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Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Colver caught partying while others work

INCUMBENT IN THE MIDDLE IN NOME DURING REGULAR SESSION In March, a lot of work was being done by legislators at the Capitol in Juneau. It was the...

Sex ed: HB 156 protects parents’ rights

GOVERNOR OPTS FOR 'NO ACTION PLAN' ON HB 156 Governor Bill Walker made what for his partisan administration is a painful decision today. But he...

Addictions: Sen. Sullivan champions the battle

 ALASKA-SIZED PROBLEM WITH OPIOID ADDICTION U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan was a champion for women when he was Alaska's Attorney General, a solid supporter of the Choose...

Governor’s travel ban? A closer look

TRAVEL BAN FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME In January, Gov. Bill Walker's administration set a hiring freeze and travel restrictions for state workers, because the...

Alaska Gasline corporation in retrograde

JOURNAL DETAILS WALKER'S PIPELINE HISTORY An Alaska Journal of Commerce editorial this week has a devastating breakdown of how the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has devolved...

Murkowski powers through fundraising

TAKING NO CHANCES In another sign that she takes nothing for granted anymore when it comes to voters, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has raked in more than...

Front page fails

Today Must Read Alaska celebrates irony in the news with two examples of copy editing gone awry. Enjoy a moment when the Wall Street Journal and...

Book Review: Hillary’s America

For some of us, a summer viewing of the movie Jaws is a delicious ritual. This summer -- cue shark music -- there's a movie...

Big Labor weighs in on Republican primaries

LABOR HAMMERS BIRCH, JUMPS ON JOHNSON Anchorage House and Senate races are getting heated with and AFL-CIO -- Big Labor money -- beginning to show up in...

Colver proposes fixing Social Security — in Juneau?

Jim Colver will save your Social Security when he gets to Juneau, according to his flyer below. He's staving off an advancing army behind George...

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