The Sunday Minefield – January 2, 2022
January 2, 2022
Happy New Year! Like 2020, 2021 was an unusual year, especially for Alaska politics. In addition to a new Legislature, Anchorage elected a new…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – December 26, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 26, 2021
This is the last Sunday Minefield of 2021. I can’t believe how fast 2021 has flown by. I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas…
The Sunday Minefield – December 19, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 19, 2021
Christmas is less than a week away and the New Year is less than two weeks away! The start of the next regular session,…
The Sunday Minefield – December 12, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 12, 2021
It’s less than two weeks to Christmas but it’s been a pretty weird week in Alaska politics. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation board of…
The Sunday Minefield – December 5, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 5, 2021
It will be 2022 in less than a month! This year has really flown by. For those living in Southcentral, get ready for a…
The Sunday Minefield – November 28, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 29, 2021
I know, it’s Monday. I spent last week in Florida visiting friends and family for Thanksgiving. I got back early Saturday morning and was…
The Sunday Minefield – November 21, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 21, 2021
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week! I hope everyone has a good time with friends and family. Much of the state continues to…
The Sunday Minefield – November 14, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 14, 2021
The big news this week was the absolute snow dump in Anchorage and much of Southcentral Alaska. Some parts of Anchorage got over 18…
The Sunday Minefield – November 7, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 7, 2021
The fourth special session ended this week with no fanfare. Legislators won’t be meeting again until January 18, when the next regular session starts….
The Sunday Minefield – October 31, 2021
Jeff Landfield October 31, 2021
Happy Halloween! Pretty wild it will be November tomorrow. The fourth special session concludes on Wednesday. Spoiler alert – it was a giant waste…
The Sunday Minefield – October 24, 2021
Jeff Landfield October 25, 2021
It’s almost November! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Things remain quiet in Juneau. The fourth special session concludes on November 3….
The Sunday Minefield – October 17, 2021
Jeff Landfield October 17, 2021
It was a pretty weird week in Anchorage. After the Anchorage Assembly passed an emergency mask ordinance on Tuesday night, and then voted to…
The Sunday Minefield – October 10, 2021
Jeff Landfield October 10, 2021
This was definitely a weird week for Alaska politics. Contentious Anchorage Assembly meetings continued over the proposed mask mandate. They culminated in a meeting…
The Sunday Minefield – October 3, 2021
Jeff Landfield October 3, 2021
It’s October! Holiday season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, there was little in the way of good news this week in Anchorage. Two…
The Sunday Minefield – September 26, 2021
Jeff Landfield September 27, 2021
I apologize for the Sunday Minefield being the Monday Minefield this week. I was in Seattle with my friend and Landmine co-owner Paxson Woelber for…
The Sunday Minefield – September 19, 2021
Jeff Landfield September 19, 2021
I hope everyone is enjoying the awesome weekend! Snow will be here before we know it. The third special session ended this week with…
The Sunday Minefield – September 12, 2021
Jeff Landfield September 12, 2021
Fall is definitely in the air. Snow will be here before we know it. There are just two days left in this special session…
The Sunday Minefield – September 5, 2021
Jeff Landfield September 5, 2021
I hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend. If you did not make it to the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, tomorrow is…
The Sunday Minefield – August 29, 2021
Jeff Landfield August 29, 2021
What a weekend we had in Anchorage! I can’t believe it will be September in a few days. As the third special session drags…
The Sunday Minefield – August 22, 2021
Jeff Landfield August 22, 2021
After some great weather in Anchorage this week, it’s rain today. The special session in Juneau is a week old tomorrow, though little has…