CALL TO ACTION: We can’t let another newborn Alaskan die on the street
Many people can't understand how a mother could just leave her baby alone and in the cold, exposed to the
Alaska’s Divison of Elections is a failure
The Alaska Division of Elections is an absolute unmitigated disaster on every front. On accountability, on transparency, on communication, and on record keeping. Watching the video where they point the camera at the computer screen as they push the magic
OPINION: Despite Murkowski’s protests, the ‘Great Pruning’ is necessary
Donald Trump’s election and the announcement of his choices for cabinet positions have triggered our friends on the left who gnash their teeth and bemoan what has befallen them. Some, like Alaska’s ever-foolish Senator Lisa Murkowski, vow to vote against
OPINION: Murkowski’s ‘serious’ test for Trump AG pick strains credulity
When Senator Lisa Murkowski, the woman who famously inherited her Senate seat from her father, dismisses Trump’s latest AG choice as “not a serious nomination,” it’s a masterclass in irony, so rich that it should come with a health
BOB BIRD: It’s time for Alaska to revive the ’90/10’ promise
Because the most sensible argument against Alaskan statehood was our inability to pay for self-government, Congress crafted us a special gift: that oil, gas and coal revenues taken from federal properties would be split, not 50/50 as with the other states,
11.11 > God Bless the next four years… please.
In the political upset of the century, Donald Trump has retaken the white house, with the US Senate, and unless a suspicious amount of Ranked Choice Ballots come through for Mary Peltola and a few other contested races, the US House. God Bless America that
OPINION: Is it time for Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom to retire?
Florida, with a population of 20 million, called it a night just four hours after polls closed, while Alaska, a state that could fit its entire voter base into a Tampa Bay neighborhood, is still counting. Seriously, how is it that the state with fewer people
Conservatives sweep Mat-Su Borough elections, voters pass charter school bond
Nov. 5 was a good night for conservative candidates running for Mat-Su Borough Assembly and School Board. With a 42% voter turnout the hand-count-only election yielded unofficial results about an hour after polls
BOB BIRD: The political egg on my face tastes delicious
This morning, the GOP finds itself in control of 1) the presidency, 2) the US Senate, 3) the House of Representatives and 4) (gasp!) the supreme court! This has never happened since, what,
Alaska election limbo: What happens after Nov. 5?
While some unofficial result may provide a strong indication of the eventual winners, contests wherein no candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote will not be known until the state conducts the ranked-choice runoff, which won’t happen for another 15
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