The Sunday Minefield – December 3, 2023
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…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How Larry Persily (and others) misstate the real issue
Brad Keithley December 1, 2023
In the middle of a recent column on the Anchorage Daily News (ADN) op-ed pages ostensibly about Thanksgiving, “long-time Alaska journalist,…
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…
We found the “I Eat Ass” truck guy and went for a ride along
Paxson Woelber and Jeff Landfield November 25, 2023
It was a silvery autumn day, with the birch just hinting at yellow and termination dust gracing the tips of the Chugach Mountains, when…
Ask a Cat: Bad Secret Santa, workplace bullying, and post-hookup confusion
Cat November 20, 2023
Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click…
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…
Live: Town Hall today from 2-4 pm on Anchorage’s snow plowing failure
Jeff Landfield November 18, 2023
The Alaska Landmine is hosting a live town hall today on Anchorage’s snow plowing failure. We want to hear from you!
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Free money” subsidies
Brad Keithley November 17, 2023
If there were no Permanent Fund earnings, there would be no Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). But there also would be no Permanent Fund earnings...
Anchorage mayoral candidate Chris Tuck posts video of him plowing Mayor Dave Bronson’s street
Jeff Landfield November 15, 2023
After two storms dumped record snowfall in Anchorage, residents have been struggling with the effects of inadequate plowing by the Municipality of...
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...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Alaska House Coalition is lying
Brad Keithley November 10, 2023
An op-ed published on the pages of the Anchorage Daily News last week written by Representative Alyse Galvin (I - Anchorage) and co-signed by...
Johnson v. City of Grants Pass: A potential U.S. Supreme Court case that could allow cities to police camping on public property
Lee Baxter November 7, 2023
Four years ago, I wrote about the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Martin v. City of Boise. In that case, a...
Ask a Cat: Vegas trips, problem customers, and Mayor Dave
Cat November 6, 2023
Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click…
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…
Dancing in the streets
Marc Grober November 3, 2023
We have a crisis on our hands; more and more motor vehicles are getting larger and larger, going faster and faster, and making it...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Have Alaska Republicans given up on the market economy?
Brad Keithley November 3, 2023
Fundamental to the operation of any market economy is the relatively unfettered operation of supply and demand in finding an equilibrium price for the...
Ellie Rubenstein tells whoppers at Saudi finance conference, exposes blatant conflict of interest
Jeff Landfield November 1, 2023
Ellie Rubenstein, who was appointed to the Permanent Fund board of Trustees in June of 2022 by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska), spoke...
State of Alaska files lawsuit asking court to affirm Campbell Lake public access
Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber October 30, 2023
The State of Alaska filed a lawsuit today in State Superior Court asking that the court affirm the existence of public access easements on…
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 -…
Murkowski campaign mistakenly sent out email promoting new ranked choice voting system
Jeff Landfield October 29, 2023
On August 31, an email went out from U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski's (R - Alaska) campaign to hundreds of Murkowski supporters and volunteers. The...