Controversy grows in District 7 Republican primary over Sen. Shower ‘endorsement’
August 11, 2020
A mailer that went out last week from candidate Christopher Kurka has created controversy in the District 7 Republican primary. The mailer included...
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The Sunday Minefield – August 9, 2020
Jeff Landfield August 9, 2020
Absentee and early voting are both underway for the August 18 primary. Due to COVID there has been a much higher amount of absentee…
Video Story: Kriner’s Diner Continues to Defy Restaurant Mandate
Landmine Staff August 6, 2020
As Kriner's Diner continues to defy Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz's new mandate on restaurant closures, the issue is headed to court.
Anchorage must have a long-term strategy to address COVID
Bill Evans August 5, 2020
Any response or comments regarding Anchorage’s response to COVID is immediately filtered through the lens of intense partisanship, which is unfortunate as that does...
Gary Knopp was a friend of mine
John-Henry Heckendorn August 4, 2020
I was first introduced to Gary when he was considering running for the Legislature in 2016 and I was a partner in…
The Sunday Minefield – August 2, 2020
Jeff Landfield August 2, 2020
The events of this week were all put into perspective on Friday (July 31) when Representative Gary Knopp (R – Kenai) was tragically killed…
Congressman Young introduces private bill for Rebecca Trimble
Jeff Landfield July 28, 2020
Congressman Don Young (R - Alaska) introduced a private bill yesterday for Rebecca Trimble. A private bill "provides benefits to specified individuals (including corporate...
The Sunday Minefield – July 26, 2020
Jeff Landfield July 26, 2020
It’s almost August, which means the August 18 primary is just over three weeks away. Because of COVID, a lot of Alaskans will be…
Dept. of Law memo concludes that binding caucus does not constitute bribery or coercion
Jeff Landfield July 24, 2020
A legal memo obtained by the Alaska Landmine, sent from the Department of Law to Senator Mike Shower (R - Wasilla), concludes that the...
Southcentral Foundation directors and executive fired for falsifying medical records, internal email alleges
Landmine Staff July 21, 2020
According to an internal email obtained by the Alaska Landmine, the Southcentral Foundation has fired a...
The Sunday Minefield – July 19, 2020
Jeff Landfield July 19, 2020
As the August 18 primary election quickly approaches, the daily number of COVID cases continues to climb. Today saw 119 cases reported (82 resident…
The Alaska Stalker – July 16, 2020
The Alaska Stalker July 16, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Note:...
The Sunday Minefield – July 12, 2020
Jeff Landfield July 12, 2020
As usual, summer is flying by! It is already the middle of July. The August 18 primary is just over a month away. Unfortunately,…
Video shows protestors charge stage at Sen. Sullivan kick-off fundraiser
Jeff Landfield July 11, 2020
As Senator Dan Sullivan (R - Alaska) was being introduced by his wife Julie at his kick-off fundraiser tonight, a female protestor approached the...
The Sunday Minefield – July 5, 2020
Jeff Landfield July 5, 2020
I hope everyone had an awesome Independence Day holiday weekend. The weather around much of the state was amazing! Hopefully we don’t see an…
The Alaska Stalker – July 2, 2020
The Alaska Stalker July 2, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Note:...
The Sunday Minefield – June 28, 2020
Jeff Landfield June 28, 2020
It’s almost July! I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend. It may be hard for some as cases of COVID-19 continue…
The Alaska Stalker – June 23, 2020
The Alaska Stalker June 23, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Note:...
The Sunday Minefield – June 21, 2020
Jeff Landfield June 21, 2020
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice! Today marks the day where we will start losing sunlight. Alaskans all around the state are enjoying the solstice,…
Problems with Campbell Lake public access escalate
Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber June 21, 2020
Since publishing our special feature, The Bizarre story of Campbell Lake, the private lake that isn’t, last September, the situation…