Monthly Archives: April, 2019

April 21-22, 1917: A cave-in and flooding closed the Treadwell and Mexican mines on Douglas Island. The Treadwell (1882-1922) was Alaska’s first successful large-scale development project....

THERE'S NO POLITICS LIKE FISH POLITICS By CRAIG MEDRED CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS The day after the Alaska Legislature blocked the confirmation of a Board of Fisheries appointee amid allegations...

Homer business entrepreneur Jon Faulkner, owner of the Land's End Hotel on the Homer Spit, has returned to his business after spending four months...

The Republicans in the Alaska House are splintered, to be sure. Some of them defected to create a bipartisan coalition led by Democrats, while...

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR The University of Alaska is striving to deal with the recent fiscal realities facing our state. Over the years UA has grown...

THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET If you were not already leery of the “MeToo’ movement’s penchant for condemning without evidence, consider what just transpired in a...

IT'S 4/20: DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CASH BAG IS? On this April 20, Must Read Alaska checked in with the Department of Revenue to...

'MYRNA WAS A COMET' Myrna Maynard, who was known in political circles as Ms. Republican, died on April 18, 2019, at age 84. She was born...

Megan C. Mackiernan is the new chair for the Alaska Commission on Human Rights, replacing Brandon Nakasato. Marcus Sanders, pictured above, has been elected vice...

CONFIRMATION PROCESS SLANDERED ALASKANS DURING JOINT SESSION Two members of the Alaska House of Representatives are offering apologies on behalf of the body for the...