The Sunday Minefield – December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Christmas Eve is just a week away, and session begins in a month. Governor Mike Dunleavy…
Alaska Landmine Articles
Dining with the enemy
Representative Andrew Gray December 17, 2023
Shortly after I won my election to the House in 2022, Tom Begich, the minority leader in the Senate at the time, gave me…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Fiscal baselines
Brad Keithley December 15, 2023
Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) released his proposed FY2025 budget and 10-year plan as we completed this week’s column yesterday. We are digging…
Report from global climate change summit in Dubai
Paul Fuhs December 13, 2023
I recently attended the COP28 global climate change meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the
The Sunday Minefield – December 10, 2023
Jeff Landfield December 10, 2023
Christmas Eve is just two weeks away and Hanukkah started this week. More snow is on the way to Southcentral, with many areas under…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Preparing for next week’s “Budget Day”
Brad Keithley December 8, 2023
In addition to the upcoming holidays, as the calendar hits December, we start thinking also about the upcoming “Budget Day,” the day by which…
Ask a Cat: The holidays, co-parenting after divorce, and food preferences
Cat December 4, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – December 3, 2023
Jeff Landfield December 3, 2023
It’s already December! Christmas is three weeks away. The New Year is four weeks away. And the start of the next legislative session is…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How Larry Persily (and others) misstate the real issue
Brad Keithley December 1, 2023
In the middle of a recent column on the Anchorage Daily News (ADN) op-ed pages ostensibly about Thanksgiving, “long-time Alaska journalist,…
The Sunday Minefield – November 26, 2023
Jeff Landfield November 26, 2023
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Years are just around the corner! I flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving…
Ask a Cat: Bad Secret Santa, workplace bullying, and post-hookup confusion
Cat November 20, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – November 19, 2023
Jeff Landfield November 19, 2023
Temperatures are near zero in Anchorage, but at least the snow has stopped! Juneau, however, is under a blizzard warning tomorrow, with over a…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Free money” subsidies
Brad Keithley November 17, 2023
If there were no Permanent Fund earnings, there would be no Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). But there also would be no Permanent Fund earnings...
The Sunday Minefield – November 12, 2023
Jeff Landfield November 12, 2023
The big news of the week in Southcentral was the first snowstorm of the year, and the absolute failure to adequately plow the roads...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Alaska House Coalition is lying
Brad Keithley November 10, 2023
An op-ed published on the pages of the Anchorage Daily News last week written by Representative Alyse Galvin (I - Anchorage) and co-signed by...
Ask a Cat: Vegas trips, problem customers, and Mayor Dave
Cat November 6, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – November 5, 2023
Jeff Landfield November 5, 2023
Winter has finally arrived as much of Southcentral was hit with snow this weekend. The start of the next legislative session is just over…
Dancing in the streets
Marc Grober November 3, 2023
We have a crisis on our hands; more and more motor vehicles are getting larger and larger, going faster and faster, and making it...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Have Alaska Republicans given up on the market economy?
Brad Keithley November 3, 2023
Fundamental to the operation of any market economy is the relatively unfettered operation of supply and demand in finding an equilibrium price for the...
The Sunday Minefield – October 29, 2023
Jeff Landfield October 29, 2023
Halloween is just two days away! Snow is in the forecast for Anchorage but not for another ten days. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R -…