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Yearly Archives: 2016

Unbelievable: Byron Mallot declares election a success

BUSY WITH YUP'IK BALLOTS; NOT SO MUCH WITH BALLOT INTEGRITY Lieutenant Gov. Byron Mallott visited three villages on primary election day, and he reported witnessing no real...

Voter fraud suspected in District 40

LT. GOV. BYRON MALLOT HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO (This story has been updated at the end to reflect a working theory on how the...

Hearing voices: Breitbart, people moving up, moving on

Barrow's Rep. Ben Nageak is behind challenger Dean Westlake, with just five votes separating them. Westlake has 765 votes to Nageak's 760. We're not ready to...

Takeaway: Even more conservative in Alaska

NO COMFORT FOR THE AFFLICTED BIG LABOR BOSSES The Aug. 16 election was a bellweather event for Alaska conservatives. Would the state drift toward the Musk-Ox Model...

The Colver files: Did he steer contracts to his company?

WHEN JIM COLVER GOT IN TROUBLE, IT TOOK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN TO BAIL HIM OUT Back when Jim Colver was sitting on the Mat-Su...

Donna Walker’s heavy hand on bloggers

IS THE LETTER IN QUESTION A FAKE? FIRST LADY SAYS 'TAKE IT DOWN' Last month, two staunchly conservative Alaska political websites posted a 2014 letter attributed to then-candidate Bill...

Alaska’s George Soros: Robin Brena

IT TAKES A PILLAGE It takes money to elect people, and the Democrats know that. They've been jumping into Republican races with union and "independent...

Poll average: Alaska is solid for Murkowski win

 SENATE RACES - SOLID R FOR ALASKA First the good news: The US Senate will remain Republican-led after the November general election, according to a...

Smash-mouth election week III: Pirates, mudflats, and NRA grades for all

AARGH, THE PIRATES THEME HITS The primary election on Aug. 16 is a snoozer for some voters, but not if you're in District L Senate race, in which the...

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