Monthly Archives: June, 2019
Anchorage selected for federal safety initiative; mayor stays mum
BERKOWITZ HAS NOTHING TO SAY?
It's not just anecdotal: Anchorage is so crime-ridden that even the U.S. Department of Justice thinks it's a crisis. Alaska's...
Alaska Raw: Chapter 1, An Unimak Island caribou hunt with my father
EXCLUSIVE: SERIALIZED TRUE ADVENTURE FOR MUST READ ALASKA READERS
(Editor's note: Must Read Alaska presents a Fathers Day special for readers, and we're getting a...
Anchorage parks so dangerous, even Democrat lawmakers have had enough
A letter signed by mostly Democrat legislators takes Mayor Berkowitz, a fellow Democrat, to task for allowing criminals to run amuck in Anchorage.
Spearheaded by...
Victim was 18; shooter still at large
Anchorage police say the dead man in a shooting on Sunday was 18, not a juvenile, as earlier reported. It also appears that the...
Senate Rules: Explaining the $1,600 dividend proposal
THE OPENING BID FOR THE PFD IS $1,600, BUT LIKELY TO BE AMENDED
Senate Bill 1002, Permanent Fund dividend payout legislation, was the subject of...
MRAK Almanac: The Turnagain bore ‘spring tide’ edition
By KOBE RIZK
The MRAK Almanac is your place for political, cultural, and civic events, events where you’ll meet political leaders or, if you are...
Another urban trail shooting, this time deadly
17TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR IN ANCHORAGE
Around 6:25 p.m., Anchorage Police dispatch received a report of shots fired in the Chester Creek Trail area...
KISS — 45 years ago today in Anchorage
On June 2, 1974, KISS played its first Alaska concert with Savoy Brown at the Sundowner Drive-In Theatre in Anchorage. It would be the band's...
Alaska life hack: Bringing home firewood — and spruce beetles
DON'T IMPORT THESE BUGS INTO YOUR LIVE STANDS OF SPRUCE
If it's summer in Alaska, it must be time to cut firewood for winter.
But with...
Barr comes to learn about violence in the village
BUT WERE TABOO TOPICS DISCUSSED -- OR AVOIDED?
U.S. Attorney General William Barr came to Alaska from Washington, D.C. to learn about violence against Natives.
He...