Monthly Archives: January, 2020
Legislative meetings take their places on the calendar
With a new year comes a new legislative session, and the calendar is beginning to fill with meetings in advance of the Jan. 21...
‘Fairbanks Four’ member arrested for car theft, DUI, threatening Trooper
On Jan. 2, Alaska State Troopers were trying to stop a 2008 red Mazda for swerving near mile 56 of the Glenn Highway.
The...
Is Sen. Donny Olson saying his constituents aren’t smart enough to get REAL ID?
ANALYSIS: OLSON'S SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS
Sen. Donny Olson, who represents a wide swath of the rural Arctic, has asked Gov. Mike Dunleavy to...
Enough is enough: Judge gives Juneau assault perp 16 years behind bars
Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg has seen Larry Reiger one too many times for one too many assault cases. The 60-year-old Juneau resident with...
Let Alaskans vote on taxes
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
With what promises to be a barn-burner of a legislative session just on the horizon, a news story recently laid out...
Democrats preparing to create ‘true’ House majority
Democrats in the Alaska House of Representatives make up 15 of the 40 seats. Add to those the two "stealth Democrats" Dan Ortiz and...
Bernie Sanders’ ca$h haul: Teachers gave the most
FOURTH QUARTER WAS STRONG FOR SOCIALISM
The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign says it raised more than $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, likely...
New Year starts off with a bang in Anchorage
Jerod Alexander had a rough last decade, and the next one isn't shaping up to be any better.
He had been on the lam...
It took decades to write this
REFLECTIONS ON A WONDROUS JOURNEY FROM RURAL GEORGIA
By ART CHANCE
On Jan. 1, 2020, I enter my ninth decade on this rock. Depending on how...