Community Voices

Not every healthcare debate needs a witch hunt

Linn Wheeling   May 19, 2026

The Alaska Landmine recently published an opinion piece titled “Bills giving more power to naturopaths are a prescription for quackery” that conflates modern licensed naturopathic medicine with fringe wellness practices and makes several inaccurate or misleading claims about Naturopathic Doctors (ND), naturopathic medical education, regulation, and clinical practice. Let’s use the author’s analogy of someone asking about a…

The greatest risk to Alaska LNG? The Alaska State Legislature

Harold Hollis   April 22, 2026

Alaskans often ask me what the greatest risk is to the Final Investment Decision and the ultimate construction of the Alaska LNG Project. My...

Why I am running for the Chugach Electric Board of Directors

Todd Lindley   April 21, 2026

To borrow from a regular contributor of the Alaska Landmine, Mr. Brad Keithley, this chart may shed some light on the reality of Southcentral...

Why I voted no on HB 194 and why it matters for Alaska

Representative Carolyn Hall   April 17, 2026

I want to be clear: I believe Hilcorp, and any large, profitable S corporation operating in Alaska, should be paying taxes. Like many Alaskans,...

Does integrity fly out the window the moment you’re elected?

Mike Nield   April 10, 2026

When I think of the levels of government in Alaska I think of the Spiderman memes where all three are pointing…

Alaskans deserve a vote in the Senate on raising the age of consent to 18 from 16

Keeley Olson   April 3, 2026

Alaska has the highest rate of rape in the United States – more than three times the national average. Over half (51.1%) of all...

An interview with Alan Lambert on his role in the film “Blue Moon”

Grant Keller   February 24, 2026

Alan Lambert is a Dublin based artist who has been working in film and television for over 30 years. He has painted murals, backdrops,...

Dysfunction junction

Joe Paskvan   February 16, 2026

Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s Permanent Fund protecting our principal, our spendable buckets of savings…

My message to the Anchorage Assembly: Less woke and more work

Brett Huber   February 6, 2026

If Anchorage residents ever wonder why so many problems in this city feel unresolved, they need only watch the Anchorage Assembly in action. Or...

The Palmer Debacle: A masterclass in small town debauchery

Chris Sant   January 27, 2026

From the outside, Palmer sells itself as a small Alaskan town with family values and pride in our pioneer spirit. From the inside, it...

Alaska’s natural gas pipeline is a long, long-shot

Joe Paskvan   January 13, 2026

Alaskans have been begging, since Alaska’s oil pipeline was completed in the 1970’s, for a gasline project. Long-time Alaskans remember the bumper sticker: “Please…

It’s tinfoil hat time for the Permanent Fund endowment plan

Bruce Tangeman   January 9, 2026

Endowments have been around for decades. Several universities have been blessed with generous alumni donations that have resulted in endowments nearly as large as…

Why Alaskans should support President Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine

Paul Fuhs   December 10, 2025

In August, Alaska was honored to host the peace negotiations between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Beyond the positive images of world leaders...

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…

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...

Jay Hammond’s PFD intent language

Bruce Tangeman   October 24, 2025

I had a friend tell me years ago after I testified in front of the Legislature that I had a “terrible poker face when…
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