Monthly Archives: January, 2017
Book review: Memory and Revolution
The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution, by Alfred Young. Beacon Press
How did a revolution take hold among ordinary colonists who...
Murkowski, Sullivan vote on step to repeal Obamacare
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan tonight voted for a measure allowing the Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) through the budget...
What happens if we don’t inflation-proof the Permanent Fund?
THE GHOST OF RASMUSONS PAST: Alaska pioneer banker Elmer Rasmuson once noted that inflation is the "thief in the night."
The first chairman of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation said...
Bright, shiny objects: Hiring freezes and other cold things
NEW CAMPAIGN STAFF IN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE? Gov. Bill Walker last year put in place a hiring freeze, but this year he carved out a special...
Stuck in Gov. Walker’s no-road world
TAKE A CHILL PILL, WEARY TRAVELER. THIS IS GOING TO BE A WHILE: After being pinned down by weather for three days, the Alaska Marine...
Long live the Electoral College
By WIN GRUENING
In the weeks following America’s historic presidential election, Trump detractors continue to offer reasons why Hillary Clinton lost. Yet the litany of excuses...
Bright, shiny objects: Unhappy women, drug-addled thieves
UNHAPPY WOMEN PROTESTING: On Jan. 21 in Alaska, you might see some protests by women against President-elect Donald Trump.
The upcoming protests, to take place one day...
Employment forecast: Stormy weather
OVER TWO YEARS, ONE OUT OF EVERY 24 JOBS DISSOLVES
Unemployment in Alaska rose to 6.8 percent in November, compared to 4.6 percent nationally.
Today, Alaska has the...
Insurance: Consumers brace to pay more, get less under Obamacare in Alaska
Obamacare's next victim may be access to medical care in Alaska, particularly in rural areas and for all who are mandated to buy their insurance on...
Trump tweets China: Get a grip on N.K.
KIM JONG-UN IS AN ALASKA-SIZED PROBLEM
President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office in 16 days, is moving the needle on major international issues...