Politics
Nation’s top lesbian-gay-transsexual Republican group endorses Sarah Palin for Congress
The Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest group of Republican lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexuals, has endorsed Sarah Palin for Congress. Palin reported the...
Shutting the public down: Anchorage Assembly eliminates public participation at start of meetings
The half hour that has been reserved for audience participation during the early part of the Anchorage Assembly meetings is no more. The Assembly...
The 907
Incoming: Temporary flight restriction for Air Force 2 refueling at JBER, after Harris flubs South Korea speech
She's wheels up from Seoul, South Korea. Pilots around Anchorage will be observing a FAA Temporary Flight Restriction on Thursday morning, due to the...
Columns
Bethany Marcum: What pet projects are Alaskans paying for?
By BETHANY MARCUM
While the bulk of state expenditures occur via the operating budget, the capital budget is a separate lever policymakers often use to cut or...
Rick Whitbeck: Secretary Deb Haaland and Interior are attacking rural America
By RICK WHITBECK
It has been 20 long months since Joe Biden took the oath of office and took direct aim at America’s energy industry....
AK Almanac
The Social
The Left goes politically nuts over storm in Western Alaska; Dunleavy says he is asking for federal declaration
The incivility of Twitter users is legendary, but new lows were reached after the storm that hit Western Alaska this past weekend. Political critics...
Rapper Zuby, on Must Read Alaska podcast, has message for all of us: Use humor to deal with ‘humorless people’
British rapper and influencer Zuby joined the Must Read Alaska Show on Monday to talk about human potential, ways that the Left has gone...
Funny times: Sample PFD check has little treasures to find. In addition to $3,284, there’s 8675309
The oversized sample Permanent Fund dividend check that Gov. Mike Dunleavy used during his announcement of the historic (dare we say oversized) dividend on...
This Just In
Grow your small business, improve social media skills with new Facebook, Instagram tools
Facebook and Instagram have become far more than social media platforms for Alaskans. They’re places to sell household items, plan events and foster community....
Launch: Kenai’s ‘Home Port’ phase one of residential development on legendary river
The owners of Land’s End and Kenai Landing proudly announce Phase One of their waterfront residential development in Kenai, Alaska, known as Home Port....