Monthly Archives: December, 2018
Must Read Alaska’s Christmas Vacation
Dear Reader,
371 days without a vacation is long enough. It's time to go sledding!
Must Read Alaska will be off the grid for a couple...
Liberty lawsuit contends project is ‘ignoring’ climate change
EarthJustice, a perpetual lawsuit filer based in San Francisco, found fault with the federal government's environmental impact statement approved for the Hilcorp Liberty project.
That...
Doing what your supervisor tells you? Unfashionable in State government
THE DEEP STATE LIES IN WAIT FOR APPOINTEES
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Craig Medred, whose columns are among the few strictly Alaska blogs I read with...
12 hope to be next Muni Assembly person for Eagle River, Chugiak
A dozen people applied to be named the interim Anchorage Assembly member from Eagle River and Chugiak. One will be chosen on Thursday during...
ProPublica’s ‘moral force’ backers
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
The Anchorage Daily News announced the other day it would be partnering with ProPublica – an investigative reporting organization that is...
Dec. 16: Alaska exceeds 50,000 earthquakes in 2018
Another milestone for Alaska: 2018 marks the first time the state has recorded 50,000 earthquakes in a calendar year. As of tonight, more than...
Matt Shuckerow named Dunleavy’s press secretary
Matt Shuckerow is becoming the press secretary for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, starting Jan. 2. He will be leaving the staff of U.S. Sen. Dan...
AK-LNG & ASAP: A citizen considers risks of continuing government ownership
BY DAVE HARBOUR
NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES
How would you cope with the smorgasbord of problems/challenges Gov. Mike Dunleavy assumed upon being sworn in this December?
Some of...
Fairbanks throws The Party of the Year for the new governor
Gov. Mike Dunleavy roared into the Fairbanks Inaugural Celebration Sunday night on a 2019 Can-Am XMR 1000 all-terrain vehicle.
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer was right behind...
Alaskans asked “Should I vote?” on Google in 2018
Google is where we ask important questions about life, such as "What is the Keto diet?" and "What's a good Christmas movie?" It's our...