The Sunday Minefield – June 13, 2021
June 13, 2021
The weather has been amazing in Anchorage this week! I hope everyone is out enjoying it. It’s mid-June and a budget has still not…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – June 6, 2021
Jeff Landfield June 6, 2021
What a beautiful weekend it has been in Anchorage! Alaskans all over Southcentral have been out enjoying the weekend I am so happy to…
The Sunday Minefield – May 30, 2021
Jeff Landfield May 30, 2021
I hope everyone is having a good Memorial Day weekend. Let’s not forget the reason for this holiday weekend – to honor military personnel…
The Sunday Minefield – May 23, 2021
Jeff Landfield May 24, 2021
I know the column is a day late. I needed a break yesterday. The weather in Juneau today is amazing! I am finally heading…
The Sunday Minefield – May 16, 2021
Jeff Landfield May 16, 2021
The constitutional session limit is three days away, and an operating budget has yet to be passed by the legislature. But the legislature need…
The Sunday Minefield – May 9, 2021
Jeff Landfield May 9, 2021
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! The constitutional session limit is just ten days away, and there is no end in…
The Sunday Minefield – May 2, 2021
Jeff Landfield May 2, 2021
It’s finally May! I am writing this from Anchorage where the weather is outstanding. I head back to Juneau tomorrow. The House finally made…
The Sunday Minefield – April 25, 2021
Jeff Landfield April 25, 2021
Today was an amazing day in Juneau! As May approaches, the legislature has less than a month before the constitutional 121-day session limit is…
The Sunday Minefield – April 18, 2021
Jeff Landfield April 18, 2021
Tomorrow is the 90th day of session (statutory limit) and the legislature is nowhere near passing a budget. It looks like they will be…
The Sunday Minefield – April 11, 2021
Jeff Landfield April 12, 2021
I apologize for the delay on this week’s Sunday Minefield. I came back to Juneau on Friday and got my second Moderna vaccine. It…
The Sunday Minefield – April 4, 2021
Jeff Landfield April 4, 2021
Happy Easter and the end of Passover to all my Christian and Jewish readers. It’s April! Which means technically spring should be approaching, although…
The Sunday Minefield – March 28, 2021
Jeff Landfield March 29, 2021
I needed a break yesterday. So the Sunday Minefield is the Monday Minefield this week. It’s almost April, but it feels like far from…
The Sunday Minefield – March 21, 2021
Jeff Landfield March 21, 2021
Yesterday was the spring equinox, although it feels far from spring in Alaska. We are more than two months into the legislative session and…
The Sunday Minefield – March 14, 2021
Jeff Landfield March 14, 2021
It’s stupid daylight savings again. I really wish Congress would just end it once and for all for the entire country. God forbid they…
The Sunday Minefield – March 7, 2021
Jeff Landfield March 7, 2021
We are more than halfway through the “90-day” legislative session. The hopes by some to finish by the end of March look extremely unlikely….
The Sunday Minefield – February 28, 2021
Jeff Landfield February 28, 2021
We’re almost halfway into the “90-day” legislative session. Things got weird this week in the Capitol. Between Representative Zack Fields‘ (D – Anchorage) bizarre…
The Sunday Minefield – February 21, 2021
Jeff Landfield February 21, 2021
What a week. The House finally organized, but not before a ton of drama. Next week will be much busier in the Capitol because…
The Sunday Minefield – February 14, 2021
Jeff Landfield 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…
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 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…