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The Sunday Minefield – December 21, 2025

Jeff Landfield   December 21, 2025

Happy Solstice everyone! Today also happens to be my birthday. Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. I hope everyone has a great Christmas this week. There is only one Sunday Minefield left before we hit 2026!  The Republican Senate minority chose Senator Mike Cronk (R – Tok) as their new leader, but not without some internal drama….

State paid for trip to Switzerland for Human Rights Commission board chair and executive director

Jeff Landfield   December 9, 2025

The Landmine has confirmed the State of Alaska paid for a weeklong trip to Switzerland for the board chair and executive director of the...

The Sunday Minefield – December 7, 2025

Jeff Landfield   December 7, 2025

Christmas is just over two weeks away! 2026 will be here before we know it. The Alaska Republican Party met and decided on names…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Dahlstrom is gaslighting Alaskans

Brad Keithley   December 5, 2025

In a recent op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News, current Lieutenant Governor - and declared candidate for Governor - Nancy Dahlstrom (R - Alaska)...

Parents play the biggest role in what their kids do online

Azri-el Sellers and Kaila Pfister   December 3, 2025

When our daughter was 11 and the COVID lockdown was in full swing, she, like many of the preteens and teens around her, turned…

The Sunday Minefield – November 30, 2025

Jeff Landfield   November 30, 2025

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I came down to Florida to see some family. And I’ll be honest, the 80 degree weather…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How the Legislature is deepening the disconnect between Alaska and Alaskans

Brad Keithley   November 28, 2025

In last week’s column, we compared nominal growth in Alaska’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to “real”...

The Sunday Minefield – November 23, 2025

Jeff Landfield   November 23, 2025

Thanksgiving is on Thursday! I hope everyone has a great time with friends and family. The legislative session is less than two months from…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska v. Alaskans

Brad Keithley   November 21, 2025

Recently, we were in a discussion in which a participant argued that there is no basis for concern about the Alaska economy (nor, by…

Fairbanks School District Superintendent Luke Meinert’s loose “award”

Robert Herrick   November 18, 2025

Last week, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District social media accounted touted that Superintendent Luke Meinert has been “named one of the nation’s Top...

The Sunday Minefield – November 16, 2025

Jeff Landfield   November 16, 2025

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! Senator Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) entered the crowded governor’s race, making him the fourteenth candidate and…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The appearance of self-dealing

Brad Keithley   November 14, 2025

One of the things that has intrigued us most over the years is the extent to which the economic interests of most of Alaska’s…

The Sunday Minefield – November 9, 2025

Jeff Landfield   November 9, 2025

The first big snowfall hit Anchorage and Southcentral this week. While the snowplowing in Anchorage has been ok, there are still a lot of…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates

Brad Keithley   November 8, 2025

Earlier this week, while working through some data on states that use a flat-rate income tax to raise...

Leaked records show APD mental health clinician resigned after 18-year-old used her handgun to make threats

Jeff Landfield   November 7, 2025

Internal Anchorage Police Department (APD) documents obtained by the Landmine show that...

Shots fired: Crooked Adam Crum attacks Treg Taylor for not being pro-Trump enough

Jeff Landfield   November 5, 2025

The August primary is more than nine months away, but the attacks are already starting in the crowded Republican filed for governor. In a...
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