The Sunday Minefield – January 26, 2020
January 26, 2020
The first week of the second session of the 31st Alaska Legislature was something else. As one veteran of the Capitol told me, “In…
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The Sunday Minefield – January 19, 2020
Jeff Landfield January 19, 2020
The second session of the 31st Alaska Legislature is just two days away from beginning. There is a lot of talk about things getting…
The Sunday Minefield – January 12, 2020
Jeff Landfield January 12, 2020
Happy New Year to all the Landmine readers! This is the first column of 2020. I took last week off due to a brief…
The Sunday Minefield – December 29, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 29, 2019
This is the last Sunday Minefield of 2019. This year has really gone by fast. Happy New Year to all our readers! It has…
The Sunday Minefield – December 22, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 22, 2019
Hanukkah started today and Christmas is just three days away! It will be 2020 before we know it. I hope everyone is enjoying the…
The Sunday Minefield – December 15, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 15, 2019
2020 is just a few weeks away! And the next legislative session is just a little over a month from beginning. The budget that…
The Sunday Minefield – December 8, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 8, 2019
Christmas and New Years will be here before we know it. As usual for this time of year, lots of holiday parties are happening….
The Sunday Minefield – December 1, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 1, 2019
Thanksgiving 2019 has come and gone. I hope everyone had a good time celebrating with friends and family. Yesterday also marked the one year...
The Sunday Minefield – November 24, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 24, 2019
It’s finally snowing in Anchorage again after the strange warm temperatures melted the snow that fell last week. Hopefully the snow is around to…
The Sunday Minefield – November 17, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 17, 2019
We finally have snow in Anchorage! Yesterday, Anchorage tied the record high temperature and had record snowfall. Hopefully winter sticks around. This week also…
The Sunday Minefield – November 10, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 10, 2019
It's nearly halfway into November and still no snow in Anchorage or Southcentral. Fairbanks, however, has already had a significant snowfall. November brings with...
The Sunday Minefield – November 3, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 3, 2019
Halloween 2019 has come and gone. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and then Christmas and New Years. The next legislative session will be…
The Sunday Minefield – October 27, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 27, 2019
Halloween is just around the corner! I am writing this column from my hotel room at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I came…
The Sunday Minefield – October 20, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 20, 2019
Today marks two years since the Alaska Landmine was launched with the first Sunday Minefield. A lot has happened since October 2017. We have…
The Sunday Minefield – October 13, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 13, 2019
Winter is just around the corner. The Chugach Mountains are covered in snow and the Interior saw its first snowfall of the year this…
The Sunday Minefield – October 6, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 6, 2019
It’s already October! It was a relatively quiet week for state politics, but a lot happened on the local level. There were numerous local…
The Sunday Minefield – September 29, 2019
Jeff Landfield September 29, 2019
It’s almost October! There will be snow on the ground before we know it. Tuesday is Election Day for local and borough elections all…
The Sunday Minefield – September 22, 2019
Jeff Landfield September 22, 2019
As we approach October, fall is definitely in the air. The leaves are changing colors and there is termination dust on the mountains in…
The Sunday Minefield – September 15, 2019
Jeff Landfield September 15, 2019
We are already halfway through September. It’s raining in Anchorage. Fall has finally arrived. And the 100th season of the NFL has started -…
The Sunday Minefield – September 8, 2019
Jeff Landfield September 8, 2019
I hope everyone enjoyed Labor Day weekend. For most of us, fall can’t get here soon enough. I’m writing this column from Thousand Oaks,…