Yearly Archives: 2019
Senate can’t decide on PFD amount
NOT ENOUGH MEMBERS PRESENT
Today's vote was a bust in the Senate for SB 1002, the bill that would have set the Permanent Fund dividend...
Open letter from Rep. Mark Neuman
Hello Fellow Alaskans,
First, thank you to all the many folks who have kept me in their prayers and sent well wishes.
Surgery has been scheduled...
When they’re right, they’re really right
Wow! This out-of-control homeless camp problem on Anchorage’s public lands must be far worse than we thought. Even Democrat lawmakers are teeing off on...
Anchorage selected for federal safety initiative; mayor stays mum
BERKOWITZ HAS NOTHING TO SAY?
It's not just anecdotal: Anchorage is so crime-ridden that even the U.S. Department of Justice thinks it's a crisis. Alaska's...
Alaska Raw: Chapter 1, An Unimak Island caribou hunt with my father
EXCLUSIVE: SERIALIZED TRUE ADVENTURE FOR MUST READ ALASKA READERS
(Editor's note: Must Read Alaska presents a Fathers Day special for readers, and we're getting a...
Anchorage parks so dangerous, even Democrat lawmakers have had enough
A letter signed by mostly Democrat legislators takes Mayor Berkowitz, a fellow Democrat, to task for allowing criminals to run amuck in Anchorage.
Spearheaded by...
Victim was 18; shooter still at large
Anchorage police say the dead man in a shooting on Sunday was 18, not a juvenile, as earlier reported. It also appears that the...
Senate Rules: Explaining the $1,600 dividend proposal
THE OPENING BID FOR THE PFD IS $1,600, BUT LIKELY TO BE AMENDED
Senate Bill 1002, Permanent Fund dividend payout legislation, was the subject of...
MRAK Almanac: The Turnagain bore ‘spring tide’ edition
By KOBE RIZK
The MRAK Almanac is your place for political, cultural, and civic events, events where you’ll meet political leaders or, if you are...
Another urban trail shooting, this time deadly
17TH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR IN ANCHORAGE
Around 6:25 p.m., Anchorage Police dispatch received a report of shots fired in the Chester Creek Trail area...