Yearly Archives: 2017
Letter of the week: Anchorage losing its charm to crime?
Editor,
My wife and I love Alaska, having lived in Petersburg and Ketchikan previously. But we are now visiting Anchorage from Oregon.
Today we had a...
Quote of the week
Found in the Juneau Empire's story on the tax-and-crime special session today was this response from Rep. Chris Tuck, who currently serves as majority...
Fail: Walker features Japanese jet in Air Force tribute
On the Air Force's 70th birthday, it was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
The USAF anniversary Facebook post of Gov. Bill Walker failed the...
Alaska’s Sherlock Holmes? Kyle Hopkins, investigative reporter
Kyle Hopkins, managing editor and investigative reporter at KTUU, showed his journalistic doggedness after his and his wife Rebecca Palsha's car was stolen from...
My kingdom for a comma: Governor’s grammar-challenged proclamation
The proclamation for the Oct. 23 special session is a lesson in commas. Or lack thereof.
The proclamation by Gov. Bill Walker states he is...
Millett mulled Senate, then decided to stay with ‘People’s House’
When Sen. Kevin Meyer filed his letter of intent for the lieutenant governor's race earlier this month, both of the Republican House members in...
Governor asks for ‘Goldilocks income tax’
Gov. Bill Walker has given the first hint about how he intends to get more revenue for the State of Alaska during the Oct....
Costello announces effort to repeal SB 91
Sen. Mia Costello announced today she will introduce a bill to repeal SB 91, the criminal justice reform bill that is being widely blamed...
Breaking: Hawkins files for governor; focus will be on economy, dividends, crime
Business entrepreneur and political activist Scott Hawkins filed a letter of intent to run for governor, becoming the fourth well-known Republican to do so.
Hawkins...