Marco Rubio held a Super Bowl watching event on Sunday night. He’s a huge football fan, even married a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. He must… Continue reading
A colorful graph paints a pretty picture— the Alaska Permanent Fund did well in fiscal 2015. Not so much this year to date.With a strategy… Continue reading
Watching last Thursday’s debate between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders one might have thought a Republican had been in the White… Continue reading
Slowly but surely, municipalities across the Interior are firming up local policy on marijuana regulation. Delta Junction, the most recent community to vote on the… Continue reading
Distressing news came out Monday via the UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), which reported construction spending in Alaska is expected to be… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s loss in Iowa wasn’t just a victory for conservatives, but a loss for the mogul’s routinely low and dishonest style of campaigning.There was… Continue reading
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The private email server. The Wall Street ties. The evolving policy positions. The speaking fees.The concerns vary, but when it comes to… Continue reading
Just as radar warns of approaching storms, so does the flood of migrants entering Europe warn us of a deluge yet to come, not only… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton can duke it out when she needs to. Or duchess it out. That was on display during the most recent Democratic debate when… Continue reading
The Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers kick off Super Bowl 50 this afternoon in the culmination of the NFL season. But some of the… Continue reading
Here we go again.Gov. Bill Walker this week nominated Robert Ruffner to a seat on the Alaska Board of Fisheries, giving the Soldotna resident and… Continue reading
We live in the age of working-class discontent, which, if it wasn’t obvious before, has been made plain by the passions roiling 2016 presidential politics.… Continue reading
President Jimmy Carter remarked at the signing ceremony of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act on Dec. 2, 1980 at the White House that… Continue reading
It’s one of the rules of smart politics: “If your opponent is shooting himself in the foot, get out of the way.” It’s hard to… Continue reading
Alaskans know the importance of oil to the state’s economy and state government coffers.No question. Oil is huge.But with all the talk of oil, it’s… Continue reading
“You wonder how these things begin.” — The FantasticksIn the beginning there was a combative media. Dating back to Colonial America, as Eric Burns has… Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve heard President Obama’s talking point that the federal budget deficit has fallen by two-thirds on his watch. That overlooks that the deficit first… Continue reading
Few expected Donald Trump would be in a dominant position days before the Iowa caucuses. Fewer still expected the Republican establishment would be among the… Continue reading
The Alaska Democratic Party might be a little less democratic if party delegates decide to adopt a rule change at their May meeting.A spokesman told… Continue reading
For anyone whose knowledge of history extends beyond the current season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” or the latest instant replay of an NFL… Continue reading
