I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week! I hope everyone has a good time with friends and family. Much of the state continues to deal with below zero temperatures. Luckily, I am in Florida visiting friends and family for the … Read More
Whenever we write a column or post about “traditional” (which are mostly oil) revenues, some will always comment, “but what about production levels?” They are right to ask, of course. Oil…… Read More
In late June, days before taking office, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced key members of his incoming administration. One of the names, Ron Thompson, was well-known to people in the construction industry and the Municipal Building…… Read More
The big news this week was the absolute snow dump in Anchorage and much of Southcentral Alaska. Some parts of Anchorage got over 18 inches of snow in 24 hours! Winter has definitely arrived. The big political news this week … Read More
On a chilly fall evening, we turned off of the Parks Highway onto Willow Station Road, crossed the railroad tracks, and pulled up to the Willow Trading Post. The Trading Post sits on fifteen wooded acres…… 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
Emails obtained by the Landmine show that the Anchorage School District (ASD) has removed the book “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe from ASD libraries after an Anchorage resident sent an email expressing concerns with the book. On…… Read More
When I started my Internal Medicine residency in 1994 there was an entire floor of AIDS patients. Pharmacology has changed that world and now HIV patients mostly stay away from the hospital. Every now and then a patient will show … Read More
Some will recall that in an earlier column we looked at the impact of various fiscal options on Alaska families and the overall Alaska economy. Our chart, taken…… Read More
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) officially announced her bid for re-election today. In an email from the campaign, Murkowski stated: My heart is, and always has been, in Alaska, and that’s why I am proud to announce my campaign … Read More