Yearly Archives: 2019
MRAK Almanac: National Endowment for the Arts chairwoman in Juneau
The MRAK Almanac is your place for political, cultural, and civic events, events where you’ll meet political leaders or, if you are interested in...
Zac Brown, country star, loses easement dispute at planning commission
The Mary Trail faction has won a round in the fight a controversial easement that cuts through land owned by a celebrity just outside...
Alaska Life Hack: Buy a remote cabin site from State of Alaska
The Department of Natural Resources holds its 2019 Remote Recreational Cabin Sites program beginning next week. Between 10 am on Aug. 19 and 5...
Holding out for $3,000 PFD is no way forward
ADVICE FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM A PFD DEFENDER
By JOE GELDHOF
Alaskans have achieved noteworthy accomplishments over the years. Among these are the adoption of a...
Breaking: Cuts to University System: $70 million over three years
Gov. Michael Dunleavy today signed a compact with the University of Alaska, which says the governor will only veto $25 million from the system...
Dunleavy to restore pre-K, Headstart grants
Gov. Michael Dunleavy announced today that he'll be restoring grants for pre-kindergarten and Head Start programs when he signs the Operating Budget later this...
Senate Seat M: How to pick a temporary senator
The sudden loss of Sen. Chris Birch, who represented District M before his death last week, leaves Republicans with an awkward task: They are...
Juneau Assembly election is four for four
The filing deadline has come and gone for Juneau's Oct. 1 municipal election. Those who filed for the four seats on the City and...
Dunleavy restores Senior Benefits program
Gov. Michael Dunleavy told seniors at the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center today that the Alaska Senior Benefit Program will be funded in full this...
Letter: Alaska Psychiatric Institute workers have turned it around
By GLEN KLINKHART
Many people are not aware that in January of this year I was asked to go and to work at the Alaska...