Monthly Archives: August, 2016
Smash-mouth campaign week in Alaska
SENATE SEAT L SWAMPED BY BIG LABOR
Five days before the Alaska Primary (Aug. 16), and you'll need a shovel every time you empty your...
Republican Party Picnic is today
LIVE BAND, POLITICOS, AND FOOD TRUCKS
The Alaska Republican Party summer picnic starts this evening at 6 pm at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in...
First Amendment People won’t rally for Second Amendment People
TRUMP SAID THIS, NOT THAT
In Wilmington, N.C., Donald Trump fell into the oldest trap in the book. He said something that could be easily misconstrued...
Ted Stevens, may we meet again
Sen. Ted Stevens
CAN IT HAVE BEEN SIX YEARS?
2:30 PM, AUG. 9, 2016 - Six years hence, and Alaskans still think of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens...
Bright, shiny objects: Olympian Corey Cogdell wins bronze for shooting
BUT HERE'S HOW THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTS IT
The Chicago Tribune shoots women athletes in the foot: While announcing Alaskan Corey Cogdell-Unrein's win of a bronze...
Democrat breaks ranks with governor on gasline
WILL WALKER TURN HIS WRATH ON REP. GERAN TARR?
Anchorage Democrat Geran Tarr, in an expansive and unguarded interview with reporter Steve Quinn, opened up about...
Hearing voices: People moving on, moving up, taking over
DISGRACED ACORN CHIEF IS ORGANIZING IN JUNEAU
A notorious national organization's founder is now leading a local mental health advocacy group in Alaska's capital.
Wade Rathke was the...
‘Cut to the bone’ means different thing in government
REDUCTIONS HAVE LARGELY BEEN THROUGH ATTRITION
BY WIN GRUENING
The Walker Administration and a supportive legislative minority have struggled mightily to persuade Alaskans the budget really has...
Book Review: Crisis of Character
CRISIS OF CHARACTER: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate. By Gary Byrne.
Gary Byrne was...
State suspends Medicaid inflation adjustments
SLOW-ROLL MEDICAID EXPANSION MELTDOWN
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has, for the second year in a row, suspended inflation pay increases to Medicaid providers.
Payment rates remain...