Politics
Anchorage rolls back minimum parking space requirements for new construction, remodels
It was a moment of rare unanimity on the Anchorage Assembly: By a 12-0 vote, the Assembly repealed minimum parking mandates, meaning that new...
Groups argue ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ is unconstitutional
By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE
Several groups argue the Respect for Marriage Act (ROMA) currently before the U.S. Senate is unconstitutional, and...
The 907
Anchorage birth rate drops dramatically, but school district is finding a way to get more money: Add Pre-kindergarten
By DAVID BOYLE
Readers have been led to believe the Anchorage School District was preparing to close schools due to major budget shortfalls. Instead, two out...
Columns
Free Beacon analysis: What in the actual F— is wrong with these people?
By ANDREW STILES | WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
You can't make this up. Earlier this month, some dough-faced dork named Sam Bankman-Fried—an MIT grad and son...
Win Gruening: Aak’w Landing, Juneau’s most promising project
By WIN GRUENING
The announcement last August by Norwegian Cruise Lines that it would donate the waterfront land it owned in downtown Juneau to Huna...
AK Almanac
The Social
Thankful for all that is good in Alaska, notwithstanding dark months, storms, floods, politics, and potholes
Happy Thanksgiving, Must Read Alaska readers from Ketchikan to Kaktovik! I'm so grateful for you and that you care so deeply about Alaska, her...
Year-end giving
Dear Friend,
There's so much to love about the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Whether it's the miraculous story of Jesus' birth or the cherished time...
National Hockey League says ‘trans men are men’
The National Hockey League has waded into the culture wars. In a message on Twitter, the League made the bold statement that trans men...
This Just In
Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter is non-binary, his attorney says, and uses ‘they/them’ pronouns
Mainstream media reports rushed to judgment after Saturday's mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub, where five people were killed and 17 were...
FTX scandal: Sam Bankman-Fried ran crypto exchange like a ‘personal fiefdom,’ and assets are ‘stolen or missing’
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX was under "the control of a small group of inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals, and unfortunately, the evidence seems to indicate...