Anchorage ‘Regress Report’: Roaming drunks, sidewalk sex, rampant vandals & growing squalor
A few months ago, it was difficult to find a safe park in Anchorage. Now, it’s difficult to attend activities at my church and to feel safe walking in my neighborhood. We moved into our home nine years ago, and our neighborhood wasn’t like
OPINION: Gen. Washington provides an audacious Christmas lesson for Alaska’s GOP
Alaska voters have little reason to vote for a Republican if they simply hand governance to the Democrat party once down in Juneau. Republicans need to do something to inspire voters, similar to the bold action Washington was forced to
OPINION: Blinding LED lights, Alaska darkness and saving humanity
The supposed guardians of public safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been giving automotive manufacturers a free pass on light intensity headlights, likely because … it saves the planet, just not
OPINION: Univ. of Alaska’s $365M ask should spark skepticism & support
Let’s continue to support what works: funding for programs that train Alaska’s workforce, innovative research like UAF’s, and infrastructure investments that keep campuses running. But let’s also ask tough questions. Are we funding marketing fluff?
OPINION: Alaska’s ‘real property’ taxes are unfair on multiple fronts
Some individuals have proposed changing how property taxes are collected. They have suggested a tax, where the home’s assessed value does not change over time, ensuring the homeowner
Alaska delegation praises repeal of Biden rule that blocked NPR-A development
The U.S. Interior Department has officially repealed a Biden-era rule that sought to block future development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). After a thorough legal and policy review by the Bureau of Land Management, the final rule was
Anchorage election official defends vote-by-phone policy after NYT raises concerns
Anchorage’s top election official is attempting to defend the city’s novel vote-by-phone policy, after a Nov. 13 New York Times article highlighted concerns and criticisms with the controversial mobile voting
It’s time to uproot the lie that Alaska’s Constitution grants abortion ‘rights’
Alaska’s Constitution does not protect abortion. It never has. The 1992 Valley Hospital ruling invented a right that never existed, and it’s time to tear it out at the
OPINION: Government shutdown highlights need to privatize how we help the poor
Nobody can deny that our country should be compassionate to poor people who need food assistance; however, the government shutdown has illuminated that there is a large amount of fraud and waste in these programs intended to help
The People’s Possession: Alaskans’ de facto ownership of the PFD
Alaskans' relationship to the PFD resembles a concept far older than Alaska itself: adverse possession. The doctrine by which long, open and continuous use ripens into ownership. It is among humanity’s oldest instruments for reconciling law with reality,
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