier who coordinated to bring a four-year-old Iraqi boy to the U.S. for surgery.

http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/022108/mil_20080221024.shtml

Recent publications: muzzleloading

Check out the most recent edition of my monthly column called Outside the Ordinary...

http://alaskastar.com/stories/010308/new_20080103018.shtml

It's about a day of muzzleloading with the Mount McKinley Mountainmen Muzzle Loading Rifle Club. Also for a pretty cool multi-media slideshow of the day that Joshua and I put together go to...

http://www.jjbphoto.com/Muzzleloader.html

Published articles

Check out these stories...

They're freelance articles I wrote for the Alaska Star. The first link takes you to the first article in a new monthly outdoor column that I'm writing for the paper. The second examins the lack of snow in this far north state.

Up next in my outdoor series... hanging out with the old-time Alaskans who form the McKinley Mountainmen Muzzleloading Rifle Club and learning how to shoot a muzzleloaded rife... well, learning how to shoot in general... I'd never shot a gun before last Saturday. It was super fun! I'll link you to that article when its published the first week of January.


"Adventure is all about attitude": http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/120607/new_20071206027.shtml

"Lack of snow hitting outdoor recreation enthusiasts hard":
http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/120607/new_20071206028.shtml