The Sunday Minefield – December 15, 2019
December 15, 2019
2020 is just a few weeks away! And the next legislative session is just a little over a month from beginning. The budget that…
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The Alaska Stalker – December 12, 2019
Alaska Stalker December 12, 2019
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...
State of Alaska, Municipality of Anchorage issue joint statement: Campbell Lake is a public lake
Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber December 9, 2019
After months of sustained public interest in...
The Sunday Minefield – December 8, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 8, 2019
Christmas and New Years will be here before we know it. As usual for this time of year, lots of holiday parties are happening….
The Alaska Stalker – December 5, 2019
Alaska Stalker December 5, 2019
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...
Remembering Frank Turney
Aaron Lojewski December 3, 2019
Well known Fairbanksan, Frank Turney, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 72 last Monday morning (11/25/2019).
He was well known…
One Man’s Mountain
By Paxson Woelber, with additional reporting by Jeff Landfield December 2, 2019
The mountain goes unnamed on current maps and hikers simply refer to it as "East McHugh," but 1979 USGS maps briefly gave it its...
The Sunday Minefield – December 1, 2019
Jeff Landfield December 1, 2019
Thanksgiving 2019 has come and gone. I hope everyone had a good time celebrating with friends and family. Yesterday also marked the one year...
Short film: Tikigaq – A Point Hope Whaling Story
Cale Green November 26, 2019
In March of 2018, I began a series of trips to the village of Point Hope to observe traditional whale hunting. With the help…
The Sunday Minefield – November 24, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 24, 2019
It’s finally snowing in Anchorage again after the strange warm temperatures melted the snow that fell last week. Hopefully the snow is around to…
New State “Oversight and Review Unit” raises questions about its independence
Jeff Landfield November 23, 2019
The Oversight and Review Unit is a new unit within the Department of Administration. It has been tasked with investigating and reviewing agencies...
The Alaska Stalker – November 21, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 21, 2019
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...
Senator Shower should leave Senate Majority, or be removed
Jeff Landfield November 19, 2019
Senator Mike Shower (R - Wasilla) went an another epic rant last week on the Michael Dukes Show. You may recall that Shower went...
The Sunday Minefield – November 17, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 17, 2019
We finally have snow in Anchorage! Yesterday, Anchorage tied the record high temperature and had record snowfall. Hopefully winter sticks around. This week also…
The Alaska Stalker – November 14, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 14, 2019
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...
Republicans violate Party rules again, barricade door at meeting to fill vacant House seat
Jeff Landfield November 12, 2019
In a bizarre meeting to fill the vacant District 25 House seat, Dear Leader and Alaska Republican Party Chairman Glenn Clary again disregarded...
The Sunday Minefield – November 10, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 10, 2019
It's nearly halfway into November and still no snow in Anchorage or Southcentral. Fairbanks, however, has already had a significant snowfall. November brings with...
New documents reveal coordinated effort to eliminate Campbell Lake public access
Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber November 7, 2019
Since September 2019, the Alaska Landmine has published articles revealing that the State of Alaska considers "private" Campbell Lake to be a public...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to review Ninth Circuit ruling on homeless campers
Lee Baxter November 7, 2019
A prior Alaska Landmine article from August 15 entitled What the Ninth Circuit Court ruling actually says about camping on city property details the...
The Alaska Stalker – November 7, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 7, 2019
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...