OPINION: My political bluff got called, but Alaska’s GOP still needs to go all in
Poker players sometimes bluff, pretending a weak hand is stronger than it is, to win the pot. That strategy works until someone recognizes their strategy and calls them on it. I bluffed and got called on a recent article where I suggested that in response to
Trump’s executive order to unleash Alaska’s energy potential
Within hours of being sworn into office for his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to help unlock Alaska’s vast natural resources related to fossil fuels, mineral, timber and
Sen. Sullivan tells EPA nominee he supports ‘armed citizenry, not ‘armed bureaucracy’
During a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan raised objections to past EPA practices of conducting armed SWAT-style raids on local miners and small mechanic shops in Alaska to
Alaska’s GOP should follow Georgia’s lead and punish disloyal RINOs
The Alaska Republican Party has a big problem. It cannot effectively police its members when they misbehave, so some RINO politicians take advantage of the weakness within the GOP to advance their own interests to the detriment of the
OPINION: Humor is a welcome cure in a troubled world
In today’s a socially divided and politically tense world, a touch of humor is a cure for peaceful reconciliation and social justice; a small perfection is in the people’s doable reach rather than a hypothetical perfect World in the uncertain
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,
JIM MINNERY: Wasilla Rep. David Eastman needs to retire
It's time for Wasilla Representative David Eastman to find a new
An interpreter’s take on the linguistic errors and hypocrisy that have plagued AK-Russian relations
Translators and interpreters use their knowledge of two or more languages and cultural meanings to translate or interpret texts and conversations from one language to another, to enhance communication across cultures and the parties involved. The difference
OPINION: The bear vs. squirrel dispute offers insight into today’s cultural wars
But you wasted your time and efforts in trying to convince a stupid squirrel about something that is so obvious to all of us. You cannot rationalize someone who is brainwashed, irrationally stubborn and believe in the squirrel’s narrow-minded
Alaska GOP leaders help kill effort to strip public funding of abortion
Pro-abortion Alaska lawmakers, as well as those who pay lip service to pro-life constituents, are fine with “intent” language, so long as it has no teeth, but Hughes amendment posed a real difficulty for lawmakers who publicly profess to be
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