A few days ago the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Peninsula Clarion, and Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman published an opinion piece from Governor Bill Walker about why he reduced the PFD in 2016. The article included a link to … 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.… Read More
Another 4th of July has come and gone. The heat and great weather in much of Alaska made this 4th a particularly great one. There were parades all over the state and, as always, all of them included candidates for … Read More
Welcome to this week’s special holiday edition of The Alaska Stalker, a semi-regular lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape.… Read More
Summer is flying by. June is over and the 4th of July is almost here. Alaskans will be celebrating at lakes, cabins, parades, and BBQs all over the state. A reminder from the Landmine – if you are going to … Read More
Every election cycle there is inevitably some kind of controversial issue. This is the nature of politics. In addition to the high profile and contentious governor’s race this year, there is also the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative. This is … Read More
A few week ago I was at a fundraiser for Representative Jason Grenn. I ran into Senator Donny Olson and we started chatting. Turns out he’s a Landmine reader! He mentioned he had just flown from Boston in a plane … Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Alaska Stalker, a semi-regular lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape.… Read More
In May I received a letter from the Property Appraisal Division of the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) regarding my residential property tax exemption. The letter said I needed to contact them. When I called, I was told that during an … Read More
The Summer Solstice has come and gone once again. Alaskans celebrated the solstice at a variety of venues all over the state. 49th State Brewing Co. held their Solstice Brewfest in Healy, there was the annual Midnight Sun Game in … Read More