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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution
Brad Keithley
August 24, 2025
In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the continued...
GLT acquires Potter Valley parcels, securing Chugach State Park public access via the embattled Stewart Trail
Paxson Woelber
August 24, 2025
In a major victory for public access to Chugach State Park, the conservation nonprofit Great Land Trust (GLT) purchased two parcels at the end of the...
The Sunday Minefield – August 17, 2025
Jeff Landfield
August 17, 2025
What a week for Alaska! Hundreds if not thousands of people came to Alaska for the Trump/Putin Summit that included high-level American and Russian officials, as well as national and international media. It was the first time a Russian…
PHOTOS: Rallies and protests line streets as Putin, Trump meet in Anchorage
Paxson Woelber
August 16, 2025
From August 14 to 15, 2025, large numbers of Anchorage residents took to the streets in response to the August 15 summit here between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators expressed outrage…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for
Brad Keithley
August 16, 2025
Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of them...
Alaska State senator’s wife wishes death on Trump, Putin
The Alaska Landmine
August 15, 2025
On the eve of a high-stakes summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, Tasha Boyer Dunbar, wife to Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage), has a deadly message for both President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin – she hopes both of their...
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
August 24, 2025
September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor Day weekend! The first Democrat entered the already crowded governor's race. Former Revenue Commissioner Crooked...
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Reflecting on a Father’s Day fishing trip to Homer, Alaska from New York City
Eugene "Gino" Durante
June 27, 2025
Living on planet Earth is peculiar. Despite billions of people, raising an upright walking…
Alaska should eliminate all sales taxes on gold and silver
Matthew Cortez
May 3, 2025
As inflation cuts into Alaskans’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to...
Alaska’s leaders should pass the common sense Credit Card Competition Act
Korey Ferguson
March 26, 2025
Alaskans are no stranger to high prices given our geography and the many logistical...
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