I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Years are just around the corner! I flew down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with a bunch of family. Words cannot describe how good its been being in 80 degree … Read More
It was a silvery autumn day, with the birch just hinting at yellow and termination dust gracing the tips of the Chugach Mountains, when Team Landmine pulled into the Valley of the Moon parking lot to meet the “I Eat … Read More
Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit via a form (anonymous) to get the answers to any of life’s problems. Dear Cat, The office … Read More
Temperatures are near zero in Anchorage, but at least the snow has stopped! Juneau, however, is under a blizzard warning tomorrow, with over a foot of snow forecast. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R – Alaska) announced she is jumping into … Read More
The Alaska Landmine is hosting a live town hall today on Anchorage’s snow plowing failure. We want to hear from you! For in-person participation, you can come to our Anchorage studio. The address is: 2518 E Tudor Road, Suite 100 … Read More
If there were no Permanent Fund earnings, there would be no Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). But there also would be no Permanent Fund earnings to help pay for government spending. Instead, Alaskans would have to pay for spending directly through taxes.… Read More
After two storms dumped record snowfall in Anchorage, residents have been struggling with the effects of inadequate plowing by the Municipality of…… Read More
The big news of the week in Southcentral was the first snowstorm of the year, and the absolute failure to adequately plow the roads in Anchorage (see this week’s Loose Unit for more on that). I am writing this kind of late because I just did a live stream driving around Anchorage showing just how bad it is.… Read More
An op-ed published on the pages of the Anchorage Daily News last week written by Representative Alyse Galvin (I – Anchorage) and co-signed by the remaining members of the Alaska House Coalition urged the Legislature to take a number of steps to increase…… Read More
Four years ago, I wrote about the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Martin v. City of Boise. In that case, a…… Read More