Yearly Archives: 2016
Supremes: Mistakes happen, Westlake wins
THE GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATE IS NAMED WINNER
Today the Alaska Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling and awarded the House District 40 win to challenger Dean Westlake....
A visit to the nail salon: Trump is fine
OPPOSITION TRIES TO SHELLAC TRUMP, BUT HE'S GOT THIS VOTE
If you want to know what women are thinking, head to the nail salon. That's...
Nageak vs. Mallott: What now?
NAIL BITER FOR NAGEAK AND WESTLAKE
Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi had harsh things to say about the badly performing Alaska Division of Elections. To remedy the...
Clash of the titans
The two gladiators approached the stage slowly, like animals crouching, circling each other, ready to pounce.
Donald and Hillary were engaged in the biggest game of...
Juneau road is fiscally sound plan
THIS PROJECT IS SHOVEL READY
By WIN GRUENING
GUEST WRITER
The construction of the Lynn Canal Highway, connecting Juneau, Haines, and Skagway, first proposed over 50 years ago,...
A markedly different Mallott message
NO CLIMATE CHANGE THEME AT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Last month at Southeast Conference, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott offered a mystifying speech, during which he repeated his "oil is dead"...
Nageak says PFD needs to be funded
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
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…
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,...