Yearly Archives: 2016
Bright, shiny objects: Inauguration tickets, internships
Alaskans interested in taking part in the events surrounding the swearing in of Donald Trump as president can follow this link to the home page...
Don Young’s amazing win record: 2.9 million votes
Don Young won his first full congressional term back in 1974, with 51,641 votes. Since then, it's been nothing but net for the longest-serving Republican...
Juneau hospital offers counseling for post-election
Half of the country was able to envision a world where Hillary Clinton was president, and they were not about to protest or beat...
Interior Secretary Palin? Lucas? Grady?
Oh to be a fly on the wall during President-elect Donald Trump's team meetings on who will populate his cabinet when he is sworn...
House organizes: Dems in driver’s seat
A statement from a new House majority indicates the House will go Democrat, with the help of three Republicans who have thrown in with what was the Democratic...
Senate leaders organize: Pete Kelly is President
News from sources familiar with leadership meetings underway with the Alaska Senate tell us that Pete Kelly is the new Senate President.
Chairmanships are as...
What just happened? Conservative mandate
Nov. 8, 2016 came and went, and was a big night for conservatives in America:
They overcame a media that was "all-in" for the Clintons....
Mid-day after: Front pages of America
A mid-day snapshot of the nation's newspapers on Nov. 9 shows the wide range of coverage to the Donald Trump victory.
FEC accepts Alaska GOP complaint against Joe Miller
The Alaska Republican Party received notice today that the Federal Elections Commission has accepted its complaint against Libertarian candidate Joe Miller for his unauthorized...
Complaint filed over Beltrami candidacy
A citizen living in District N has filed a complaint with the Division of Elections over the candidacy of AFL-CIO Union boss Vince Beltrami,...