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Yearly Archives: 2016

Throwdown: District 40 election challenged

A REVIEW OF PROBLEMS LEADS TO ELECTION LAWSUIT Representative Ben Nageak, and attorneys Tim McKeever and Stacey Stone have filed a challenge to the Primary election results that...

Where in the world is Byron Mallott

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BUSY NOT OVERSEEING ELECTIONS Byron Mallott's first test as lieutenant governor laid bare the inadequacies of his attention to training, oversight, and diligence when it comes...

Bright, shiny objects: What PFD is worth in ’82 dollars; mayor says lock doors

INFLATION BITES At some point in the next three weeks, The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend will be distributed to all eligible Alaskans. The amount was...

Banishment, in the name of tradition

BANISHMENT IS THE NEW BLACK In 1994, two 17-year-old Tlingit boys robbed a young pizza delivery man in Everett, Washington, and beat him with a...

Lindbeck ad is low energy

LINDBECK TOUTS HIS JOURNALISTIC CREDENTIALS Democratic sacrificial lamb Steve Lindbeck rolled out his first video ad this week and he looked peeved -- or at least...

Another day, another new Walker hire

ONE THIRD OF GOVERNOR'S CABINET HAS QUIT Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has hired Mark Wiggin as his new DNR deputy commissioner, starting Sept. 19. "Wiggin, of...

Murder, they wrote

STREETS, TRAILS BECOMING KILLING ZONES; VIOLENCE SPREADS Mayor Ethan Berkowitz was sitting back, eyelids heavy, looking languid. The mayor, who normally spends much of the Assembly...

Bright, shiny objects: Party with Ann Coulter; Begich’s plea for attention

PRIVATE PARTY PLANNED WITH ANN COULTER - TICKET INFO With all that has happened on the "Hillary Health front" this week, what does Ann Coulter...

How unions use members’ dues

PART II: UNION 'TRUSTS' POUR MONEY INTO POLITICS By ART CHANCE The part of union money and influence that is little known and receives little attention...

District 40 recount: Eight votes apart

THE NEXT STEP IS A LAWSUIT The Division of Elections has released its recount of the 2016 Primary election in District 40. A four-vote lead...

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