Yearly Archives: 2017
Is Juneau’s Justin Parish Alaska’s Kathy Griffin?
There's something not right about Rep. Justin Parish of Juneau. He's prone to theatrics, but has he finally gone too far?
On a Monday KINY radio...
What if oil spill didn’t hurt a Prince William Sound fisheries?
OTHER REASONS SURFACE FOR HERRING DECLINE
By CRAIG MEDRED
CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
Almost 30 years after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef and smeared Prince William...
Income tax isn’t needed because this is a false crisis
By SCOTT HAWKINS
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Gov. Bill Walker and the House Democrats are promoting a false crisis in order to enact a very bad solution.
They want...
Newest astronauts include Alaska’s own Robb Kulin
A record-breaking number of applicants, some 18,300 of them, sought to be part of this year's NASA astronaut class. Twelve made the cut. One is from...
Haines activists turn in recall petition, await decision
KEEPING IT WEIRD IN HAINES POLITICS
A petition for a recall of three Haines Assembly members has been submitted to the clerk of the Haines Borough.
Clerk Julie...
Walker’s compromise: ‘Camel’s nose under the tent plan’
WALKER TAX: $200 MILLION ... $700 MILLION ... $100 MILLION?
Compromise doesn't come easy for a governor who has made his living as a litigious attorney. But today,...
Race for governor starts in a living room
IS THE GOVERNOR'S RACE ON? Why, yes it is. At Mike and Bonnie Porcaro's house on Sunday, a group of 46 leading Republicans, (members...
Ridesharing bill not signed, and Juneau starts taxing already
THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG
House Bill 132, if signed into law, makes Alaska the last state to permit ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Walker has 15...
Reality strikes: Alaska has always been left-leaning
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
A recent commenter at Must Read Alaska implored readers to resist the “invasion of the Marxists” in Alaska.
That is a fundamental...
Walker says climate change harms Alaska’s military readiness — huh?
Everyone loves talking about the weather. And everyone loves talking about Donald Trump.
Yesterday, The Donald gave them a chance to talk about both.
What did...