Monthly Archives: January, 2019

(2-minute read) ALASKA'S STATE BIRD JUST ISN'T SEXY ENOUGH? TAKE OUR POLL I'll admit it. When I'm eyeball to eyeball with an adult raven on...

(8-minute read) BUT PROBLEM IS DEEPER -- WHOLESALERS ARE CUTTING SUPPLY In what has emerged as a crisis within a crisis, patients with chronic pain...

(3-minute read) HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, NOT MUCH YET TO SHOW Alaskans are surviving cancer better, are slapping each other less, and are quitting...

THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET Two recent flubs are beginning to make us wonder: Who is doing the vetting of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s political appointments for...

(2-minute read) The president of Samaritan's Purse, Franklin Graham, will be the keynote speaker at the Governors Prayer Breakfast on March 23 in Anchorage. The...

(2-minute read) COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JAN 31 Independent ride-sharing drivers may have to charge their riders $2.50 more to be picked up and dropped off...

(1-minute read) DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR COMMENT The Alaska Parole Board has heard from more than 220 Alaskans about the pending parole hearing for killer Jonathan...

(2-minute read) LONGTIME CAMPAIGN MANAGER RETIRES, NEW TEAM FORMING Congressman Don Young will be a candidate for U.S. House again in 2020. His State Director Chad Padgett...

(2-minute read) CHANGES 5 OF 7 ON BOARD OF NURSING Gov. Michael Dunleavy announced 44 appointments to State boards and commissions. He replaced five of...

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR There was a great deal of speculation about how City and Borough of Juneau officials would react to Federal Judge H....