Monthly Archives: January, 2019
Gasline board picks new chair: Doug Smith
The board of the Alaska Gasline Development Agency made leadership changes this morning.
Doug Smith was elected board chair as one of the first orders...
King salmon fishing curtailed for 2019 in Upper Cook Inlet
GIVING FISH A CHANCE
When it comes to the king salmon runs in Upper Cook Inlet, hope just hasn't been a viable management strategy over...
BLM postpones public meetings on Coastal Plain 1002 leasing
SHUTDOWN DELAYS PROCESS FOR OPENING ANWR
The Bureau of Land Management, an agency impacted by the partial federal government shutdown, will postpone the scheduled public...
Gasline agency misses deadline, extends to June
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and three Chinese companies missed a self-imposed Dec. 31 deadline and have given themselves a six-month extension to negotiate and...
Consent of the governed
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Here is something Alaskans could – and should – eagerly get behind: a proposal, House Joint Resolution 1, that would amend...
Longest serving Sister of Providence memorial service is Friday
COURTESY OF THE CATHOLIC ANCHOR
Sister Claire Gagnon, who started the Providence Alaska Pastoral Care Department in 1975, died peacefully in her sleep on Nov....
House bills address sex, taxes, patriotic mottos, and more
BODY FLUIDS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST THIS SESSION
There may be a lot of awkward conversations in Juneau in coming months. They'll be about mucus,...
GCI’s Paul Landes named 2018 Outstanding Philanthropist
LEGACY FOR ALASKA SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS LONG-LASTING
Alaska is a young state in many regards, but especially when it comes to philanthropy.
In any state, the...
Lack of funding blamed for attempted murder?
EDITOR AS ARMCHAIR PSYCHOLOGIST
The editorial page editor of the Anchorage Daily News is terrified that lack of funding could lead people to try to...
Tonight: Trump to deliver address on border security
WILL SPEAK TO NATION FROM OVAL OFFICE FOR FIRST TIME
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address about what he's calling a "humanitarian and...