Earl Finkler

The two North Slope villages have little radio activity, making them ideal for the observations made by the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

The forecast for Sunday in Green Bay calls for a high of zero, with a wind chill of 35 to 40 below. As cold as that is, it won't be as cold as the lengendary Ice Bowl of 1967.

Commentary: Reminders of many good Barrow memories went up in the fire that claimed the world-famous North Slope restaurant Pepe's North of the Border, but the memories are still here with us, and I'm already looking forward to the next "Taco Tuesday."

OPINION: Small, remote towns are wonderful places to live and to visit, whether they're on Alaska's North Slope or way out in Lake Superior.

OPINION: During these difficult times, the recent documentary on the New Deal farmers who migrated to Alaska in the 1930s during the Great Depression is particularly apt.

OPINION: Maybe it's all online now, but getting the news in Barrow, Alaska, used to take a great deal of effort.

On the 15th anniversary of the death of the great Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray, Earl Finkler recalls many fond hours watching the Cubbies from the remote Alaska town of Barrow.

Former Barrow journalist Earl Finkler recalls what it was like to live in an Arctic town where polar bears and people sometimes share the same ground.

OPINION: If you have a hard time getting out and about to boost your mood when winter's cold and dark weigh heavily, having a dog around will certainly help.

Each Christmas time, my mind returns to Barrow and tales of Alaska pre-statehood, when dogs still delivered the mail and news delivery sometimes took years.

Our three-day anniversary went all too quickly. But as we left on the plane, I knew that I always would have a Barrow home.

If your corner of Alaska has clear skies on June 5, you should be able to see the planet Venus take some six hours to pass between the Sun and Earth. But the rare viewing opportunity comes with a word of warning.

The people of the North Slope have already made progress in planning and organizing for a strong voice in the Arctic, but will the U.S. follow their example?

Two mushers and 27 dogs traveled some 2,500 miles in 100 days from Greenland to Alaska almost 20 years ago.

Having lived through many annual disappearances of the sun in Barrow, it is fascinating to read the traditional lore, and fears that the sun might never return.