Duplicate petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is pulled to avoid confusion in round 2 effort
Phil Izon, who spearheaded the effort to give Alaskans a chance to repeal ranked-choice voting in the November 2024 election, has decided to pull his second ballot measure aimed at taking out RCV. Ultimately, RCV survived by less than 1% of the vote. Since
OPINION: Life experience is a writer’s greatest asset
Before writing, authors need to live a
Understanding Alaska’s budget (part 2) – How we spend money
The Democrats and their RINO allies in ruling caucuses in both houses of our legislature aren’t looking to become fiscally solvent. They will continue to spend money we don’t have and run budget deficits until someone puts a stop to it. That person should
Understanding Alaska’s budget: What drives our revenue?
To help you understand the state budget, I will split this report into two parts. Part one will focus on revenue coming to the state, and part two will focus on what we spend it
OPINION: Science fiction of yesterday is becoming reality
Today’s development and attempts to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to our daily life and, subsequently, to replace human labor is somewhat a blueprint of Čapek’s 1920s play
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,
BOB BIRD: By opposing Rep. Eastman, Minnery has fallen into liberal trap
Minnery falls into the trap that liberals love: the belief that once the supreme court makes a decision, it must be followed. As long as he uses that logic, the liberals will continue to use him, and not David Eastman, to keep the status
JIM MINNERY: Wasilla Rep. David Eastman needs to retire
It's time for Wasilla Representative David Eastman to find a new
Debate shows Rep. Vance is the conservative choice for House District 6
Based on this fact and her knowledgeable answers to the questions in the debate, I am calling this debate a win for Sarah Vance, which should reflect well on her chances on the November 5th election
Man on a Mission: Oliver Anthony’s country-folk crusade turns north to Alaska
It’s been just over a year since Oliver Anthony shot from musical obscurity into one of the brightest stars on the country-folk scene. On Sept. 1 he’s set to pack the Alaska State Fair’s mainstage for a concert that’s been sold out for months. Last
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