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Monthly Archives: July, 2017

PFC Hansen Kirkpatrick: Barely old enough to vote, and he is gone

Somewhere in Wasilla, Alaska, there are a mom and dad whose brave son went off to war in January and will return in a flag-draped casket...

Heads and Tails: Juneau’s House of Cards, circa 1981

  A COUP TO REMEMBER: The last time the Alaska Legislature stayed in session this long was back in the 1980s, when Rep. Jim Duncan,...

Zuckerberg promo for Alaska sends wrong message

WE WADE INTO FACEBOOK FOUNDER'S 'BASIC INCOME' CLAIMS Alaska, the richest state to ever go broke, may not have any money to promote tourism these days, what...

Trump election commission wants what?

The response to the president's Election Integrity Commission's request for voter information from the states ranged from muted to over-wrought. Let's step back and examine what was...

‘Botelho Bundle’ doesn’t work in these lean times

When you ask people on the street, most seem to agree about what kind of town we want Juneau to be: A town with a...

Crazy professors and how to unwind campuses gone mad

OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR HAS A BONE TO PICK WITH ACADEMIA By ART CHANCE The Left already owned the “elite” schools by the 1920s and 30s. When I entered college...

Heads and Tails: News gleanings from around the state

SEWARD STATUE TO BE UNVEILED: A bronze statue of William Seward will be unveiled in front of the Capitol at 3 pm on Monday....

Homer city council members certify their own election

The group behind a recall election for three Homer City Council members filed a complaint with the Homer City Clerk on Friday afternoon. Heartbeat of...

Kookesh cancer GoFundMe page launched

Al Kookesh, a former state senator and current special assistant to Gov. Bill Walker, has been diagnosed with cancer. Members of his family have set...

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