When he is kicked out of college, Eddie Ashford promises the university officials to work for a year at the newspaper in Kusko, Alaska, which is a small town, where it requires either a plane or a dog-sled to get around. When he is kicked out of college, Eddie Ashford promises the university officials to work for a year at the newspaper in Kusko, Alaska, which is a small town, where it requires either a plane or a dog-sled to get around.