Even as Joe Miller denies his role in Alaska's Republican regime change, he's spending tens of thousands to back up leftover denials from his failed Senate campaign. Where does it end?
Dropping to No. 2 as a trade partner might not be such a bad thing for Japan. Contrary to popular opinion, Alaska can be a little cautious, coy even, when it comes to selling natural gas.
Imagine massive, carnivorous, scavenging birds hanging around, as numerous as pigeons on the National Mall. The Concerned worry Unalaska will be bankrupt if it has to keep paying exorbitant permit fees to address its eagle problem.
We The Concerned have a hard time digesting the mismanagement of Anchorage's election this week. Above all else, the city should be able to offer its citizens a fair election.
The Concerned are worried that naming such a small piece of blacktop after Walter J. Hickel will anger the "little guy" who was never angry while he lived.
Community leaders in the Fairbanks are freaked out because they think they can read a whole bunch of writing on the wall. Might these new proposed cuts be a prelude to shutting down Eielson during the next round of the BRAC commission evaluations?
Scott Woodham is a life-long Alaskan who hasn't always lived in Alaska. He has written and edited for newsweeklies in Alaska and Wyoming, has taught college and university composition courses, and was recently inducted into The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels for his dedication to adult literacy. His poems have appeared in New Madrid, Ice Floe, and Rough Draft, and he has been part of Alaska Dispatch since its inception.