Dermot Cole
Columnist
Call Dermot at 907-459-7530.
Dermot Cole is a longtime columnist for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and author of five books, four of them about Alaska history. He writes a daily general interest column in the local section of the newspaper, writing about everything from politics to community events. Cole has written extensively about Alaska and Alaska history for nearly 30 years. He has worked for the Daily News-Miner since the 1970s, but he also spent one year at The Associated Press in Seattle. His books include: "Frank Barr: Bush Pilot in Alaska and the Yukon", "Amazing Pipeline Stories: How Building the trans-Alaska Pipeline Transformed Life on America's Last Frontier," "Fairbanks: A Gold Rush Town that Beat the Odds" and "Fairbanks: A Pictorial History." Cole grew up in Pennsylvania and lived in Taiwan, Montana and Hong Kong before moving to Alaska in 1974. A graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cole is married to writer Debbie Carter and has three children.
Recent Stories
- ‘Letters to the Editor’ offers dramatic self-portrait of Fairbanks
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- The Fairbanks Drama Association production that opens this weekend has more than one author — about 120 of them in fact.
- Former Fairbanksan tests wits on ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th-Grader?’
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
- Former Fairbanks resident Travis Leighton makes his appearance Friday on “Are You Smarter than a Fifth-Grader?”
- ‘Proficiency’ discrepancy shows Alaska needs to join nationwide school effort
- Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
- FAIRBANKS - The state has never given a convincing reason why Alaska refused to join every other state except Texas in an effort to develop a common set of educational standards for our students.
- Second plan offered to truck propane to Fairbanks
- Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — A second Alaska “gas authority” has offered a competing plan to truck fuel made from natural gas down the Dalton Highway, in this case propane.
- Sarah Palin's Alaska energy plan lacks all details
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — In a column published by the National Review Friday, former Gov. Sarah Palin said one of her accomplishments as governor was the creation of a “long-term plan” for Alaska to generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025, up from about 20 percent today.
- Fairbanks air research finds wood smoke creates 40 percent of pollution
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
- The latest research on winter air pollution in Fairbanks might help clear the air about just how much of the problem is caused by wood smoke.
- Vehicle inspections still needed for motorists renewing state registration
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
- A reader asks: “Has anyone at the borough I/M said yet what is going to happen with the seasonal waiver vehicles that are on the road starting Nov. 1?”
- Yoga instructors ask readers to stretch a bit and support the food bank
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
- Yoga instructors Shanti Chagnon and Donna Lanni are offering free classes to the community this month to help stretch the supplies of the Fairbanks Community Food Bank.
- Fairbanks Imagination Library seeks to recognize ‘Champions for Children’
- Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
- ominations are due Thursday for the “Champions for Children” Awards.
- As Magnetic North Pole drifts, airport runway gains new numbers
- Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — The old North Pole ain’t where it used to be.
Recent Photos
- Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
- Workers begin demolishing the landmark Samson Hardware store in downtown Fairbanks on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2009.
- Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009
