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Reality strikes: Alaska has always been left-leaning
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
A recent commenter at Must Read Alaska implored readers to resist the “invasion of the Marxists” in Alaska.
That is a fundamental...
Straight Outta Juneau: Won’t back down on income tax
'WE WON'T LEAVE UNTIL WE TAX YOU':
One week from tomorrow, pink slips will go out to 20,000 or more state employees. They are being...
Light at the end of the tunnel? That’s a train
OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR PONDERS THE GAME OF CHICKEN
By ART CHANCE
To no one’s surprise, there was no budget at the end of the regular legislative session...
Juneau divide: Republicans and Democrats
OUR MOST CHARMING LABOR RELATIONS NEGOTIATOR RECALLS JUNEAU DAYS
By ART CHANCE
I lived in Juneau from 1984 until late 2010 and for most of that time...
Someone has to blink or we shut this government down
OUR MOST CANTANKEROUS CONTRIBUTOR THINKS ABOUT THE 'S' WORD
By ART CHANCE
Allow me to engage in a fantasy where once again I’m the State’s director of...
Commentary: Beer for my horses, whiskey for my men
OUR MOST COLORFUL CONTRIBUTOR WADES INTO UNALLOCATED CUTS
By ART CHANCE
We’re entering the world of bureaucratese -- the foreign language you didn’t take in school.
A decrement is bureaucratese...
It’s springtime for Juneau: The end game is cruel
OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR THINKS ABOUT FISHING, BUDGETS, AND SINE DIE
By ART CHANCE
April is the cruelest month in Juneau.
The king salmon are starting to come...
The collective bargain needs people on both sides of the table
By ART CHANCE
Suzanne Downing’s recent piece on AFL-CIO President Vince Beltrami’s snarling demeanor set me thinking about this:
Vince showed up at my door back...
Dingman gets his due
THE SORDID HISTORY OF 'UNDUE FAMILIARITY'
By ART CHANCE
Undue Familiarity: This is a Department of Corrections term for any relationship between DOC staff and an...
Union money, lobbying, and ‘education’
PART III: VOLUNTEERS BY ANY OTHER NAME
By ART CHANCE
Many readers saw the recent Alaska Dispatch News (aka Pravda) story on the Cathy Giessel -...