It’s Labor Day weekend! Which means summer is, unfortunately, coming to and end. Tomorrow is also the last day of the Alaska State Fair. The leaves will be changing colors before we know it. The Alaska Oil & Gas Association … Read More
In a recent article carried by Alaska Public Media, reporter Robert Woolsey references Senator Bert Stedman (R – Sitka) in concluding that overdraws…… Read More
Do you remember not so long ago when Alaska Regional Hospital ran a campaign called, “Get treated, not seated?” The thrust of the campaign was that a patient could be seen quickly at Alaska Regional in the Emergency Department (ED) compared to other…… 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, Late last … Read More
Labor Day is in eight days, which means fall is just around the corner. I know we are all trying to enjoy as much summer as we can before it starts getting cold. The annual Kenai River Classic was held … Read More
Anchorage planners have long sought to connect Spenard’s Fish Creek Trail to the Coastal Trail, better integrating the neighborhood with the city’s extensive multiuse trail network…… Read More
Readers of these columns will know that we regularly analyze the distributional impact of various fiscal measures – taxes, cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), and even the Jones Act – on Alaska families and the Alaska economy. In … 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, How do … Read More
September is less than two weeks away. Summer is really flying by. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Alaska this week, spending time in Anchorage and Southeast. Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance spoke about her candidacy at a meeting of the Bartlett Club.… Read More
Two years ago I spent a night at the Sullivan Arena mass shelter. It is still difficult to convey in words what I experienced in one single night. I put down…… Read More