Monthly Archives: September, 2019
Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster invocation opens Kenai Assembly meeting
Barrett Fletcher, wearing a metal colander on his head, opened the Kenai Peninsula Assembly meeting on Tuesday with a tongue-and-cheek prayer, full of meatball...
Alaska Center encouraging kids to ‘strike’ this Friday
The Alaska Center for the Environment is doing the organizational work in Alaska to help students leave classes on Friday to take part in...
Craig Campbell to AK Railroad Board
JACK ANTHONY TO AEROSPACE BOARD
Gov. Michael Dunleavy today announced his appointees to the Alaska Railroad Corporation Board and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation Board.
Craig Campbell...
New Public Defender: Samantha Cherot
Born and raised in Alaska, Samantha Cherot has been named Alaska Public Defender, filling the position vacated in April by Quinlan Steiner.
Cherot was selected...
Roland Maw trial looms in October
Eligible Alaskans expect to see their Permanent Fund dividends deposited in their bank accounts the first week of October.
The definition of "eligible Alaskans" are...
Why I’m voting ‘no’ on Juneau’s Proposition 3: The JACC Racket
BY PAULETTE SIMPSON
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Juneau is a jewel of a town.
With just 31,000 residents, it’s also our country’s fifth smallest capital city in terms of...
Palins lawyer up
Sarah Palin has hired Alaska lawyer Lori Colbert, and husband Todd Palin has hired Alaska layer Kimberlee Colbo, as they move forward in their divorce...
Cokie Roberts passes at 75
HER DAD, REP. HALE BOGGS, DIED IN ALASKA CRASH WITH BEGICH
Famed journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died from complications related to breast...
Janus: State heads to court over collecting union dues
FORCED UNIONISM WILL BE TOPIC OF LAWSUIT
Several state employees have asked the State of Alaska to stop deducting union dues from their paychecks.
Their requests were in...
Breaking: Budget director Donna Arduin exits
Alaska Budget Director Donna Arduin, who has been the point of the spear on budget reforms for Gov. Michael Dunleavy, will move into an advisory...