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Yearly Archives: 2019

Alaska former Sen. Mike Gravel exploring run for presidency

Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel has filed with the Federal Election Commission and formed an exploratory committee for a run for president. The 88-year-old would...

Governor begins his community budget talks

NARY A KOCH BROTHER IN SIGHT AT FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING The mainstream media doesn't like Gov. Michael Dunleavy partnering with Americans for Prosperity in a...

Theater review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Perseverance gets two thumbs up

PLAYING IN JUNEAU NOW, ANCHORAGE IN MAY, AND IS A 'SURE BET' By KEN KOELSCH GUEST CONTRIBUTOR “Guys and Dolls” is currently playing at Perseverance Theatre in...

New at AOGCC: Jessie Chmielowski

Petroleum engineer Jessie Chmielowski has been appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission by Gov. Michael Dunleavy. She is a professionally licensed engineer...

The college degree racket

By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR In the 1960s and '70s, bookstores had shelves of books about how to study for and pass various qualification exams for...

Politics of destruction: Trevor Shaw withdraws name from judicial commission

HANK BARTOS OF FAIRBANKS APPOINTED TO REPLACE An appointee from Ketchikan has withdrawn his name from a volunteer position on the Alaska Commission on Judicial...

Zulkosky to Public Safety commissioner: ‘Manage your tone.’

TRIBAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DRESSES DOWN COMMISSIONER PRICE At the invitation of the newly created House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs, Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price...

Protest 101: Tax dollars at work

A small detachment of students and other supporters protested cuts to the University of Alaska budget on Monday in front of the Capitol in...

Walk out: House Education budget prompts GOP protest

THREE REPUBLICANS VOTE WITH THEIR FEET ON INCREASING BUDGET On Monday morning, the House Finance subcommittee on Education started to erase, line by line, the...

Dueling roadshows: Dunleavy, House Finance hit the road

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO HASH OUT BUDGET OUTSIDE OF JUNEAU Gov. Michael Dunleavy announced his long-awaited “Statewide Discussion for a Permanent Fiscal Plan,”...

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