On Monday and Tuesday, the tense Anchorage Assembly meeting that began on September 28 continued in the Assembly chambers. Though the mood has subdued slightly since the raucous meetings last week, this week’s meetings have still…… Read More

In recent days, I have tuned in to watch the Anchorage Assembly meetings on YouTube. The endless stream of testimony and disruptions from anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers is shocking, childish, ugly, and most of all, extremely one-sided. I was born in Anchorage…… Read More

It’s October! Holiday season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, there was little in the way of good news this week in Anchorage. Two nights of public testimony at the Anchorage Assembly over a proposed mask mandate turned into bedlam. … 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 September 28 and 29, the Anchorage Assembly met to discuss AO 2021-91, the controversial “mask mandate.” On both nights, the Assembly chambers were filled almost entirely with unmasked individuals protesting the proposed mandate. The mood in the room was … Read More

As COVID-19 case counts reach near-daily record highs…… Read More

Roger, my father, is 59 years old and has been married to my mom, Jodi, for 35 years. He served in the Air Force for 20 years and transitioned to civilian telecommunications work in Soldotna in the early 2000s. He … Read More

I apologize for the Sunday Minefield being the Monday Minefield this week. I was in Seattle with my friend and Landmine co-owner Paxson Woelber for the weekend and was exhausted when I got back on Sunday evening. Never let those Alaska … Read More

The Alaska Redistricting Board recently adopted two draft maps, as well as four third party maps, to…… Read More

The wrong way to start this piece would be stories about the horrors of COVID-19. I will start with what everybody should do. Keep your social circle small Stay away from as many people as possible. If you know someone … Read More