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Yearly Archives: 2018

District 40: Will it be the Year of the Woman?

OR WILL EUGENE SMITH BE WALKER'S CHOICE? Thursday is the final day for applicants to get their resumes in for the House District 40 vacancy. So...

Today in history: President signs order, Alaska admitted as state

On Jan. 3, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Proclamation 3269, admitting the territory of Alaska as the 49th and largest state in the...

When deceit becomes the new ‘truth,’ we’re in trouble as a society

BY DAVID WILSON GUEST COLUMNIST Can there be justice for those who have done nothing, but have been brought up on charges anyway? Most would want...

Anchorage housing market sagged in 2017

According to data released by ReMax, only five metropolitan areas in the country saw a year-over-year decrease in median prices for homes in 2017. Anchorage...

After midnight, Anchorage’s first murder of the year

Mayor Ethan Berkowitz might have had it right all along: The city is perfectly safe, so long as you don't go out after midnight...

Juneau Police end ‘Year of Kindness’

...AND START THE 'YEAR OF POLICE BODY CAMS' Last year, the Juneau Police Department launched the "Year of Kindness" initiative to encourage people to commit...

Public employee unions begin shakedown just in time for budget talks?

OUR EYEBROW-RAISED COLUMNIST WONDERS ABOUT THE AFL-CIO'S END GAME By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR As I read Charles Wohlforth’s piece in the Anchorage Daily News about...

Comment of the day: Berkowitz supported Cantwell

Comment of the day is from Bob Griffin on our story Alaska Democrats on ANWR victory: Crickets: The people you support says a lot about...

50 years later: 1968 was a year of historic importance

MANY RETROSPECTIVES AHEAD IN 2018 This year marks the 50th anniversary of what is arguably the most historic year in modern American history. We'll be...

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