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Yearly Archives: 2020

Judges go rogue, showing why we need judicial reform

CROSBY ELECTION RULING SHOWS HOW BAD OUR SYSTEM IS Alaskans are scratching their heads at Superior Court Judge Dani Crosby's ruling that says absentee ballots...

Eagle River’s Yellow Rock gets a new political paint job

Yellow Rock, which is usually a place for Eagle River resident to paint fun sentiments, has once again become a political billboard. Earlier this year,...

Media doesn’t care to ask the tough questions of Gross

Now that the news media, or at least what passes for news media in Alaska, thoroughly have dissected Senate candidate Al Gross’s bear tale,...

Judge rules that absentee ballots don’t need witnesses

WILL THE STATE APPEAL? Superior Court Judge Dani Crosby today ruled in favor of Arctic Village Council and the League of Women Voters, saying that...

Fairbanks City, North Pole candidate review

By SCOTT LEVESQUE In addition to Fairbanks Borough Assembly and School Board seats on Tuesday's ballot, the Fairbanks City Council and North Pole City Council...

Environmentalists took down Alaska logging, don’t let them destroy Alaska oil

VOTE NO ON BALLOT MEASURE 1 By TOM BOUTIN As part of Gov. Hickel’s administration over 26 years ago I was asked to accompany him on...

Metlakatla says ‘You’re not welcome’ to candidate, but she responds with grace

Leslie Becker of Ketchikan went to Metlakatla to talk to a group of residents about her campaign for House. She is running for House...

Nyman: End the dividend

By CHRIS NYMAN It's time to end the Permanent Fund dividend. Why would I write this really unpopular opinion? Only because I feel a sense...

Way-back machine: Hillary led Trump in October, 2016

In a report on Oct. 24, 2016, the Associated Press-GfKpoll said that Hillary Clinton had widened her lead over Donald Trump and that she...

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