Yearly Archives: 2020
Trump rally in Homer draws 200 people to Land’s End
A big turnout for President Donald Trump took place in Homer, Alaska, on Monday evening.
The local news media didn't take notice that 200...
Environmental espionage: Tapes of Pebble chiefs speaking out of school, or a nothing-burger?
A transcript. An actor reading it to a recording. A strategic release of anti-Pebble messaging gold. And ultimately, a nothing-burger.
An environmental group claims it...
Mayor Berkowitz labels Save Anchorage an ‘astroturf’ group, not real grassroots
Alaska Public Media has sideswiped "Save Anchorage" by allowing the mayor of Anchorage to label the growing community action group "astroturf."
"Mayor Berkowitz went a...
Valley teachers authorize strike
After more than 18 months of negotiations, the Matanuska-Susitna Education Association has voted to strike. Some 85 percent of the eligible members of the...
Anchorage’s Leftist cabal
By CRAIG CAMPBELL
The current Anchorage Assembly majority is the perfect definition of an oligarchy in lock-step with Mayor Berkowitz.
I like Webster’s definition of an...
Trump digs at Murkowski: ‘No thanks!’
The Alaska State Chamber's Fall Forum won't include one big name. Donald Trump noticed that Sen. Lisa Murkowski was a keynote speaker and he...
‘Ranked choice voting’ will likely cost Sen. Susan Collins her seat; will it come to AK?
A method that Alaska voters are being asked to approve -- Ballot Measure 2 -- is what will likely cost Sen. Susan Collins of...
Special report: Pebble Mine, the people’s story spanning more than two decades
PART 1: A CASE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
By SANDY SZWARC / FOR MUST READ ALASKA
Pebble Mine is just weeks away from clearing the last hurdle...
Special Pebble report: A permitting process favoring mining opponents
By SANDY SZWARC / FOR MUST READ ALASKA
(Part II of a three-part series. See Part 1 here.)
After a decade and unprecedented amounts of effort,...
Alaska wins grant for massive Anchorage Airport project that will bring jobs
The Alaska Energy Authority has been awarded a $21 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation to jumpstart construction of a massive...