Monthly Archives: August, 2019
Former AK Sen. Mike Gravel ends bid for presidency
Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, age 89, has called off his campaign for president.
The announcement came over Twitter, when his account wrote, “The DNC...
Watch drone footage of 500,000-acre wildfire near Fort Yukon
Firefighting personnel are working to protect the Gwich’in village of Chalkyitsik, 43 air miles from Fort Yukon, northeast of Fairbanks. This fire is known...
Kesey’s ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ no longer ‘woke’ enough for production
JUNEAU THEATER BANS IT DUE TO RACISM
The modern literary classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest used to be banned from high schools because...
Breaking: IBU ratifies deal, ferry strike is over
(Editor's note: Check back; this story will be updated)
The membership of the Inland Boatmen's Union has ratified the deal its team of out-of-state negotiators...
‘Get Mike Dunleavy!’ ‘Power to the People!’
HE WAS IN OFFICE FOR 72 DAYS. ON DAY 73, THE RECALL EFFORT BEGAN
"Get Mike Dunleavy! Fire Mike Dunleavy!" roared Rep. Ivy Spohnholz to...
Juneau approves marijuana on-site smoking ordinance
Smoking tobacco in public establishments is against the law in Alaska. But the state's no-smoking law that passed one year ago has an intentional...
The EPA comes to its senses
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The Environmental Protection Agency has come to its senses about the effort to develop the Pebble Mine and shelved its outrageous plan...
The party is over — maybe
Art Chance - 5
By ART CHANCE
Late in the evening of Aug. 1, the State and the Inland Boatmen's Union reached a tentative agreement.
A tentative agreement is an...
Private sector, not government, drives the economy
By BRUCE TANGEMAN
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Despite what you might read in some recent media publications, Alaska’s economy is recovering.
Jobs have increased every month since last year’s...
Strike over: IBU negotiators and State have a deal
(Editor's note: Updated below)
The Inland Boatmen's Union and the State appeared to have come to terms on a contract. No picketers were observed...