Yearly Archives: 2017
Opinion: State rushes settlement on Klutina road access
By DOUG VINCENT-LANG
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Congress mandated that traditional access across federal lands be guaranteed for future generations.
This was done by congressionally established rights of way,...
Politico shows Walker at head of anti-Trump movement
Well, this is awkward. Politico Magazine superimposed a large photo of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker at the top of a story about "Anti-Trump Independents."
And...
Fake news: ‘Investors’ in the Dispatch
In a report about the sale of the Morris Communication newspapers to Gatehouse Media, the Alaska Dispatch News labeled Gatehouse a New York "conglomerate."
Because in some...
The Socialists’ paradise is nigh
OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR HAS A DARK VIEW OF ALASKA'S FUTURE
ART CHANCE
We’re almost there. Public employee unions are one election away from complete control of...
Heads and Tails: Berky, Begich host fundraiser for who?
SHE'LL LEAD THE CHARGE OPPOSING ALASKA: Sen. Maria Cantwell, a leading opponent of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, has friends in high places.
Anchorage...
Dan Fauske’s life celebrated by hundreds
A "going away party" for Dan Fauske, who died April 5, 2017 at age 66, ended with shots of Irish whiskey being passed around a...
Morris sells newspapers — Alaska included — to Gatehouse Media
JUNEAU, KENAI, HOMER PAPERS CHANGE HANDS
It's the end of an era for Morris Communications.
The mid-sized family-run newspaper company, which started its Alaska publishing venture...
Heads and Tails: Campaigns, fundraisers, gaffes, and galas
PETE KELLY RUNNING: The luncheon for the Sen. Pete Kelly campaign in Fairbanks was packed at the John Deere dealership on Monday. In his remarks,...
PenAir reorganizing, dropping some Outside routes
One of the oldest family-owned airlines in the country is filing for Chapter 11 -- a reorganization that should allow it to avoid bankruptcy.
Alaska-based PenAir says service...
Pressures mount on owner of Alaska Dispatch News
For Alaska Dispatch News owner and publisher Alice Rogoff, evidence of extreme financial stress continues to accumulate. Legal filings now raise the question of whether...