Yearly Archives: 2020
Dunleavy tells Montana company SITKA Gear to take a hike on its opposition to ANWR oil development
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS EDITOR PILES ON WITH UNFORCED ERROR
A Montana-based company called "SITKA Gear" is the latest business to be scolded by Gov. Mike...
Mat-Su Education Assn. threatens to strike over superintendent’s letter to parents in district
The Mat-Su Education Association is upset because the superintendent of schools sent an email to all teachers detailing the facts of the contract being...
18 months of bargaining: Fair offer for Mat-Su teachers is on the table
By RANDY TRANI
Over the past week, childrens’ joyous laughter and the calm guiding voices of teachers have drifted on the late summer breezes from...
John Binkley chairs redistricting board
At the first meeting of the Alaska Redistricting Board, well-known Alaska businessman, civic leader, and occasional political leader John Binkley of Fairbanks was elected...
Kanye for Prez? Alaskans have choices for president
With just two months away until the General Election, the Alaska election season just got a little more Yeezy. Someone has started putting Kanye...
Ballot Measure 1 is a result of hate and greed; vote no
By MURRAY WALSH
I have been watching the initiative process in Alaska for 44 years. Each and every one of them has been based on hate...
Green Party of Alaska nominates Jesse Ventura for president
The Green Party of Alaska is not going along with the national Green Party in its nomination of the party's standard-bearer Howie Hawkins for...
Democrat ‘swap day’ brings alternate liberal warriors to the battle for Legislature
Democrats persuaded primary winner Anita Thorne of Anchorage to drop out of her race for Senate Seat M, where Republican Sen. Josh Revak is...
Ben Boeke Arena is back after hockey community back-checks Assembly
After taking heavy criticism from some of the more well-connected people in the Anchorage community, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has backed down on the Ben...
Berkowitz allows sit-down restaurants to open, just in time for first fall storm
BUT LIMITS ON GATHERINGS SUCH AS CHURCH ARE IN PLACE
Anchorage restaurants opened for 50 percent capacity sit-down dining on Monday, and not a moment...