Yearly Archives: 2018
Bill McAllister: April, 1956 – December, 2017
Bill McAllister, the former communication director and press secretary for former Gov. Sarah Palin, died on Dec. 15, 2017 in Anchorage. For several years,...
Bonus: Alaska Air awards $1,000 to 22,000 workers
TAX CUT CREDITED
Alaska Air Group will give $1,000 bonuses to its 22,000 workers, including those at Virgin America, Horizon Air, and McGee Air Services.
The decision was...
Valley political pieces start to move
With Sen. Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla rejoining the race for governor, the political players in the Mat-Su are starting to rustle.
Pam Goode of Delta...
Liberal poll shows Walker in trouble in three-way
The Lottsfeldt Strategies leaked a poll in recent days that shows Gov. Bill Walker has a high hill to climb with the Alaska voter.
In...
Dunleavy hires campaign team: Brett Huber, Amanda Price
Sen. Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of key staff to his 2018 gubernatorial campaign: Brett Huber as campaign manager, and Amanda Price as deputy...
District 40: Will it be the Year of the Woman?
OR WILL EUGENE SMITH BE WALKER'S CHOICE?
Thursday is the final day for applicants to get their resumes in for the House District 40 vacancy.
So...
Today in history: President signs order, Alaska admitted as state
On Jan. 3, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Proclamation 3269, admitting the territory of Alaska as the 49th and largest state in the...
When deceit becomes the new ‘truth,’ we’re in trouble as a society
BY DAVID WILSON
GUEST COLUMNIST
Can there be justice for those who have done nothing, but have been brought up on charges anyway?
Most would want...
Anchorage housing market sagged in 2017
According to data released by ReMax, only five metropolitan areas in the country saw a year-over-year decrease in median prices for homes in 2017.
Anchorage...
After midnight, Anchorage’s first murder of the year
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz might have had it right all along: The city is perfectly safe, so long as you don't go out after midnight...