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Yearly Archives: 2018

Looking away from abortion: Once you see it, you cannot unsee it

Mortal Lessons: Notes On The Art Of Surgery, by Richard Selzer, Yale University surgeon. An excerpt from one of his collection of essays: “Our garbage...

Groundhog day: Walker lectures for taxes

In a tortured, nearly hour-long speech that focused on his well-worn quest for income taxes, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker went from breathless to scolding,...

Catch and release through the court system: Toilolo nabbed again

Saliloimanatu Toilolo is back on the street again, released by a court order this week. On Oct. 26, she was apprehended by Anchorage police in...

Case for fewer rules, more transparency

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR In Alaska, amid much fanfare, an application for a voter initiative purporting to address legislative conflicts was certified by the...

Huggins suspends race for governor

Charlie Huggins today suspended his campaign for governor. In a letter on Facebook this evening, the U.S. Army veteran thanked his supporters, and acknowledged...

Eastman faces sanctions from Ethics Committee

In a politically charged move announced at the onset of the legislative session, the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee decided to remove one of its...

Hostile takeover? LeDoux sends posse to District 15 Republican convention

ATTEMPT TO GABBY-IZE DISTRICT #FAILED The District 15 Republican convention in East Anchorage rarely attracts more than a dozen political activists, but on Tuesday night,...

Self-draining swamp: Park Board Nine quit in frustration

ALASKAN SPORTSMEN PLEASED Nine out of 12 members of the National Park System Advisory Board members quit on Monday to spite Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke,...

Anchorage poll: Berkowitz, Logan or … wait, what … Wielechowski?

A poll was conducted in Anchorage this week. It's believed to be sponsored by the IBEW and conducted by Hays Research Group, and it's...

Quote of the Day: Walker budget transparency fail

If the legislature were to appropriate the Department of Revenue’s FY19 projection of $206 million to purchase oil and gas tax credits, the increase...

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