Monthly Archives: November, 2017
History lesson: State government entrenched in self-preservation
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Part I: This was part of an introduction to a piece I helped author during the Frank Murkowski for Governor...
Rep. Geran Tarr seeking that ‘#MeToo’ moment in the sun
She's back, and looking for revenge.
THE BACKGROUND
Rep. Geran Tarr, a Democrat from District 19, had a verbal dispute last February with Rep. Mike Chenault,...
Sleeping monster: Health insurance tax about to hit Alaska hard
An onerous provision of Obamacare -- the so-called Affordable Care Act -- was delayed until 2018, but it's about to hit with a nearly...
How is it that a government worker gets to pick his own successor?
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quit and named his own successor. But President Donald Trump had other ideas.
CFPB is a government...
Document dump: The joint development agreement between Alaska and China
The joint development agreement signed by Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer with various Chinese entities to develop Alaska's...
How will Alaskans fare under tax reform bill?
YOU'LL KEEP MORE OF YOUR MONEY
As Indivisible and MoveOn.org saturate Alaska's airwaves with #killthebill messages warning of dire consequences if the Senate's Tax Cuts...
PBS boots Charlie Rose; Alaska Public subs in Tavis Smiley
AUTHOR OF MICHAEL JACKSON BIO DEFENDED THE POP STAR
Alaska Public Media had to scramble to fill the 11 pm to midnight slot in its...
The question that must be asked
Now that Thanksgiving's "main event" dinner is past, it's time we ask the question: Are we obliged to believe all women who make allegations...
‘Not One Penny’ ad linked to MoveOn.org
Alaskans watching television over the Thanksgiving holiday may have seen an ad targeting Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and encouraging Alaskans to call and write...
‘A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.’
LET'S NOT ERASE HISTORY, BUT LEARN FROM IT
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
“Today is a day for his family, his friends and his nation to...