Monthly Archives: December, 2017
Sullivan-Leonard: ‘Independent investigator needed’
Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard of Wasilla is asking for a formal and independent investigation of all harassment claims in the Legislature. In a letter to...
The quest for more taxes, bigger government
HAVEN'T WE CUT ENOUGH? ISN'T IT TIME TO PONY UP TAXES?
BY SEN. SHELLEY HUGHES
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Calling on all Alaskans! If you don’t read anything...
Juneau football is textbook case of how population matters
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES HAVE CONSEQUENCES
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Recent dissension over sports programs in our two high schools is dominating social media websites.
The issues involved...
Who has filed lately? New crop of conservative candidates
LEKANOF FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 18, MIDTOWN ANCHORAGE: Last weekend, Anthony Collin Lekanof filed to run against battle-hardened Rep. Harriet Drummond in District 18, a very liberal district. Drummond...
10 questions for Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer updated the House Natural Resources Committee last week on the status of the gasline project, which is...
From Rogoff to riches: A tale of bankruptcy and divorce
IS ALICE ROGOFF NOW THE WEALTHIEST PERSON IN ALASKA?
Timing is everything. Two events happened this week in the life and times of Alice Rogoff,...
Breaking: House Democratic Majority calls on Westlake to resign
The Democratic House Majority has called on Rep. Dean Westlake to resign. In an unsigned memo to legislators from the House Majority leadership, the...
Westlake ‘woman problem’ grows: Seven step forward
TSUNAMI -- SEVEN WOMEN COME FORWARD
The Anchorage Daily News is reporting the number of women who have been harassed by Rep. Dean Westlake is...
Alaskans heading to White House for Christmas
Alaska businessman Bob Gillam, who is considering running for Alaska governor, has accepted an invitation to a White House Christmas party and will head...
Dressing room drama: Man snaps pics, attacks woman
It was just past 9:30 pm on Dec. 1, when Anchorage police were dispatched to Burlington Coat Factory at the Northway Mall.
A woman had...