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Letter from Yakutat: Deep cuts on the Lost Coast

Centuries ago, a few dozen Alaska Natives left their home on an epic migration. They were of Ahtna descent, and their trip began in Alaska’s Interior, in the Copper River watershed. They passed through some of the most rugged terrain...

Alaska Primary Voters Had More Choice in 2022

This article was originally published by the Sightline Institute and is republished here with permission. In Alaska, 2022 was the year of the Independent. Freed by the state’s return to open primaries, nearly half of Alaska candidates running for governor,...

The Best and Worst Political Stunts of 2022: The Ads

Every now and then, you hear a song and it just hits you like a haunted freight train. Think “Oh baby baby” in 1999 (and then every Britney beat after), a group sing-along to Oasis at a college party...

The Best and Worst Political Stunts of 2022: U.S. Congress Edition

Normally, I stick to covering the intricacies and minutiae of Alaska-based television programs, specifically reality TV. It’s an oddly specific niche, and has made me barely more qualified than your average modern jackass to judge a good story.  Given that,...

The Final Push to Election Day

Alaska is in the final stretch of its first regular general election with rank choice voting, with an open Congressional seat for the first time in nearly 50 years, a U.S. Senate race, all but one legislative seat on...

The Best and Worst Political Stunts of 2022: U.S. Senate Edition

In what will be a temporarily reoccurring feature (from now until Election Day), here are the best and worst political stunts of the 2022 election cycle.  If you are like me, you're starting to feel extreme hostility towards the human...

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