The Sunday Minefield – January 14, 2024
January 14, 2024
The second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature starts on Tuesday! Juneau is getting absolutely dumped on with snow. So far, all the flights…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – January 7, 2024
Jeff Landfield January 7, 2024
It’s the first Sunday Minefield of 2024! The second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature starts in nine days. Legislators and staffers from around…
The Sunday Minefield – December 31, 2023
Jeff Landfield December 31, 2023
Well, 2023 is about to come to an end. I wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a good time…
The Sunday Minefield – December 24, 2023
Jeff Landfield December 24, 2023
Merry Christmas to all the Landmine readers! For those of us living in Southcentral, we are all going to have an extra white Christmas…
The Sunday Minefield – December 17, 2023
Jeff Landfield 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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...
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…
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 -…
The Sunday Minefield – October 22, 2023
Jeff Landfield October 22, 2023
I am just over one week post appendectomy and feeling great! This Sunday Minefield marks the six year anniversary since the first Sunday Minefield,…
The Sunday Minefield – October 15, 2023 (Special Appendectomy Edition)
Jeff Landfield October 15, 2023
It's mid-October and Anchorage already had a small snowfall this week. Quite a bit happened in Anchorage. A pro-Israel rally was held at the...
The Sunday Minefield – October 8, 2023
Jeff Landfield October 8, 2023
Below freezing temperatures and even snow is forecast for this week in Anchorage. The start of the legislative session is just over three months…
The Sunday Minefield – October 1, 2023
Jeff Landfield October 1, 2023
The forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday has the low below freezing in Anchorage. Snow will be here before we know it. It was a…
The Sunday Minefield – September 24, 2023
Jeff Landfield September 24, 2023
Fall has definitely arrived. It’s getting chillier and the leaves are starting to change colors. The upcoming North Slope Borough mayoral race could have…
The Sunday Minefield – September 17, 2023
Jeff Landfield September 17, 2023
I was a bit checked out this week as I was on a Holland America cruise from Whittier to Vancouver. Those deals for Alaska…
The Sunday Minefield – September 10, 2023
Jeff Landfield September 10, 2023
I am writing this column from aboard the MS Noordam in Whittier! I went on a cruise last year on the same ship form…
The Sunday Minefield – September 3, 2023
Jeff Landfield September 3, 2023
It’s Labor Day weekend! Which means summer is, unfortunately, coming to and end. Tomorrow is also the last day of the Alaska State Fair….