Problems with Campbell Lake public access escalate
June 21, 2020
Since publishing our special feature, The Bizarre story of Campbell Lake, the private lake that isn’t, last September, the situation…
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“McCandless bus” reportedly airlifted off of Stampede Trail
Paxson Woelber June 18, 2020
According to a June 18, 2020 post on Facebook by user Liz Reeves de Ramos, the "Fairbanks 142," widely known as the site where...
Kaktovik votes to legalize sale and consumption of alcohol
Landmine Staff June 16, 2020
The City of Kaktovik has certified a special election, held on June 8th, that officially removed the local option currently in effect that prohibited...
The Sunday Minefield – June 14, 2020
Jeff Landfield June 14, 2020
The weather has been incredible this week in Anchorage and around much of the state! As COVID cases continue to be on the rise…
The Landmine goes live from inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle
Landmine Staff June 14, 2020
Today, Landmine Director of Photography Cale Green did a Facebook Live from inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle. He was joined...
The Alaska Stalker – June 12, 2020
The Alaska Stalker June 12, 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. If...
COVID testing in Anchorage is hard to get, even if you have symptoms
Jeff Landfield June 9, 2020
I woke up early Friday morning with a fever and chills. I grabbed another blanket but I could not stop shivering. I felt totally…
The Sunday Minefield – June 7, 2020
Jeff Landfield June 7, 2020
The filing deadline to run for the Alaska Legislature has come and gone. There were several last minute filers including yours truly. There continues…
I hate America: A case for the black man in America
Terre Gales June 6, 2020
The relationship between the black man and America is a complicated one. The first “American” casualty in the Revolutionary War was a black man…
The Alaska Stalker – June 3, 2020
The Alaska Stalker June 3, 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. If...
The Sunday Minefield – May 31, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 31, 2020
Tomorrow, June 1 at 5pm, is the filing deadline to run for the legislature. Many seats remain uncontested. Look for several last minute filers…
Mission Impossible: Escaping Russia during COVID-19
Irina Dudina May 29, 2020
It was March 7, 2020 when my almost two year old daughter and I departed from Spain to go visit my parents in the…
Department of Public Safety subverts legislature, moves 911 dispatch center to Palmer
Jeff Landfield May 26, 2020
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently made a deal with the City of Palmer to build a new 911 dispatch center in Palmer....
The Sunday Minefield – May 24, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 24, 2020
As Alaska begins to open back up I hope everyone is enjoying Memorial Day weekend. Southcentral is getting some much needed rain but the…
The Alaska Stalker – May 23, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 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. If...
The Sunday Minefield – May 17, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 17, 2020
While summer is fast approaching the legislature is set to reconvene tomorrow in Juneau – thanks to a lawsuit on how they accepted the…
The Alaska Stalker – May 16, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 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. If...
Rep. Carpenter likens proposed Capitol COVID protocols to wearing the Star of David
Jeff Landfield May 15, 2020
In a bizarre response to an email to members of the Alaska House of Representatives, Representative Ben Carpenter (R - Nikiski) asked if COVID...
The predictable lawsuit
Jeff Landfield May 14, 2020
It came to the surprise of few that follow Alaska politics when a lawsuit was filed yesterday challenging how the $1.25 billion of federal…
Chugach Electric election 2020, why bother?
Sam Cason May 11, 2020
If history repeats itself, in the next month fewer than one in ten members of Chugach Electric will vote to decide who will fill…