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Yearly Archives: 2019

Republicans, Democrats could split House control 50-50

(3-minute read) EMERGING PLAN WOULD MEAN CO-SPEAKERS, CO-CHAIRS It's been three weeks since the Legislature gaveled in, but still there's no leadership established in the...

Where’s your Super Bowl party? For Alaska Democrats, in the Speaker’s Office

GAME OF THRONES: KICKING BACK IN THE #OCCUPIED CAPITOL FOR THE BIG GAME Alaskans, like many Americans, are taking the day off to watch the...

Ptarmigan wins over Raven in MRAK poll

(3-minute read) MOST ALASKANS LIKE THEIR CURRENT STATE BIRD  In an unscientific opinion poll run by Must Read Alaska on Facebook during a 7-day period ending...

Swift child-predator busts show Troopers back governor’s ‘get tough on crime’ words

(3-minute read) CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN WARNED; NOW THEY'RE BEING ARRESTED "If you are a criminal, this is going to be a very dangerous place for...

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...

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