Thick-billed Murre Alpak
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Like their lookalike first cousins, the tuxedo-clad Common murres, Thick-billed murres are among the deepest divers of all birds, sometimes foraging for their food as deep as […]
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Like their lookalike first cousins, the tuxedo-clad Common murres, Thick-billed murres are among the deepest divers of all birds, sometimes foraging for their food as deep as […]
by Tad Lindley The Bible is a collection of writings that spanned 3,200 years. It claims to be the words of God given to a series of at least 36 men (including the heathen king, […]
by Dave Kutcher The word on the street is that more than 60% of Americans are more afraid of running out of money during retirement than they are of their own death. There is a […]
by Peter Twitchell Seal hunters in the greater Anchorage area were successful for the people of the area in getting their quota of seals this month. That’s good to see – our Elders and family […]
by Tad Lindley The Bible is a collection of writings that spanned 3,200 years. It claims to be the words of God given to a series of at least 36 men (including the heathen king, […]
by Peter Twitchell This article will be taken out of the Strength Behind Screening from the Bentah Nuutah Native Clinic in Wasilla, Alaska. This is taken out of the monthly medical information, Be the Strength […]
by Tad Lindley In these last days, people seeking to discredit God have derided Christianity as being oppressive to women. They have cast the church into the role of tyrant, controlling people’s lives. By undermining […]
by Dave Kutcher It is that time of year again … and the IRS warns you of a common problem during annual tax season, “Ghost Preparers” popping up to encourage taxpayers to take advantage of […]
by Peter Twitchell Every time I turn on the television set, I see world news, local, state, international chaos on this earth, complete disorder, and confusion about what is right and wrong. People from all […]
by Tad Lindley Please take a look at last week’s issue for Part I. Why is it that people who weren’t there often know exactly what you should have done to be more successful?These self-proclaimed […]
by Peter Twitchell Well, this year‘s permanent fund application took up most of my time for the last two days. I would like to thank Anchorage news KTUU for reminding us of the deadline to […]
by Tad Lindley Did you ever go out and you fished really hard, maybe even tore up your net, and burned up a bunch of gas and yet you only came home with a few […]
by Dave Kutcher We get the age-old question all the time about when folks should begin their social security benefits. Do we wait until full retirement age, start as early as possible or even wait […]
by Peter Twitchell Doors open to you when you’re sober and when you sober up the world of opportunities opens up to you like it did for me. I want to talk about people I’ve […]
by Tad Lindley As we get close to the celebration of Easter by many Christians, I offer this explanation to attempt to cover a complex topic. This has run in previous years, but always on […]
by Peter Twitchell When I think back to Bethel when I was a boy in the 1950s, you had to be educated – a craftsman mechanic who knows something about electrical engineering and how machines […]
by Tad Lindley I wish that he had said, “homeless alcoholic”, but he didn’t. Instead, as our children played in their living room, and my wife and I visited with he and his wife, he said […]
by Frank Keim On Saturdays and Sundays I used to walk or ski a little farther than usual on the many trails around the village of Marshall, where I taught for 10 years. One day […]
by Dave Kutcher With saving for retirement becoming harder and harder for young families, particularly for those also trying to save money for their children’s higher education, there is some good news afoot that you […]
by Peter Twitchell My article today is entitled, Remembering Grandma’s Spring Camp”. I have fun memories of camping out with Mom, Dad, Grandma Hannah when the Kuskokwim River ice would break up in front of […]
by Tad Lindley The Hebrew Bible, commonly referred to as the Old Testament, has 613 commandments. Perhaps you are more familiar with the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20, but Jewish scholars have studied the […]
by Peter Twitchell The good Lord tells us in the Holy Bible, in all things give thanks. Many times I see redheaded sparrows, little birds, happily flying near me and they have their little movements. […]
by Dave Kutcher We know last week we spent some time talking about some simple rules to govern or guide your financial plans to assure yourself that you are set up for retirement. Some things, […]
by Tad Lindley Any way you look at it, 70 miles is a long walk. It is about three and a half days of long walking. Seventy miles would take you from Bethel to Kwigillingok, […]
by Peter Twitchell Old age is not bad. I’m more content with life, more relaxed, more focused. I regard good health way up there, it’s very important these days to take care of oneself. Paying […]
by Dave Kutcher When things are going well it is easy to forget simple financial “rules to live by” because when markets perform they help erase mistakes with little consequence. However, things aren’t always good, […]
by Tad Lindley This is excerpted and edited from a message preached without notes by the late Johnny James at the Pentecostals of Alexandria. It can be heard in its entirety on Youtube by searching […]
by Peter Twitchell As I’ve grown older and wiser, and closer to the Lord and savior Jesus Christ, our Redeemer of Nazareth, I have learned a few things about my own behavior. When I was […]
by Tad Lindley I have a hard time sleeping in a tent in bear country. I am plagued by visions of the bear’s gaping maw pressing against the thin nylon of the tent until he finds […]
by Dave Kutcher You’re quickly approaching your retirement date … are you ready and set to go? We overwhelmingly see folks in their years just prior to retiring. It is who we market to and […]
by Tad Lindley Sometimes you run into people who are looking for a way to discredit the Bible. They ask this question: How could a loving God send people to Hell? The motivation behind the […]
by Peter Twitchell Having worked as an alcohol counselor from 1995 to 2016 when I retired, I’m convinced that native substance abuse counselors have advantage over those fresh out of college with degrees. Degrees are […]
by Dave Kutcher In a speech from 1953, President Eisenhower specifically referred to this expression of “Guns or Butter”… “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, […]
by Tad Lindley In times past, the high tide line was littered with the rotting bodies of chum salmon. Fisherman had high graded their catch, and the result was that the better fish were kept, […]
by Dave Kutcher The question came across our desk recently as to how a home equity loan works. We will provide some guidance below and would like to add here that financing (debt) can be […]
by Peter Twitchell Growing old has not been a drag but I found that I appreciate more of life much more and like they say, every day we’re above ground is a good day. It […]
by Tad Lindley The king’s messenger came into the winter palace with a scroll. What the scroll contained was what we know of today as the first 35 chapters of the book of Jeremiah, the […]
by Dave Kutcher How many of you have heard that saying before? We say it often in our office. It is a true statement, but one heard mostly when talking about the impact of taxes. […]
by Peter Twitchell I’ve always had this good feeling all my life about belonging – starting at home in the community in the region of Bethel, Alaska – I was a Yupiaq Eskimo. As a […]
by Tad Lindley Recently I was talking with my good friend, and he said, “I always read your article every week.” Forgive me for having ego problems, but in my mind I reached around and […]
by Dave Kutcher Did you know that Medicare is not designed to pay for Long Term Care expenses? Other than some minor costs during the first 100 days that you might need care, Medicare does […]
by Peter Twitchell I am a member of an Elders Group who gathers together once a month to discuss issues relevant to support each other and explore affordable housing and services which would also be valuable […]
by Frank Keim Have you ever wanted to be a bird? Or after you die, come back as one? I have, and my choice is the Gyrfalcon. I used to watch these raptors a lot […]
by Tad Lindley As our creator, God loves all people. Even those who do not recognize him. Whether we are an atheist worshiping the intellect of man, or idolator bowing down and kissing statues, or […]
by Peter Twitchell First order of business is I wish everyone in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta a very Happy New Year. In my lifetime I’ve loved many things and many people. First, I love my […]
by Dave Kutcher It is that time of year again when we all take time to reflect on the past 12 months of our lives and then make grand resolutions for change in the coming […]
by Tad Lindley What is the longest you have ever gone without food? I personally know a couple of modern men who have gone 40 days (search “Josh Herring fasting” on YouTube for his testimony). […]
by Dave Kutcher Cryptocurrency; What is it, how does it work and how can you use it in your financial life. Cryptocurrency is a digital form of currency that is transferred between parties via the […]
by Peter Twitchell Christmas in the 1950s was simple. You got the dog teamed up to pull a sled and you mushed through five feet or more of snow and powder snow to look for […]
by Tad Lindley It is somewhat difficult to write about this, because I hold Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph, her husband, in such high regard. It is important you understand that their neighbors […]
by Dave Kutcher The Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 has caused some confusion for taxpayers in terms of their Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules. The new RMD age is 73. But hold on… if you […]
by Peter Twitchell It is my hope that our kids and grandchildren will begin talking with Elders. We as Elders now are able to tell our stories and time is limited for many of our […]
by Tad Lindley When the angel came to the shepherds he gave them this message: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto […]
by Dave Kutcher We get to hear a diverse range of opinion from folks as part of our work in terms of how they feel about the economy and the impact that may have on […]
by Peter Twitchell My relative Lillian Lliabon of Akiak, Alaska told me a story about Two Good Shaman in the Yupiaq culture who helped members of their tribe with their powers. She also told me […]
by Tad Lindley Have you ever been on an Alaska Airlines flight and you take your seat and then you see a dog come down the aisle accompanying its owner? Or perhaps you have been […]
by Dave Kutcher So, you’ve decided to start saving money for your future. You’ve done your homework, and everything tells you that a well-diversified portfolio of various investments is a smart way to go about […]
by Peter Twitchell I received a piece of mail today with a statement in front. It read: “Who is your Rock?” I wrote beside it, “The Almighty God, The Creator of Heaven and Earth, My Lord […]
by Tad Lindley Perhaps you saw this meme posted on Facebook. I have seen it before, but it popped up recently as a repost and I thought that I would address it. I want to […]
by Dr. Bradbury Question: I live next door to a woman who I think is passive-aggressive. She knows I don’t like shoveling snow so comes out and says, “A lot of snow, huh.” I responded, […]
by Peter Twitchell When I was growing up in the 1950s us kids always listened to what our Elders and especially moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas who were teaching us to love, respect, and be kind […]
by Tad Lindley We tend to think of Thanksgiving as a modern American holiday. It’s not. If you attended public schools, you may have been taught that the first Thanksgiving involved the English speaking Pilgrims […]
by Dave Kutcher With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us and Christmas and New Year just ahead, we like to take this time of year to reflect and be thankful for all that we have been […]
by Peter Twitchell It is no secret when I left Bethel October 30, 2016 it was mainly to leave the high cost of living in real Alaska for a chance to live a better life […]
by Frank Keim Have you ever come across a little pink bird singing in chirpy twitters on the top of a spruce tree in winter? Or even better, singing almost continuously in the same sweet […]
by Tad Lindley At some point in his life, Moses had to have realized that his biological dad, Amram, was actually also his iluq (cousin)! Not only that, it turns out that his biological mother, […]
by Dave Kutcher Each October the US Social Security Administration announces annual changes to the program for the upcoming year. For 2023, those changes include a significant Cost of Living Adjustment, an increase in the […]
by Peter Twitchell I’m thinking back in time to 1954 when Mom brought me to the log cabin building – the school in downtown Bethel which was located next to the Cowan Hut, across the […]
by Tad Lindley You’ve probably been there and seen it happen. You’re not a doctor, but, nevertheless, when you sized them up, you felt that MacDonald’s was not the best dietary choice for them. Perhaps […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Can you tell us about aphantasia? I think I may have this condition and what should I do about it? Answer: Aphantasia is the inability to visualize. For example, if […]
by Peter Twitchell Everybody feels down in the dumps at some point in their lives, bummed out, discouraged, gloomy, and miserable. This is a normal human reaction when you lose your job, lose a friend, […]
by Tad Lindley Right now Israel is at war with Hamas. Many people are wondering if this is the beginning of the end of time as prophesied in the book of Revelation. Let’s take a […]
by Peter Twitchell Elder Adam Kawagley of Akiak used to bring the subject up of “Wars and Rumors of Wars.” As we know a rumor is not always proven to be a fact or genuinely […]
by Dave Kutcher It seems so easy, doesn’t it? You walk into the store to buy something, step to the register and pull that credit card out without even thinking twice. While using a credit […]
by Tad Lindley Growing up Mom was paranoid about mayonnaise going bad. My memory could be exaggerating it, but it seemed like if the jar of Hellman’s Real mayonnaise (we never used Miracle Whip) ever […]
Judgments Nickoli Wise, 38 4th Degree Assault 90 Days, 5 Yrs. Prob. Theodore Stephanoff, 37 2nd Degree Assault, 4th Degree Assault 5 Yrs. Prob. Phillip Kiunya, 31 Reckless Driving 1 Yr. Prob. Crystal Bird, 25 […]
by Dave Kutcher How many times has your spouse uttered those words and you cringed as to what might be coming? Sometimes, though, we do just need to talk. In preparation of retirement, married couples […]
by Peter Twitchell Since I was a boy growing up in Bethel, my favorite person way beyond my age range was Sonny Hoffman. Every time he saw me with my Dad or walking the streets […]
by Frank Keim Once back in the mid-1990’s I was picking blueberries above Marshall and a large sickle-billed bird flew over. It was making a bee-line south, probably in migration mode, and on a whim […]
by Tad Lindley M y wife’s family is one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life. My father-in-law taught me so much through the years, and I dearly miss him. […]
by Dave Kutcher “Death and taxes” is a phrase commonly referencing a famous quotation written by American statesman, Benjamin Franklin, in his letter of 1789 to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy. Our new Constitution is now established […]
by Peter Twitchell The Ancients of our Yupiaq Tribe made the ancient laws. Our Ancients and Ancestors of our Yupiaq Tribe made accurate predictions of what was to come in the future. They had a […]
by Tad Lindley Last week war erupted in Israel, with over 700 dead, including some American citizens, and thousands injured. Could this be the start of WW III? In World War I the total number […]
by Dave Kutcher Social Security will likely play a substantive role in your retirement planning. There are a lot of myths out there about social security benefits and so we wanted to clear the air […]
by Peter Twitchell How does one person maximize their life? I’ll share how our Yupiaq Ancestors maximized their lives and their existence as Tribal members. They took to heart and practiced the laws set forth […]
by Tad Lindley If we were to talk to every kindergartner in every local school and ask them what they want to be when they grow up, we would get responses like, pilot, agent, health […]
by Dave Kutcher Whether we are working with folks in that pre-retirement window of age 50+ who are trying to ready themselves for the retirement road ahead or folks that have already pulled the retirement […]
by Peter Twitchell Long before I came into the world how were people of Southwest Alaska, the Yupiaq? We’re blessed with the beautiful tundra that provided berries, our sloughs and rivers, we’re full of fish […]
by Tad Lindley There were ten caskets at the funeral. Ten bodies carried to the cemetery. Ten fresh graves and ten new gravestones. They were the seven sons and three daughters of Job and his […]
by Dave Kutcher Increased life expectancy seems a good thing, yes? We agree. However, with increased life expectancy come new challenges that can bring significant hardship to our loved ones. Putting aside the need to […]
by Peter Twitchell 1971 was an exciting time for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region because a group of men; Ap’a Ted Stevens, our brother George Hohman, and our Chief and Leader Edward Hoffman; pushed to acquire approval […]
by Tad Lindley Remember when you were younger and they used to tell the young men, “Make sure that you dump honey buckets for elders, so you can become a good provider when you grow […]
by Peter Twitchell I have a tidbit, a small morsel that I’m thinking about and would like to share with you. Siberian rivers in Russian flow north, Alaska’s rivers flow west and south. Today, I’ve been […]
by Dave Kutcher Planning for your estate can seem a bit overwhelming. One of the most basic tools used in planning for the disposition of your estate at your death is called a “Living Trust”. […]
by Tad Lindley Remember how some of those sweepstakes by mail used to let you choose your Early Bird prize if you won? It would be something like a choice between a new sports car […]
by Peter Twitchell We had stable food. All Alaskan Natives that had access to the sea and its tributaries. Seals and the walruses were our natural foods that gave us strength and longevity. We looked […]
by Dave Kutcher Last week we discussed a very specific planning tool (funeral trusts) for those who are on the cusp of qualifying for Medicaid and who are simultaneously looking for a way to be […]
by Tad Lindley For those who are reading on the internet or get the Delta Discovery in the lower 48 and who might be unfamiliar with the term “honey bucket”, let me explain. Where we […]
by Peter Twitchell I want to share my miracle today, and what a day it was after feeling the absence of the privilege of sharing in the joy of my children. I got into Facebook to […]
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