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Pressing Silence: Haines is for the misfits

A Sitka native and current Haines resident, Baylee Pearson spent the last 10 years between the two locales taking inspiration from the lands she’s spent a lifetime on.
News

Reinbold loses bid to revive lawsuit against Alaska Airlines over flight ban

In an order issued in late May, the district denied a motion from Lora Reinbold to revive a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines.
Commentary

Risk-averse legislators dismiss the AKLNG ‘razzle dazzle’ to drill down on the giga-project’s details

The biggest takeaway from the first full week of hearings on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed multi-billion-dollar, multi-decade subsidy for the natural gas pipeline project is that the state sure is lucky that lawmakers’ efforts to rush the bill through didn’t pan out.
Anchorage

Where We’re Anchored: May

The theme for May is nurture, so I typed, “what does it mean to be nurtured?” into Google’s search bar and hit “enter."
Commentary

Trump’s war triggers extraordinary GVEA price hike, $46 a month

The average residential member of the Golden Valley Electric Association will see a $46 monthly increase in electric bills next month.
Cartoon

AI comes to Alaska

Some Alaska officials are pushing to turn the state into a hub for AI data centers.
Opinion

Dunleavy’s latest vetoes are a reminder that a lot will have to wait for a new governor

Alaska’s 2026 regular legislative session came to a largely smooth ending last week.
Opinion

The invisible weight of the room: Grief, governance and the labor of belonging

I stepped into the Alaska State Capitol this January in a season of quiet transformation.
Elections

Former Alaska Gov. Knowles endorses Kreiss-Tomkins for governor

Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, the last Democrat to win Alaska's governorship, has endorsed Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in the 2026 gubernatorial race.
Commentary

Following bruising last-minute push for AKLNG subsidy, legislators slow it down for the special session

Lawmakers adjourned the regular session on Wednesday in a largely uneventful final day, at least compared to the mayhem of Monday's attempt to force through a multibillion-dollar subsidy in the form of state and local tax cuts.
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