Yearly Archives: 2019
Former state lawyer gets away with a crime — again
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Erin Pohland was a State of Alaska assistant attorney general. Then, nine years ago, she started to get in trouble.
On Dec....
Rock and roll review: The year in earthquakes
(3-minute read) 2018 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR ALASKA
The Alaska Earthquake Center says that there were 55,000 earthquakes in Alaska in 2018. The figure...
Who’s running for Anchorage Assembly, School Board
APRIL 2 ELECTION WILL BE VOTE-BY-MAIL
The deadline to file for local offices was Friday, and candidates have until Tuesday to withdraw from the April...
The ol’ double standard strikes again
ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Those of us who believe in fair play, the tit-for-tat variety, continually are flabbergasted at how the media treat folks based on...
Search suspended; Guardian Flight says debris ‘likely’ from missing plane
FOURTH SOUL ONBOARD: UNBORN CHILD
Updated: The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing Guardian Flight plane at 5:30 pm on Thursday, after conducting...
Trump declares Alaska ‘major disaster,’ releasing more funds
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS ALASKA'S REQUEST
Today, President Donald Trump approved Alaska's request for a major disaster declaration.
He ordered federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local...
New commissioner of Administration: Kelly Tshibaka
Harvard Law School graduate. Former chief data officer for the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General. U.S. Department of Justice counsel....
Plane debris found near Kake
COAST GUARD, PARTNERS, SAMARITANS CONTINUE SEARCH FOR MEDEVAC SURVIVORS
The U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies, and volunteers continued to scour the the waters near Kake...
A lifetime that prepared him for this role
(6-minute read) TORRENCE SAXE TAKES REINS AT ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD, DMVA
Torrence Saxe, Alaska's commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, has spent...
It’s not just Juneau — Amazon adding taxes to other Alaskans
(3-minute read) PEOPLE NOT WITHIN TAXING JURISDICTIONS ARE BEING CHARGED
Must Read Alaska has learned that consumers in Juneau, North Pole, Homer, and Wasilla are...