Monthly Archives: April, 2019
Great minds — Pelosi or Trump?
By THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in a snit because President Donald Trump says he plans to dump illegal aliens in...
MRAK Almanac: 90th year of historic flight from Seattle to Juneau
April 14, 12:21 am: The tripod fell on the Tanana River on Sunday morning, ending this year's Nenana Ice Classic in record time....
Old money: Dunleavy says Legislature knowingly underfunded senior benefits
Gov. Michael Dunleavy on Saturday said the Democrat-led House Majority is playing fast and loose with Alaskans concerning the shortfall in funds for the...
100th anniversary of flu pandemic in Bristol Bay
1918 HORRORS VISITED BRISTOL BAY IN EARLY 1919
By the close of 1918, the "Spanish Flu" pandemic had run its course across most of the...
Know your enemy, and your Alaska statute
WALKER CHIEF OF STAFF GALLOPS INTO LEGAL JEOPARDY
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Hopefully, one day the Dunleavy Administration will figure out what kind of people leftists...
Rep. Laddie Shaw comes in for a landing
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Rep. Laddie Shaw!
You've heard of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration...
Protestors swarm Capitol for education
A couple of hundred protesters spent early Saturday afternoon at the Capitol, chanting, "Fund Our Teachers," and "Save Our Schools."
It's the same basic chant...
U.S. workforce flunking drug tests: A 14-year high
OOPS ... MARIJUANA IS SHOWING UP IN YOUR URINE SAMPLE
Workers testing positive for drugs hit a 14-year high in 2018, according to a report...
MRAK Almanac: Cruise ship season, scofflaws, studded tires
On April 10, employees at Usibelli Coal Mine had worked 798 consecutive days without a single lost time accident, setting a new record for...
Insufficient funds: Some senior benefits won’t be paid in May, June
Alaskans who receive $76 per month in senior benefits will not receive those benefits in May or June due to insufficient funding, the Department...