Yearly Archives: 2017
‘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...
Ivan Moore survey asks about Begich, Binkley, and another Begich
Readers are describing to Must Read Alaska details of a survey they participated in by phone during recent days.
The 25-plus minute survey covered a wide range of...
Senate majority: Let’s end cash credits Saturday
The Senate Republican-led majority has a proposal to end the cash credits paid by the State of Alaska to the smaller oil explorers on the North Slope.
And...
Furlough Monday: Commerce department closes
There will be no government-wide shutdown, due to the Legislature passing an operating budget this month. But on Monday, July 3, the Alaska Department of...
Death watch for the Dispatch?
Few who read this web site really want to see Anchorage without a daily newspaper.
No, really, you don't. Great cities deserve great newspapers. And Anchorage has...
King Cove road legislation clears committee
A land swap giving the federal government 43,000 acres of State land, and the people of King Cove access to a life-saving airport at...