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Kevin McCabe: Port MacKenzie rail extension politics

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By KEVIN MCCABEThe Alaska Railroad’s proposed $274 million estimate to complete the Point MacKenzie Rail Spur is an inflated price tag that doesn’t hold...
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Win Gruening: Borough budget challenges just got bigger — and messier

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By WIN GRUENING A recent news story warned residents that Juneau’s landfill will be at capacity in the next decade. Yet a solution could take much longer. This...

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

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

Thomas Pyle: Make no mistake, higher taxes on oil industry undermines Alaska’s energy future

Robb Myers: Prioritize prosperity over politics

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All Fools’ Day: The jokes just write themselves

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Craig Compeau has an annual tradition of pranking his friend, Fairbanks lawyer Bill Satterberg, every April Fools' Day, and today is no different. Different...
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2025 Alaska Food Festival & Conference to be held on March 28 & 29 in Kodiak

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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...
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Foodies and foragers: Corned venison 

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

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President Donald Trump imposed a tariff of 10% on all imports as a baseline, and additional, reciprocal levies on nations like China. His effort...
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Defense Secretary Hegseth returns combat fitness to uniform requirement, no easier standard for females

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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...

All Fools’ Day: The jokes just write themselves

DOGE: How much in taxpayer dollars did Biden spend studying ‘queer farming quality of life’?

Wild West: New Mexico GOP headquarters attacked by bomb-throwing terrorist

DOGE prevails in court: USAID is shuttered

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