Sexism should not be a political issue
March 5, 2021
You may have seen my name recently on social media or in the news because of something that occurred on the House floor last...
Community Voices
Alaska’s Fiscal Crisis—and a Proposed Solution
June 30, 2021
The State of Alaska has a problem taller than Denali. We cannot pay for our education, roads, public safety, and residents’ Permanent Fund Dividends. This problem has gotten much worse in recent years, and every year that passes makes it even bigger and more difficult. A comprehensive solution would strengthen the protection for the Permanent Fund, produce…
Let’s elect a mayor who can get us through crises and deliver
March 4, 2021
The upcoming April 2021 mayoral election is about who is best prepared to meet the moment. I’m the only candidate with significant executive-management and...
Vote George Martinez for mayor
March 3, 2021
Note: As part of our coverage of the 2021 Anchorage mayoral race, the Landmine invited the…
Vote Dave Bronson for mayor
March 2, 2021
Anchorage is in desperate need of leadership. From the rapid increase in public vagrancy, to the Assembly interjecting political interference with Anchorage Police...
Forrest Dunbar is the right choice for Anchorage’s next mayor
March 1, 2021
Ballots for the next Municipal election will arrive in our mailboxes in just a few weeks. As voters, we face an important decision about...
Alaska’s elected officials lack the political will to solve our fiscal crisis
February 2, 2021
Alaska doesn’t have a fiscal crisis, we have a math problem and a lack of political will to solve it. According to the Legislative...
Plug and Chug: Driving an electric car from Vermont to Alaska during a pandemic
January 10, 2021
Back in January, the Wall Street Journal released a 26-minute video called the Electric Vehicle Road Test. It chronicles the experience of eight of...
The resilience of Alaskan music communities
December 28, 2020
2020 has been particularly difficult for Alaskan musicians. COVID-19 eliminated many gigs in an already sparse market, and many remaining gigs went virtual. Not...
Vote no on Ballot Measure 2
November 2, 2020
We write because Alaskans urgently need to know the truth about Ballot Measure 2. Much has been written about the well-documented dangers of ranked...
Let’s imagine our future together, Alaska: vote yes on 2
November 2, 2020
In the final week of this election season, Alaska has once again become ground zero for virtually untraceable campaign spending and nasty attack ads…
Why I am voting no on Ballot Measure 1
November 2, 2020
You can’t talk Alaska without talking oil. It’s one of those ever-present inextricable truths. Wisconsin has cheese. California has Hollywood. And we have swaths...
Sprinkler requirement would hose home buyers
October 27, 2020
This is long and complicated, but important. Tonight, the Anchorage Assembly will make some very big decisions that will impact land and housing development…
Vote No on 2 – Two Alaskans who don’t agree on much agree on this
October 26, 2020
Brett Huber and I do not see eye to eye on almost anything. He is a Republican. I am a Democrat. He ran Mike…
Vote Yes on 2 – Alaska fishing needs accountability and honesty from elected leaders
October 26, 2020
Fishing is ingrained in the everyday lives of Alaskans, from the ancestors of our native peoples to the present. It’s a way of life...
College during COVID
October 12, 2020
“Seldom have I ever questioned the end,
Still I grow frost when I’m reminded.”
-Parquet Courts, “Before the Water Gets Too High”
On the best of days…
