Anchorage shouldn’t close schools to score political points
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,...
Alaska Landmine Articles
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…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Why “means testing” the PFD doesn’t solve the problem
Brad Keithley October 29, 2022
We understand that earlier this week as part of a debate hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Representative Grier Hopkins...
The Alaska Stalker – October 29, 2022
The Alaska Stalker October 29, 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 – October 23, 2022
Jeff Landfield October 23, 2022
The general election is just over two weeks away. People are already absentee voting and early in-person voting starts tomorrow. The Alaska Federation of…
Gone Hollywood: ADN mixes fact check with fiction in debate coverage
Andrew Jensen October 21, 2022
The Anchorage Daily News has "gone Hollywood” by monetizing the suffering of others as little more than background in their self-aggrandizing portrayal of themselves...