Monthly Archives: July, 2017
Bryan Schroder, U.S. Attorney for Alaska, and the case of the missing fisherman
Bryan Schroder, a veteran federal prosecutor in Alaska, was nominated Friday by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of...
What would Ted Stevens do? He’d get out and play
If you've lived in Alaska long enough, you'll remember running into Sen. Ted Stevens, who was a force of nature. One of my early...
Sen. Wilson not running for lieutenant governor
NOT THAT BUTTON!
On Wednesday, State Senator David Wilson pushed the wrong button.
And within a split second, he had filed a letter of intent to...
Heads and Tails: Dunbar talks politics while in uniform, King Cove Road progresses
FORREST DUNBAR ADVISES CONGRESS: In this picture Judicial Advocate Forrest Dunbar appears in military uniform in what appears to be a military aviation facility.
He advises his...
Protect Our Privacy petition filed, ‘Fair Anchorage’ is the ACLU
Bearing nearly 8,500 signatures and a couple of children in tow, organizers of "Protect Our Privacy" filed their petition with Anchorage Municipal Clerk's office this morning....
Obamacare: Alaska’s ironic past, Murkowski’s ironic decision
In 2010, Alaska Sen. Mark Begich was the vote that pushed Obamacare into the win column for Democrats.
It passed without a single Republican vote...
Joe Balash, assistant secretary of Interior
President Donald Trump today announced the nomination of Joe Balash of Alaska to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Land and Mineral Management.
Under Balash's...
Bathroom bullies: ‘Fair Anchorage’ used unfair intimidation at fair
HARASSMENT OF SIGNATURE GATHERERS BY DEMOCRATS
A group of moderate-to-conservative activists were at the Bear Paw Festival over the weekend to gather signatures to put "gender-definite...
Law department nixes petition, gives salmon group a ‘do-over’
LITE GOV HIDES BEHIND SKIRTS OF LAW DEPT?
In June, Alaska Department of Law attorneys were ready to advise the lieutenant governor that the Stand for Salmon...
Bill Walker approvals down — only seven governors less popular
Are the stars misaligning for Gov. Bill Walker of Alaska? In just one year his approval rating among voters has dropped from 50 percent to...