Columns

Dark money beat: The minimum wage campaign in 2024 was fueled by maximum DC dollars. Here’s how it went down

Dark money beat: The minimum wage campaign in 2024 was fueled by maximum DC dollars. Here’s how it went down

Alex Gimarc: Anchorage Assembly and LaFrance machinations on Eklutna remind us to trust, but verify

Alex Gimarc: Anchorage Assembly and LaFrance machinations on Eklutna remind us to trust, but verify

David Boyle: Anchorage School District goes wrong direction in reading proficiency

David Boyle: Anchorage School District goes wrong direction in reading proficiency

Wayne Heimer: Are demonstrations, riots, and revolution just part of the human cycle?

Wayne Heimer: Are demonstrations, riots, and revolution just part of the human cycle?

Photo gallery: Anchorage treats its most desperate humans worse than dogs this winter

Photo gallery: Anchorage treats its most desperate humans worse than dogs this winter

Angela Rodell: A vision for Juneau’s future economy and connectivity means listening to voters

Angela Rodell: A vision for Juneau’s future economy and connectivity means listening to voters

Brett Huber: City Hall talks affordability but plots a 3% tax on everything you buy

Brett Huber: City Hall talks affordability but plots a 3% tax on everything you buy

Linda Boyle: Childhood vaccination changes are coming

Linda Boyle: Childhood vaccination changes are coming

Welcome back to JBER, Christmas!

Welcome back to JBER, Christmas!

Podcast episode: Scott Kendall talks about upcoming campaign year

Podcast episode: Scott Kendall talks about upcoming campaign year

Eagle River can exit Anchorage or annex to Mat-Su: It’s the community’s choice

Eagle River can exit Anchorage or annex to Mat-Su: It’s the community’s choice

Kevin McCabe: Feeling politically homeless? Read on …

Kevin McCabe: Feeling politically homeless? Read on …

Pearl Harbor and the ‘Day of Infamy’ that also changed Alaska forever

Pearl Harbor and the ‘Day of Infamy’ that also changed Alaska forever

Alaska Supreme Court says citizens have no right to petition grand juries for investigations

Alaska Supreme Court says citizens have no right to petition grand juries for investigations

Democrats rush to impeach Hegseth for sinking a drug boat — you can’t make this up

Democrats rush to impeach Hegseth for sinking a drug boat — you can’t make this up

Michael Tavoliero: The case for detaching Chugiak–Eagle River, creating Chugach Regional Borough

Michael Tavoliero: The case for detaching Chugiak–Eagle River, creating Chugach Regional Borough

Anchorage’s bed-and-breakfast tax scheme shows how far local government will go to claim your property

Anchorage’s bed-and-breakfast tax scheme shows how far local government will go to claim your property

Pam Melin: Unity isn’t the problem; silence is. And Alaska has paid the price

Pam Melin: Unity isn’t the problem; silence is. And Alaska has paid the price

Photo gallery: After the tree lighting, the real residents return to Town Square Park in Anchorage

Photo gallery: After the tree lighting, the real residents return to Town Square Park in Anchorage

This is our moment: Show up to Anchorage Assembly meeting and testify on 3% sales tax

This is our moment: Show up to Anchorage Assembly meeting and testify on 3% sales tax

Linda Boyle: Federal report finds no evidence supporting gender transitions for minors, warns of significant harm

Linda Boyle: Federal report finds no evidence supporting gender transitions for minors, warns of significant harm

America has another Gold Star family: The Beckstroms of West Virginia

America has another Gold Star family: The Beckstroms of West Virginia

Win Gruening: Gratitude for our libraries, museums, and historians

Win Gruening: Gratitude for our libraries, museums, and historians

Thanks to you and gratitude for the values of self-determination we share in Alaska

Thanks to you and gratitude for the values of self-determination we share in Alaska

Michael Tavoliero: Tribute to my Eaglexit colleagues

Michael Tavoliero: Tribute to my Eaglexit colleagues

Bernadette Wilson: Thanksgiving is also a reminder that freedom has always been worth the risk

Bernadette Wilson: Thanksgiving is also a reminder that freedom has always been worth the risk

Stephen Cox: A lawfare case at Supreme Court could impact Alaska – and all of America

Stephen Cox: A lawfare case at Supreme Court could impact Alaska – and all of America

Jim Minnery: The moment of moral clarity has arrived on youth gender dysphoria treatments

Jim Minnery: The moment of moral clarity has arrived on youth gender dysphoria treatments

Alexander Dolitsky: Two essential reads for understanding Alaska’s Russian-American era

Alexander Dolitsky: Two essential reads for understanding Alaska’s Russian-American era

NEA isn’t teaching – it’s training activists to brainwash children

NEA isn’t teaching – it’s training activists to brainwash children

Fritz Pettyjohn: Reagan and Trump – then and now

Fritz Pettyjohn: Reagan and Trump – then and now

Why I stepped down: Alaska needs a lieutenant governor who will fight for election integrity

Why I stepped down: Alaska needs a lieutenant governor who will fight for election integrity

Libby Dalton: Sen. Kawasaki using public resources to campaign violates the law

Libby Dalton: Sen. Kawasaki using public resources to campaign violates the law

Washington has taken notice of Alaska’s new A-Team member: Nick Begich

Washington has taken notice of Alaska’s new A-Team member: Nick Begich

Jim Minnery: Senate Bill 90 is a threat to parental rights

Jim Minnery: Senate Bill 90 is a threat to parental rights

When members of Congress tell troops to ignore orders, who exactly is flirting with insurrection?

When members of Congress tell troops to ignore orders, who exactly is flirting with insurrection?

Zack Gottshall: Landmark Supreme Court ruling and what it means for Alaska

Zack Gottshall: Landmark Supreme Court ruling and what it means for Alaska

Robert Seitz: Manage industrial development with caution and care

Robert Seitz: Manage industrial development with caution and care

Linda Boyle: Medieval remedy may be first ‘new’ antibiotic in 40 years

Linda Boyle: Medieval remedy may be first ‘new’ antibiotic in 40 years

Using public dollars, Gavin Newsom campaigns against JD Vance for 2028

Using public dollars, Gavin Newsom campaigns against JD Vance for 2028

Anchorage’s biggest tax grab in decades: City Hall wants 3% more from your wallet

Anchorage’s biggest tax grab in decades: City Hall wants 3% more from your wallet

Jared Goecker: Anchorage has a spending problem, not a revenue problem

Jared Goecker: Anchorage has a spending problem, not a revenue problem

Two Senate resignations, one big Mat-Su mess

Two Senate resignations, one big Mat-Su mess

The Epstein File is the new ‘Steele Dossier’ hoax: Don’t fall for it

The Epstein File is the new ‘Steele Dossier’ hoax: Don’t fall for it

Irene Quednow: Are community council’s obsolete?

Irene Quednow: Are community council’s obsolete?

Alexander Dolitsky: Irreconcilable ethnic rivalry is not a predetermined fate

Alexander Dolitsky: Irreconcilable ethnic rivalry is not a predetermined fate

Dean Clancy: The pandemic is over – Biden’s health subsidies need to be over, too

Dean Clancy: The pandemic is over – Biden’s health subsidies need to be over, too

Schultz and Schumer – both New Yorkers, both wanted to keep government shut down

Schultz and Schumer – both New Yorkers, both wanted to keep government shut down

Democrats blink after 43 days of the Schumer Shutdown

Democrats blink after 43 days of the Schumer Shutdown

Win Gruening: Sullivan kept his promises to Juneau residents

Win Gruening: Sullivan kept his promises to Juneau residents

Lower 48

Department of War boosts basic housing allowance for troops by 4.2%

The Department of War on Thursday released the 2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, confirming

December 12, 2025 4:18 pm

Lower 48

Obamacare subsidies extension fails in Senate

The US Senate on Thursday failed to pass either of two competing plans to stave

December 11, 2025 10:31 pm

Lower 48

Video: Venezuelan tanker seized by US; oil traders watch for shockwaves

Alaska North Slope crude prices may be soft, and this week’s fall revenue forecast from

December 10, 2025 11:38 pm