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Rep. Kevin McCabe: The heartbeat of Alaska Republican conservatism

Rep. Kevin McCabe: The heartbeat of Alaska Republican conservatism

Alexander Dolitsky: Marc Chagall, dreaming in color, painting in tradition

Alexander Dolitsky: Marc Chagall, dreaming in color, painting in tradition

Rodney Dial: Ketchikan schools can’t make payroll this week?

Rodney Dial: Ketchikan schools can’t make payroll this week?

Linda Boyle: How many Chinese germ labs are in the US? Probably more than we know

Linda Boyle: How many Chinese germ labs are in the US? Probably more than we know

Brett Huber: A choice is in front of us, but it requires something from each of us

Brett Huber: A choice is in front of us, but it requires something from each of us

Did Schumer Democrats spend hundreds of thousands just to pressure Mary Peltola into Senate race?

Did Schumer Democrats spend hundreds of thousands just to pressure Mary Peltola into Senate race?

Sen. Robert Myers: Why is our state’s economy flat outside of oil and government?

Sen. Robert Myers: Why is our state’s economy flat outside of oil and government?

Congressman Begich: Alaska’s Story at the State of the Union

Congressman Begich: Alaska’s Story at the State of the Union

David Boyle: Teachers, you don’t have to join a union to keep your job

David Boyle: Teachers, you don’t have to join a union to keep your job

George Hall: Foreign drug price controls aren’t right for Alaska

George Hall: Foreign drug price controls aren’t right for Alaska

The Alaska Young Republicans have a crisis, and it’s bigger than one arrest

The Alaska Young Republicans have a crisis, and it’s bigger than one arrest

David Ignell: The faith that calms the storm during the roughest of seas

David Ignell: The faith that calms the storm during the roughest of seas

James Cockerell: Alaska remains committed to addressing sexual violence

James Cockerell: Alaska remains committed to addressing sexual violence

Win Gruening: Hey, Alaska Legislature – there are always bad choices, but why repeat them?

Win Gruening: Hey, Alaska Legislature – there are always bad choices, but why repeat them?

Rep. Kevin McCabe: HB 152 isn’t an Education tax — it’s Alaska’s return to a state income tax

Rep. Kevin McCabe: HB 152 isn’t an Education tax — it’s Alaska’s return to a state income tax

Senate Resources just changed Alaska’s oil taxes without the numbers — again

Senate Resources just changed Alaska’s oil taxes without the numbers — again

Fritz Pettyjohn: Minority Republicans can stop a ‘zero PFD,’ if they have the courage

Fritz Pettyjohn: Minority Republicans can stop a ‘zero PFD,’ if they have the courage

Final curtain: Robert Duvall, the actor who made America look like itself, dies at 95

Final curtain: Robert Duvall, the actor who made America look like itself, dies at 95

Alexander Dolitsky: Greenland’s future in geopolitics, resources, and sovereignty

Alexander Dolitsky: Greenland’s future in geopolitics, resources, and sovereignty

Bob Bird: The most constitutional presidents

Bob Bird: The most constitutional presidents

Brett Huber: AK LNG Is moving fast. Let’s hope the ‘No’ Caucus doesn’t sabotage it

Brett Huber: AK LNG Is moving fast. Let’s hope the ‘No’ Caucus doesn’t sabotage it

McCabe and Nelson: Alaskans may want to move the capital, but they’ve never approved the funds to do so

McCabe and Nelson: Alaskans may want to move the capital, but they’ve never approved the funds to do so

The Alaska Supreme Court’s big warning to nonprofits to watch what they say

The Alaska Supreme Court’s big warning to nonprofits to watch what they say

David Ignell: Who was behind the riots in Minneapolis?

David Ignell: Who was behind the riots in Minneapolis?

Robert Seitz: It is time to get new projects started so we can get to financial stability

Robert Seitz: It is time to get new projects started so we can get to financial stability

Murkowski’s Trump conviction vote still defines her, but not in a good way

Murkowski’s Trump conviction vote still defines her, but not in a good way

Bill Satterberg: Why can’t Alaska buy Greenland?

Bill Satterberg: Why can’t Alaska buy Greenland?

February 2020: The month the Covid panic set in

February 2020: The month the Covid panic set in

Alexander Dolitsky: Brief history of America’s westward expansion and exploration of Greenland

Alexander Dolitsky: Brief history of America’s westward expansion and exploration of Greenland

Alex Gimarc: Pictures at an Exhibition (that is the Anchorage property appraisal counter)

Alex Gimarc: Pictures at an Exhibition (that is the Anchorage property appraisal counter)

Rep. Kevin McCabe: With Alaska LNG, it’s either lead or be left behind

Rep. Kevin McCabe: With Alaska LNG, it’s either lead or be left behind

Angela Rodell: Saying no is not a strategy for Juneau when it comes to transportation and access

Angela Rodell: Saying no is not a strategy for Juneau when it comes to transportation and access

The NFL’s halftime show mistake: When the best customer you have isn’t enough

The NFL’s halftime show mistake: When the best customer you have isn’t enough

Sen. Mike Cronk: School choice, homeschooling deserve facts, not fiction

Sen. Mike Cronk: School choice, homeschooling deserve facts, not fiction

Jim Minnery: Victory in court, momentum in culture and why one verdict changes everything

Jim Minnery: Victory in court, momentum in culture and why one verdict changes everything

Paul Fuhs: Alaskan oil and gas will be needed for the future. The world will simply not operate without energy

Paul Fuhs: Alaskan oil and gas will be needed for the future. The world will simply not operate without energy

Sen. Robert Myers: If the Permanent Fund dividend is so important, why do we keep cutting it?

Sen. Robert Myers: If the Permanent Fund dividend is so important, why do we keep cutting it?

Rep. Jamie Allard: Celebrating the good in the Olympics

Rep. Jamie Allard: Celebrating the good in the Olympics

No one is owed a newsroom job at Washington Post

No one is owed a newsroom job at Washington Post

Kevin McCabe: Great things are never easy or safe

Kevin McCabe: Great things are never easy or safe

Wayne Heimer: Stumbling into the federal subsistence industry ‘elephant’

Wayne Heimer: Stumbling into the federal subsistence industry ‘elephant’

Margaret Nelson: The deadline to appeal your Anchorage property tax assessed value approaches. Here’s what you need to know

Margaret Nelson: The deadline to appeal your Anchorage property tax assessed value approaches. Here’s what you need to know

David Ignell: Mainstream media caught in the act making Alex Pretti a martyr

David Ignell: Mainstream media caught in the act making Alex Pretti a martyr

Win Gruening: Eaglecrest Ski Area can carve a run to financial independence, if city allows it

Win Gruening: Eaglecrest Ski Area can carve a run to financial independence, if city allows it

Bob Griffin: Too much space, too few students and ASD’s costly imbalance

Bob Griffin: Too much space, too few students and ASD’s costly imbalance

Nurses are America’s most trusted — so why are some wishing harm on patients?

Nurses are America’s most trusted — so why are some wishing harm on patients?

Theresa Bird: Let’s flip the Assembly and reclaim Anchorage

Theresa Bird: Let’s flip the Assembly and reclaim Anchorage

Sen. Robert Myers: Why do so many Republican legislators support higher spending?

Sen. Robert Myers: Why do so many Republican legislators support higher spending?

Guy Ciarrocchi: How Democrats have mastered modern elections

Guy Ciarrocchi: How Democrats have mastered modern elections

Why I oppose Senate Bill 64, the election bill that Democrats love

Lower 48

US, Israel strike Iran in Operation Epic Fury

By THE CENTER SQUARE Feb. 28, 2026 – Massive strikes by the United States

February 28, 2026 4:12 pm

Lower 48

Scouting (formerly Boy Scouts) America will accurately identify boys and girls, after Pentagon pressure

By THE ALASKA STORY Feb. 27, 2026 – Scouting America, the organization formerly known

February 27, 2026 6:45 pm

Lower 48

Seattle mayor orders signs banning ICE from city property

By RANDY DIAMOND | THE CENTER SQUARE One of the first of an expected

February 27, 2026 5:06 pm