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Anchorage Assemblymember Allard defends “FUHRER” and “3REICH” license plates

The Alaska Landmine January 25, 2021

On Sunday, Anchorage Assemblymember Jamie Allard defended Alaska vanity license plates "FUHRER" and "3REICH," arguing on Facebook that the words are...

The Sunday Minefield – January 24, 2021

Jeff Landfield
January 24, 2021

The Alaska Stalker – January 22, 2021

The Alaska Stalker
January 22, 2021

How the bipartisan Senate Majority fell apart

Jeff Landfield
January 22, 2021

Republicans organize Senate Majority

Jeff Landfield
January 19, 2021

Alaska Republican Party District Chair sends bizarre email about QAnon conspiracy theory

Jeff Landfield January 19, 2021

On Monday, Carol Carman, the Alaska Republican Party Chair for District 9, sent a bewildering email to 130 Republicans in which she attempts to...

The Sunday Minefield – January 17, 2021

Jeff Landfield 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…

Extremist groups accidentally call for armed rally at Anchorage shopping mall instead of Juneau Capitol

Paxson Woelber January 11, 2021

Over the weekend, far-right extremist groups supporting President Trump’s false claims of...

From the Staff of the Alaska Landmine: Alaskans deserve a safe and orderly transfer of power

Paxson Woelber, Jeff Landfield, and Cale Green January 10, 2021

Last week the world watched in horror as a violent mob broke into and ransacked the United States...

The Sunday Minefield – January 10, 2021

Jeff Landfield 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…

Plug and Chug: Driving an electric car from Vermont to Alaska during a pandemic

Tim Treuer January 10, 2021

Back in January, the Wall Street Journal released a 26-minute video called the Electric Vehicle Road Test. It chronicles the experience of eight of...

The Alaska Stalker – January 9, 2021

The Alaska Stalker January 9, 2021

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you...

The Sunday Minefield – January 3, 2021

Jeff Landfield 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…

Nearly a year later, Rebecca Trimble is still in deportation limbo

Jeff Landfield December 30, 2020

Nearly a year after being threatened with deportation by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Bethel resident Rebecca Trimble is still in...

The resilience of Alaskan music communities

Michael Chase Dickerson December 28, 2020

2020 has been particularly difficult for Alaskan musicians. COVID-19 eliminated many gigs in an already sparse market, and many remaining gigs went virtual. Not...