Yearly Archives: 2019
Total lunar eclipse on Sunday
(1-minute read) SOMETHING BESIDES YOUR I-PHONE WILL GLOW IN THE DARK
Sunday will provide many Alaskans with a peek at a total lunar eclipse. That's...
Anchorage women sit this march out
(3-minute read) JUNEAU MARCHES SAME DAY AS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ACCUSED OF ANTI-SEMITISM
Although about 650 women participated in the Women's March in Juneau on Saturday, Anchorage...
‘He fell to his knees and I shot him again’
WRITE THE PAROLE BOARD: JONATHAN NORTON IS A DANGER TO SOCIETY
BY RALPH SAMUELS
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Oct. 5, 1989. It was a Thursday. It was the day...
Donlin Mine clears more permit hurdles
BIG STEPS -- WASTE MANAGEMENT AND BONDING
Donlin Gold moved its mining project forward today, receiving two key permits from the State of Alaska.
The first...
Doug Vincent-Lang gets Fish and Game boards’ OK
(1-minute read) COMMISSIONER'S NAME FORWARDED TO SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION
Interim Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang won unanimous approval by the powerful joint boards of Fish and...
Murkowski votes with Democrats to defeat ban on taxpayer-funded abortion
Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted with nearly all of the Democrats and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine to defeat the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion bill...
Breaking: Neal Foster is new House Speaker Pro Tem
SHARON JACKSON SWORN IN
The Alaska House, still trying to organize, chose Rep. Neal Foster as the Speaker Pro Tem of the body. The position...
Kenai’s Ricky Gease is new state Parks director
BRENT GOODRUM IS NEW DNR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
The executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association has been named the next director of the State...
Will the State of the State Address be delayed?
(2-minute read) HOUSE ORGANIZATION ON DAY 3: NO RESOLUTION
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's State of the State speech is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22, but nothing...
One of Fairbanks Four faces assault charges
SMASHED WINDOWS WITH A BAT, THREATENED DRIVER
One of the members of a group of men who were labeled the Fairbanks Four is now on...