Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
Science center moving to expansive new campus
Four hundred square feet is just the right size for a studio apartment or a two-car garage. For an all-purpose science lab, however, it’s extremely snug.
High schoolers recount deadly plane accident
Even after a crash landing that left him with a piece of metal embedded in his leg, 16-year-old Charlie Carroll isn't afraid to fly, he said.
Dunbar: Anchorage should be made friendlier to rural Alaskans
"I hear people from rural Alaska talk about how they don’t like to come to Anchorage because they don’t feel safe," says Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar. "Improving public safety in Anchorage would benefit both the people of Anchorage and people from rural Alaska coming in to Anchorage."
The unlikely artisan tying Cordova in knots
April Beedle has a basement full of monkey’s fists, cat’s paws and Turk’s heads. But Beedle isn’t a homicidal maniac — she’s the proprietor of Knot Crazy, a knot handicraft business.
Mt. Eccles introduces character awards program
“As adults, we tend to use words like ‘respect’ like, ‘Be respectful! That was disrespectful!’ but without letting the kids know what that actually means,” Principal Gayle Groff said. “They’re going to have a lot better chance of being respectful if they understand what being respectful looks like.”
Tributes flow in for ‘intellectual roughneck,’ missing for 6 days, found deceased
"He joined the figure-it-out-on-your-own side of Alaska,” said Taylor Kimbarow, Neil Durco's friend and housemate. “He valued the adventurous aspect of it, but he never lost sight of his roots as a man of science. He was one of those intellectual roughnecks — not just a hardass."
The latest: 1 passenger dead in Unalaska plane accident
One passenger has died following a Thursday, Oct. 17 plane accident.
Review: The Cat o’ Nine Tails
When “The Cat o’ Nine Tails” was released on Blu-ray in 2012, Argento remarked that it was his worst film. Perhaps he was right, but "The Cat o' Nine Tails" will still satisfy any viewer with a craving for Hitchcock al giallo.
Review: Memory: The Origins of Alien
In space, no one can hear you yawn.
CCMC wins health care award
“I really hope the community knows how lucky they are to have this facility here and the staff that they have,” said Kadee Goss, then director of long-term care nursing.
