The Sunday Minefield – March 14, 2021
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…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – April 18, 2021
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 going to day 121 (constitutional limit) and maybe even beyond that. On a positive note, spring has finally seemed to have arrived in Juneau. Today was sunny and in the 60s. But where I am…
The Sunday Minefield – March 7, 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sunday Minefield – January 17, 2021
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
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…
The Sunday Minefield – January 3, 2021
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 Sunday Minefield – December 27, 2020
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 Sunday Minefield – December 20, 2020
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…
The Sunday Minefield – December 13, 2020
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 Sunday Minefield – December 6, 2020
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…
