The Alaska Ear has departed, gone off to sow seeds in her garden and enjoy life without political intrigue. For those of us who turned to the Ear column first when our Sunday paper arrived, it is a sad day. Even if the ADN manages to find someone to take over the column, no one will ever be able to equal Ear’s humor and deadly accurate ability to call a spade a spade even when it’s trying to disguise itself as a heart.
Go plant your garden, D’Ear. You’ve earned the rest.