The Sunday Minefield – February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021
It’s Valentine’s Day! Shout out to all my fellow singles who don’t have to stress out about another American consumerist day. It’s was two…
Alaska Landmine Articles
The Sunday Minefield – February 7, 2021
Jeff Landfield February 8, 2021
Sorry about the delay on Sunday’s column. I was exhausted last night. We are almost three weeks into the legislative session and the House…
The Alaska Stalker – February 6, 2021
The Alaska Stalker February 6, 2021
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...
Alaska’s elected officials lack the political will to solve our fiscal crisis
Anonymous 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...
The Sunday Minefield – January 31, 2021
Jeff Landfield January 31, 2021
It’s only week two of the legislative session and things are already off the rails. Between bizarre Senate committee hearings, the House still being…
The Sunday Minefield – January 24, 2021
Jeff Landfield January 24, 2021
The first session of the 32nd Alaska Legislature began this week. The Senate was finally able organize a majority on the first day. The…
The Alaska Stalker – January 22, 2021
The Alaska Stalker January 22, 2021
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 – January 17, 2021
Jeff Landfield January 17, 2021
The start of the 32nd Alaska Legislature is just two days away. Both the House and Senate have still failed to organize. It seems…
The Sunday Minefield – January 10, 2021
Jeff Landfield January 10, 2021
This has been a bad week for our country. The storming of the U.S. Capitol was hard to watch. It felt more like watching…
Plug and Chug: Driving an electric car from Vermont to Alaska during a pandemic
Tim Treuer 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 Alaska Stalker – January 9, 2021
The Alaska Stalker January 9, 2021
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 – January 3, 2021
Jeff Landfield January 3, 2021
2020 is finally over! Hopefully 2021 will be better for all of us. The 32nd Alaska Legislature is set to gavel in on January…
The resilience of Alaskan music communities
Michael Chase Dickerson 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...
The Sunday Minefield – December 27, 2020
Jeff Landfield December 27, 2020
This is the last Sunday column of 2020. Christmas is over and the New Year is only five days away. In some ways this…
The Alaska Stalker – December 24, 2020
The Alaska Stalker December 24, 2020
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 – December 20, 2020
Jeff Landfield December 20, 2020
Christmas is just five days away! And New Years is just around the corner. Pretty soon it will be January and 2020 will be…
Senator Reinbold proposes massive funding increase to Alaska Marine Highway
The Landfill December 17, 2020
In a surprising move, Eagle River Republican Senator Lora Reinbold introduced a bill to increase funding for the Alaska Marine Highway by 3,000%. According…
The Sunday Minefield – December 13, 2020
Jeff Landfield December 13, 2020
2020 will be behind us in a few weeks. Thank God for that. The big news this week was Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R -…
The Alaska Stalker – December 11, 2020
The Alaska Stalker December 11, 2020
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 – December 6, 2020
Jeff Landfield December 6, 2020
2021 is less than a month away. I think it’s safe to say we are all happy to put 2020 behind us. This week…