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
- Law enforcement groups plan to honor fallen officers at Thursday gathering
- Wednesday, May 14, 2008
- To celebrate Police Memorial Day, members of local law enforcement agencies are gathering outside the Fairbanks Police Department on Thursday at 9 a.m.
- Hospice volunteers seek plant donations to nurture spring sale at greenhouse
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008
- With daylight hours undergoing the annual spring stretch, local gardeners are getting plant happy.
- Denali Elementary first-graders attack aliens taking root at Creamer’s Field
- Monday, May 12, 2008
- Not to be sensationalistic about this, but the Denali Elementary School first-graders plant to attack aliens today.
- Fairbanks man wins ‘ultimate PC’ in national computer magazine contest
- Sunday, May 11, 2008
- Bill Gibson entered the PC World “Dream PC Contest,” in which the editors planned to give away the “biggest, baddest, best PC.”
- No mystery here: Private eye John Straley to give keynote address at UAF
- Saturday, May 10, 2008
- John Straley will sign copies of his new book, “The Big Both Ways,” today from 2-4 p.m. at Gulliver’s Books on College Road.
- Community cleanup provides golden opportunity to turn trash into cash
- Friday, May 9, 2008
- Cleanup Week combines an opportunity for financial gain with natural resource development, two of the old standbys in Alaska.
- Riverboat Discovery floats out of drydock as crews prepare for spring cruises
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- The Riverboat Discovery floated off the drydock for the season Sunday, an intricate operation in which 90,000 gallons of water were pumped into and then out of the unique landing on the Chena River.
- Hallberg’s legacy includes introducing young people to wonders of fly fishing
- Monday, May 5, 2008
- Fly fisherman Jerry Hallberg had a generous spirit and believed in passing along his knowledge of the outdoors to kids.
- Palin takes reasonable approach in asking legislators to identify top priorities
- Sunday, May 4, 2008
- Message to legislators or would-be legislators: If you can’t set priorities, you are in the wrong business.
- Hoping to strike the right balance, unicyclist heads north toward Prudhoe Bay
- Saturday, May 3, 2008
- I mentioned to Mike Welch on Thursday that his plan to ride a unicycle to Prudhoe Bay might best be attempted in June or July.