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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Sen. Shower opts not to join majority

Sen. Mike Shower, just one week into his term in the Alaska Senate, is following in the steps of his predecessor Mike Dunleavy, and...

Surviving abortion: What do you do with the baby?

SB 124 - BORN ALIVE BILL The goal of abortion is to end a pregnancy and extinguish life in the womb. But while abortion ends the...

Dunleavy gets a big endorsement from …

In the days leading up to the Alaska Republican Party's State Convention, former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan has made his choice, and it's Mike...

Mr. Smoldon goes to Juneau? Not just now

By TODD SMOLDON GUEST CONTRIBUTOR For years, I approached politics the way most Alaskans do.  I paid very little attention to the legislative process and...

With AK-LNG, China is not just interested in gas supply

By SCOTT HAWKINS SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR After sidelining three of the world’s premier energy companies in order to “go it alone” on an Alaska LNG line,...

Opting out: REI takes aim at guns

COMPANY IS PICKING OFF BRANDS Recreational Equipment Inc. is not in the firearms business. The closest you can get to weaponry in the camping and...

‘Trust us’ is not enough on ML&P sale

ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET EDITORIAL There are at least two things that stand out about the proposed $1 billion sale of Anchorage’s Municipal Light & Power...

Flags down for Rev. Billy Graham

At the close of business on Thursday, Gov. Bill Walker issued the order to lower the U.S. and Alaska flags today in honor of...

Storm clouds gather: AGDC makes play for foreign funding of operations

GASLINE PROJECT RUNNING ON FUMES The AK-LNG project is facing steep headwinds this month on several fronts: Tariffs on steel are going up, a stern...

Justin Parish’s Monday blues

I OBJECT ... YOU CAN'T OBJECT ... I STILL OBJECT On Monday, Juneau's Rep. Justin Parish found himself at odds with the rest of the...

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