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Yearly Archives: 2016

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...

Shoddy reporting on immigrants, taxes

REPORT AND REPORTERS STUDIOUSLY IGNORE FACTS The Partnership for a New American Economy report released this week breathlessly touting the financial contributions of immigrants to our...

Fish and Wildlife takes 77 million acres

STATE STAYS SILENT WHILE FEDS TAKE CONTROL It's our land, the feds say. And with the swoosh of a pen, another 77 million acres is now off...

Uh-oh: LNG heading for China from Louisiana

HOW WILL THIS IMPACT ALASKA'S LNG MARKET? As Alaska ponders the quickly changing global market for liquified natural gas (LNG), Asia has always been the...

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