The first thing you notice about the Trump rally, as you pull into the Alaska Airlines Center, is the line. It disgorges from the double doors out front, discharging a cavalcade of contractors, soccer moms, veterans, mechanics, journalists, babies, and … Read More

The big news this week was former President Donald Trump’s rally at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. I was there covering the event. I’ve never seen anything like that in Alaska politics. It was many things, surreal probably being … Read More

The internet has opened doors and pathways to more than we could have ever imagined just a couple of decades ago. It has become hard to imagine our lives without companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, or Apple, and the conveniences … Read More

Welcome to this 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

On July 9, Planned Parenthood hosted a rally on the Park Strip in downtown Anchorage. The event was well-attended by supporters of abortion rights incensed by the recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A number of pro-life…… Read More

It was a gorgeous summer day at the Moose Run Golf Course on June 22. Hundreds of golfers showed up to…… Read More

In one word, the state of Education in Alaska is “pathetic.” Finger pointing, arguing and blaming everything except the structure of the current system will accomplish nothing. The constant cry of a bureaucracy saying “not enough money,” “more money” and “you don’t understand” gets us…… Read More

While some talk about a fiscal “surplus,” even in the current fiscal year (FY23) the Legislature has continued to divert a portion of the current law (statutory) Permanent Fund dividend (PFD) to government to help cover the costs of spending.… Read More

In an email sent out yesterday by Portia Babcock Samuels, Tuckerman Babcock was named as a co-chair for the Republican Senate Majority Fund (RSMF). The RSMF raises money to support Republicans running for the State Senate. Tuckerman is the brother of…… Read More

Few politicians have backed themselves into a corner the way Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) has since being elected governor in 2018. Dunleavy, who served five years in the State Senate before resigning to run for governor, ran on … Read More