Monthly Archives: October, 2017
Cast off Columbus Day? Read all about it first
MUST READ ALASKA HAS A READING LIST
Columbus Day -- Monday -- is when we won't be able to bank or visit our favorite federal...
Rogoff back on Arctic circuit as publisher of ‘Arctic Now’
HOW DID THE EAST COAST HEIRESS MAKE OFF WITH A PUBLICATION?
By CRAIG MEDRED
CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
Less than a month after leaving Alaska’s largest news organization behind...
Senate would serve Alaska well by repealing Obamacare
By JONATHAN INGRAM
COMMENTARY
Since its implementation, ObamaCare has wreaked havoc on Alaska, leading to higher premiums, worsening access to care, more dependency, and skyrocketing...
Shuffle: Walker names long-time Begich aide to commissioner post
Former long-time Begich aide Leslie Ridle has been named commissioner of the Department of Administration.
The former commissioner, Sheldon Fisher, has moved to head the...
Quote of the week: Berkowitz on Anchorage’s ‘Food Desert’
"This area is a food desert."
- Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz at a Scenic Foothills Community Council meeting on Oct. 5. Berkowitz was making the...
Pebble CEO responds to Walker statement: ‘He is correct’
Alaska Public Media may not have gotten it quite right, says the Pebble Limited Partnership in a response issued today to a news report.
Pebble...
Walker campaign treasurers integrated with Ship Creek Group, official office
A sitting governor has an advantage in a re-election campaign. But never has a sitting Alaska governor had such an advantage as this one...
Jobless in Alaska: 24 months straight
August was the 23rd consecutive month of job losses in Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Labor. Employment opportunities slid another 1.4 percent...
Snap: Interior bureaucrat quits with blistering letter to Zinke
Joel Clement was among the first three dozen to be reassigned in the Department of Interior after Donald Trump became president. Clement was considered...
Pebble Partnership has a new plan: Almost exactly what the EPA asked for
The Pebble Mine is smaller, won't use cyanide, will have no waste rock piles, will have super-safe soil liners, and will impact one fewer...