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AIDEA nows says it doesn’t need $50 million for gas line study

Dermot Cole - February 13, 2025

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‘Real Alaska men choose respect’

Holly Todd - January 27, 2025

Dunleavy’s Investment Whisperer, a Death on the North Slope

Commentary Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - June 15, 2023

This week’s digest of short news items from across Alaska includes items on the death of a North Slope oil industry engineer who was working for a Hilcorp contractor, an investor who’s been quietly acting as a volunteer advisor...

OPINION: Repetitive Lies Exaggerate Soundness of State’s Development Plans

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - June 5, 2023

Gov. Mike Dunleavy took a page from Trump’s playbook in staging his recent “Sustainable Energy Conference”: repeat an untruth often enough and many people will believe it. And it’s not just one untruth holding up a flimsy house of...

OPINION: There is a Plan to Address Homelessness, and it’s Working

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - June 2, 2023

What’s this Clean Slate Strategy? Is the Anchorage Assembly considering sanctioned camps? What’s going on at Tudor and Elmore? Why are there so many tents everywhere? I don’t blame anyone for wondering what the heck is going on and...

OPINION: The Economic Case for a Significant Investment in Education

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - May 15, 2023

I am proud to be a born and raised Fairbanksan. I love our amazing community and I plan to stay here for the rest of my life, but this can't be said for every one of our Fairbanks neighbors....

OPINION: Alaska is facing a foster care crisis

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - May 12, 2023

Alaska is facing a foster care crisis. The good news is that with your help we can fix what harms our children the most. Today, Alaska has a damaging shortage of foster homes. We should never tell children that a...

OPINION: Enough Talk of a Fiscal Plan – Alaska Needs Fiscal Action

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - May 8, 2023

The House Majority is the biggest roadblock to long-term fiscal stability for Alaska. Leadership will not bring bills to the floor that would address our state’s massive and growing structural deficit that threatens funding for roads, schools, public safety,...

Lee Post: It’s Time for a Little Spring Cleaning

Commentary The Alaska Current - April 25, 2023

Lee Post: The Temperature at City Hall is Rising

Commentary The Alaska Current - April 11, 2023

New Poll Shows Most Anchorage Residents Disapprove of Mayor Bronson

Commentary The Alaska Current - March 22, 2023

A large majority of Anchorage residents believe the city is on the wrong track and disapprove of the job Mayor Dave Bronson’s done since taking office. Recent polling commissioned by the 907 Initiative found 71% of respondents believe the city...