Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Nageak says PFD needs to be funded

Suzanne Downing - October 8, 2016 0

AND BY THAT HE MEANS 'FULLY FUNDED' One day after a judge awarded him the win for District 40's House seat, Rep. Ben Nageak issued a statement...

The wave of discontent over Trump

Suzanne Downing - October 8, 2016 0

PARENTS ARE IN RETREAT: THEY HAVE TO ANSWER TO THEIR CHILDREN In a tsunami, the water recedes as it builds a powerful wave that is going to...

About that Permanent Fund Dividend…

Suzanne Downing - October 6, 2016 0

SEN. MIKE DUNLEAVY FILING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION On Tuesday morning, Sen. Mike Dunleavy hopped into his Dodge Ram long-bed truck and drove past his horse barn, his mules,...

Nageak wins by 2

Suzanne Downing - October 6, 2016 0

JUDGE ORDERS DIVISION OF ELECTIONS TO CERTIFY Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi today declared Rep. Ben Nageak the winner in the House District 40 race and...

Caelus’ Smith Bay press release strategy

Suzanne Downing - October 5, 2016 0

TAX CREDITS VETO REVERBERATES ACROSS NORTH SLOPE It was October of 2013, and then-Gov. Sean Parnell was welcoming the news that Caelus Energy had signed an...

Beltrami’s junkyard snarl

Suzanne Downing - October 4, 2016 0

CAN'T TWEET HIS WAY OUT OF THIS ONE Union Boss Vince Beltrami has a journalism degree from University of Alaska Anchorage, and boy-howdy, he knows...

John Henry Heckendorn for the defense

Suzanne Downing - October 4, 2016 0

EXPERT WITNESS ALSO BILLING THE DEFENSE CANDIDATE FOR CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT Closing arguments in the case of Nageak vs. Mallott, also known as the "District 40 Election...

Sex. Now that we have your attention…

Suzanne Downing - October 3, 2016 0

CAN ALASKA HAVE A RATIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT SEX CRIME PUNISHMENT? In Alaska law, if there are three years separating two persons under the age of 19 who...