Alaska Landmine Articles

Girdwood Board of Supervisors institutes caste system for residents and workers

The Landfill   December 8, 2022

After months of contentious public debate about the proposed Holtan Hills housing development, the Girdwood Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create a caste…

Approve Holtan Hills!

Christina Cope Hendrickson   December 6, 2022

As a ten-year, full-time resident of Girdwood, I encourage the Assembly to dispose of the Heritage Land Bank (HLB) Parcels known locally…

The Sunday Minefield – December 4, 2022

Jeff Landfield   December 4, 2022

It’s already December. Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas and New Years will be here before we know it. The Alaska House remains…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s not the PFD v. oil taxes

Brad Keithley   December 2, 2022

Some seem to be attempting to set up this next legislative session as a battle between the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and oil taxes:…

Anchorage shouldn’t close schools to score political points

Joel Potter   December 1, 2022

The main reason for the Anchorage School District’s plan to close six elementary schools is not because it saves the district money. In fact,...

Halt Holtan Hills!

Grace Pleasants   December 1, 2022

The housing crisis is at the doorstep of every American town and city, big or small. Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage…

The Sunday Minefield – November 27, 2022

Jeff Landfield   November 27, 2022

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving with friends and family. Christmas will be here before we know it. Several undetermined races were decided…

The Alaska Stalker – November 26, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   November 26, 2022

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you...

The Sunday Minefield – November 20, 2022

Jeff Landfield   November 20, 2022

Thanksgiving is only four days away! It’s almost two weeks past Election Day and results are still being updated. Because of the nature of…

Review: Alaska Daily, Season One – Episode 6: “You Can’t Put a Price on a Life”

Allison Hovanec   November 19, 2022

(Warning: this article contains spoilers about Season One of ABC’s Alaska Daily) The show opens at sunset in the waters off the Gulf of...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A real world example

Brad Keithley   November 18, 2022

At the risk of returning to a subject some think we have already overdone, this week we focus again on the argument some (largely…

The Sunday Minefield – November 13, 2022

Jeff Landfield   November 13, 2022

The 2022 general election has come and gone. But tens of thousands of absentee and early votes remain to be counted and we won’t…

The Alaska Stalker – November 13, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   November 13, 2022

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A third of the way in, how is FY23 going

Brad Keithley   November 12, 2022

As we wait for the results of the state level elections to become clearer, this week we check in on how FY23 is going…

The Sunday Minefield – November 6, 2022

Jeff Landfield   November 6, 2022

The general election is just two days away! According to the Division of Elections, more than 64,000 Alaskans have already early voted in-person or…

Review: Alaska Daily, Season One – Episode 5: “I Have No Idea What You’re Talking About, Eileen”

Allison Hovanec   November 5, 2022

(Warning: this article contains spoilers about Season One of ABC’s Alaska Daily) Alaska Daily’s newest breakout star is a ferret...

Voting no on a constitutional convention is an easy choice

Mark Kelsey   November 4, 2022

I took advantage of early voting recently to add my voice to the broad and bipartisan opposition to a constitutional convention. It was not...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: 4 things we are looking for in the FY24 budget

Brad Keithley   November 4, 2022

While most eyes are focused on next week’s election, ours increasingly are turning to mid-December, when the then-governor is required to submit his...

David vs Goliath: The state constitutional convention question on the ballot

Senator Shelley Hughes   November 1, 2022

Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about a state constitutional convention may not be...

The Sunday Minefield – October 30, 2022

Jeff Landfield   October 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe but the November general election is just nine days away! More than 28,000 Alaskans have already voted. As expected, there…
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