Dispatches From Juneau: Fish oil lamentations
May 2, 2023
“Without fuel they were nothing. They'd built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked,...
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Ask a Cat: Relationships, a potential world war, and summer bods
Cat May 1, 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 here to submit...
The Sunday Minefield – April 30, 2023
Jeff Landfield April 30, 2023
With just over two weeks left in the legislative session, there’s still no clear end game in sight. A bizarre press conference with Governor…
Dispatches from Juneau: Reach out and touch grass
Jacob Hersh April 28, 2023
It’s spring in Alaska, believe it or not, which means piles of muddy snow are beginning to melt and decaying piles of dogshit are…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Alaska’s (fiscal) “Hunger Games”
Brad Keithley April 28, 2023
Most will recall the plot line from the 2012 film, The Hunger Games. Every year each of the 12 districts in the fictional nation...
Anchorage Assembly funds Campbell Lake signage; lakeside residents sue to invalidate easements
Paxson Woelber April 28, 2023
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly voted to appropriate $20,000 for signage and trails to facilitate public access to Anchorage's Campbell Lake. While discussing the...
The Alaska Stalker, April 26, 2023
The Alaska Stalker April 26, 2023
Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Today marks...
Dispatches from Juneau: Norwegian Bliss and queer joy
Jacob Hersh April 26, 2023
When I’m in the presence of some massive piece of engineering – the Exxon Valdez, a Peterbilt 18-wheeler with no brakes screaming down a...
Dispatches from Juneau: A fishery in freefall
Jacob Hersh April 24, 2023
People show up when fish are on the line.
Friday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, featuring invited and public testimony for Senator Donny Olson’s (D…
Ask a Cat: Parenting, online dating, and Girdwood
Cat April 24, 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 – April 23, 2023
Jeff Landfield April 23, 2023
It’s almost day 100 of the legislative session, which means just over three weeks remains until the constitutional 121-day limit. After a delay, the…
We are working to address the backlog at the Division of Public Assistance
Heidi Hedberg April 21, 2023
Providing quality service to Alaskans guides our work at the Department of Health. We are the department Alaskans turn to when they are struggling...
Dispatches from Juneau: Up in smoke
Jacob Hersh April 21, 2023
There’s a first-gen Toyota Tacoma sitting on the street outside my hotel room, rusting away in the Juneau sun. As far as I can…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Another way of looking at deficits
Brad Keithley April 21, 2023
We often write about state budget deficits in these columns and elsewhere, expressing concern about the levels and examining alternatives for balancing them. But...
Dispatches from Juneau: Springtime in the capital city
Jacob Hersh April 20, 2023
Seeing this city with the sun out and a cool breeze in the air is like seeing the inside of a nightclub when the…
Senate Finance Committee meeting highlights dispute over dividend formula change
Jeff Landfield April 18, 2023
Typically, the Senate Finance Committee works out their problems behind closed doors and then presents a unified front during their public meetings. But...
Ask a Cat: Confusing pets, school, and complicated relationships
Cat April 17, 2023
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Halting Holtan Hills
Paxson Woelber April 17, 2023
Halting Holtan Hills
How a small group of Girdwood’s most privileged residents manipulated Anchorage community councils to help shut down a…
The Sunday Minefield – April 16, 2023
Jeff Landfield April 16, 2023
It’s day 90 of the legislative session and neither the House nor Senate have passes an operating or capital budget. The House punted the…
The Alaska Stalker – April 15, 2023
The Alaska Stalker April 15, 2023
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...