Monthly Archives: May, 2019
MRAK Almanac: Astronomy Day, and that fateful May of 1939
Welcome to the MRAK Almanac, where it's a mixed bag of amazing political, historical, cultural, and random acts of Alaskana you won't find anywhere...
Goodnight, Socialist Dermot Cole, wherever you are
(Editor's note: This column ran in the Fairbanks NewsMiner after an especially lively exchange between the Brothers Cole (Dermot and Terrence) and the author....
‘Schneider loophole’ fix heads to governor’s desk
FORMER JUDGE MICHAEL COREY SPEAKS: 'GLAD THE LAW WAS CHANGED'
The Alaska Legislature has passed House Bill 14, closing the loophole that allowed an Anchorage...
Cannabis cafes: Yes or no? Anchorage debates
The Anchorage Assembly is considering on-site consumption of marijuana, places where people can buy pot and use it on the premises. Two work sessions...
HB 49 could have made marital rape a crime … but didn’t
Rep. Sara Rasmussen is aghast.
The provision in House Bill 49 that would have removed marriage as a defense against rape was stripped out by...
Tesla’s copper shortage highlights eco-movement’s real threat
By RICK WHITBECK
GUEST COLUMNIST
Tesla, the world’s current “it” auto manufacturer, is concerned.
Their American-made electric vehicles, or EVs, require steady supplies of mined materials: lithium,...
Free macarons, you say? Sweet local deal from Facebook
Facebook has discovered an Anchorage bakery already known by locals as a macaron mecca.
But with the help of the social media giant, Sweet Caribou...
Attorney General official opinion: Legislature must fund education
Education funding is heating up at the Alaska Capitol.
Alaska's Attorney General Kevin Clarkson drafted an official opinion that says although the Legislature may have...
Watch Coast Guard swimmer’s super powers on this video
Coast Guard crew aboard a Jayhawk helicopter out of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helped get a fishing boat's bilge pumped out before it...
Social graces: A thank you letter from the governor
ALL CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES GOT A NOTE
Gov. Michael Dunleavy penned a thank you letter to all employees of the Department of Corrections today after the...