Yearly Archives: 2019
Sen. Sullivan has his first challenger: a Bernie supporter
SULLIVAN IS RAISING A FORMIDABLE CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT
Wildfire technician and Democrat-turned-Undeclared candidate David Paul Matheny has filed for U.S. Senate for Alaska, the first to...
Inside Spring Creek Correctional’s trashed unit
WHAT A NINE-HOUR RIOT WILL DO TO A PLACE
Broken windows, busted toilets, and destroyed cameras. The Alaska Department of Corrections released photos of the...
Lt. Gov. Meyer to host town hall on crime
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer and members of the Dunleavy Administration will host a town hall on Monday, May 13, 6-7 pm, to hear from Alaskans about...
Video shocker: House Republicans take gloves off on marital rape law
https://www.facebook.com/akhouserepublicans/videos/439719063458709/
Public broadcasting, university advertising to keep funding
COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION IS NOW IN SESSION
Both Alaska Public Media and the University of Alaska have advertising pushes underway to preserve their state...
Kulis Hangar One added to National Historic Registry
CELEBRATION BARBECUE SATURDAY 2-4 PM
The legendary Air National Guard base on the far side of the Ted Stevens International Airport has been added to...
What’s up with the jets? Northern Edge 19
Aircraft have been arriving all week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in advance of the the military exercise known as Northern Edge 2019, May 13...
MRAK Almanac: Astronomy Day, and that fateful May of 1939
Welcome to the MRAK Almanac, where it's a mixed bag of amazing political, historical, cultural, and random acts of Alaskana you won't find anywhere...
Goodnight, Socialist Dermot Cole, wherever you are
(Editor's note: This column ran in the Fairbanks NewsMiner after an especially lively exchange between the Brothers Cole (Dermot and Terrence) and the author....
‘Schneider loophole’ fix heads to governor’s desk
FORMER JUDGE MICHAEL COREY SPEAKS: 'GLAD THE LAW WAS CHANGED'
The Alaska Legislature has passed House Bill 14, closing the loophole that allowed an Anchorage...