You can’t talk Alaska without talking oil. It’s one of those ever-present inextricable truths. Wisconsin has cheese. California has Hollywood. And we have swaths of land with black gold churning underneath. Ever since we sunk our first oil well in Katalla there’s been debate over how to manage…… Read More
Well we are almost there. Just two days until Election Day! Candidates all over the state are doing their last minute pushes to get out the vote. At this point we are nearing 50% of the 2016 turnout from absentee … Read More
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 you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in…… Read More
This is long and complicated, but important. Tonight, the Anchorage Assembly will make some very big decisions that will impact land and housing development in Anchorage for years to come. For such a high stakes vote, there has been little … Read More
Brett Huber and I do not see eye to eye on almost anything. He is a Republican. I am a Democrat. He ran Mike Dunleavy’s campaign for governor. I ran Mark Begich’s. But we do agree, Ballot Measure 2 would … Read More
Join the Alaska Landmine’s Director of Photography Cale Green as he explores the history, function, and implications of Ballot Measure 2.… Read More
Fishing is ingrained in the everyday lives of Alaskans, from the ancestors of our native peoples to the present. It’s a way of life for countless Alaskans…… Read More
The November 3 general election is just over a week away. High numbers of absentee ballots and in-person early votes continue. Just like the primary, we will not know the final results for at least a week after the election … Read More
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 you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in…… Read More
What a week in Alaska politics. The scandal with Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and reporter Maria Athens went from a weird thing in Anchorage to an international incident in four days. I feel like I’m coming off a week-long 1970s … Read More