Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Politics

The 907

Columns

Alex Gimarc: The 907 Initiative is back, using dark Outside money to attack Rep. Mia Costello

The Outside money political hit squad calling itself the 907 Initiative is back in the negative advertising game. In this round, the 907 Initiative has produced...

Paul Fuhs: Let’s get real about Alaska’s economy

By PAUL FUHS Like the turn of the seasons, we can regularly count on seeing opinion pieces expounding the wisdom of “moving beyond our extractive...

AK Almanac

The Social

All Fools’ Day: The jokes just write themselves

Craig Compeau has an annual tradition of pranking his friend, Fairbanks lawyer Bill Satterberg, every April Fools' Day, and today is no different. Different...

2025 Alaska Food Festival & Conference to be held on March 28 & 29 in Kodiak

By BRENDA JOSEPHSON The Alaska Food Policy Council will host the 2025 Alaska Food Festival and Conference in Kodiak on March 28 and 29, with the...

Foodies and foragers: Corned venison 

By BRENDA JOSEPHSON Corned venison is a delicious way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day while paying tribute to a preparation style popular among Irish immigrants,...

This Just In

Trump announces 10% baseline import tariff, plus reciprocal add-ons for ‘nations that treat us badly’

President Donald Trump imposed a tariff of 10% on all imports as a baseline, and additional, reciprocal levies on nations like China. His effort...

Defense Secretary Hegseth returns combat fitness to uniform requirement, no easier standard for females

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ended Biden-era practice of having lower physical fitness standards for women who are in combat units. The standards...