Yearly Archives: 2019
Silver Tsunami: Alaska now has 100,000 Medicare enrollees
In September of 2018, Alaska was home to 97,301 residents enrolled in Medicare, the health care program that serves residents ages 65 and above.
Today,...
Swimsuit edition: Too tiny a suit? Or was it modified to show more skin?
A controversy is brewing about a female member of the swim team for Dimond High School who was disqualified at a swimming and diving...
MRAK Almanac: Special fall conference edition
Special edition of the Almanac with a listing of September-November conferences around the state:
9/14: Alaska Democratic Party Fall Gala, in Anchorage, 6-9 pm, Sheraton...
Theater Review: ‘The Underpants’ has top-drawer acting at the PAC
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Juneau’s Perseverance Theatre makes another sortie from the Workers’ Paradise to the bourgeois hinterlands of Anchorage this week with a presentation...
Urban encampments: Lessons for Anchorage from Austin
By MATT MACKOWIAK
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
I have good news and bad news.
Here is the good news: It appears there are only 11 people in Austin who...
Under fire: NRA moves board meeting from Anchorage to DC
SAN FRANCISCO DECLARES NRA 'TERRORIST ORGANIZATION'
The NRA board of directors had scheduled its annual meeting to be held in Anchorage on Sept. 13, with...
Berkowitz on junket to Japan, Camp Berky moves back toward downtown
VALLEY OF THE MOON PARK TENT-A-THON
It's off to Japan for Mayor Ethan Berkowitz for sister-city meet-and-greets.
Back at home, Camp Berkowitz, the Whack-a-Mole tent encampment...
What will happen to the BP building in a post-BP era?
By BRANDON SPOERHASE
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
BP operations in Alaska date back more than 60 years. The company has had significant investments on the North Slope, specifically...
Fitch does the downgrade on Alaska
HONG KONG ALSO DROPS A NOTCH
Fitch Ratings downgraded Alaska's general obligation bond rating from AA to AA1 on Thursday, as it warned it would...
Did PBS find cause of Alaska students’ poor test scores? Climate change?
HOT WEATHER MAKING USA STUPIDER
If we're to believe PBS science reporting, then climate change may be to blame for Alaska's students performing worse than...