A ruling by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife that the polar bear is threatened, as claimed by the Center for Biological Diversity, will be felt even more profoundly by Alaskans than by the rest of the country. The petition specifically targets oil exploration and development, shipping and fishing as industries which could [...]

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Without hydroelectric power, Alaska’s interior is dependent upon diesel and coal-powered electrical plants. And Juneau’s avalanche-induced power crisis suddenly leaves them in the same situation. Naturally, the costs are more than some Alaskans are willing to bear.
This week’s cartoon about Alaskan home heating costs even has Santa surprised–but for a different reason.
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This week’s cartoon illustrates the basic problem every fisherman faces: How much does it cost to go fishing, and how much am I likely to make?
This year Southeast Alaska’s Chinook fisheries have taken a hit, with a significantly lower allocation from the Pacific Salmon Commission. Salmon trollers and charter fishermen are going to feel [...]

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Buying the “big-bang” theory and evolution as the sole means of creating the universe may take an even greater leap of faith than believing what is written in the Bible. On the other hand if creation took millions of years, maybe there’s a reason…
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With recent news that Conoco Phillips and British Petroleum have teamed up to move ahead with their plan to move natural gas from the north slope to market, the prospects for Governor Palin’s AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) have changed…or have they? Who’s driving here?
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Just because hockey season is ending doesn’t mean we can’t still watch a good fight.
As usual, it’s the end of the legislative session and the climax will be the budget circus. First the Legislature takes out all the Governor’s favorite stuff. Then the governor vetoes the legislature’s favorite stuff. Then they each [...]

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It seems these days, from reading the Anchorage Daily News and a few others, we can assume many of our Republican politicians are related because they all have the same surname, “Who-is-under-investigation.” The few who have been indicted and convicted have given the opposition a broad brush with which to blacken the rest of [...]

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Most U.S. businesses are unaware of the full implications if the polar bear or other marine mammal is declared an endangered species based on melting sea ice as a result of man-made global warming.

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Governor Sarah Palin has said that Alaska needs to depend less on congressional earmarks.
Some folks view earmarks as a subversion of the legislative process; others say earmarks are a constitutionally allowed way for congress to direct funds so they are spend on their intended projects.
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In only two hundred twenty five years, about three lifetimes by today’s standards, the United States has progressed from a group of colonies to the single leading economy in the world. Our capitalist economy has two main factors that other economic systems (i.e., communism, socialism and fascism) lack: private land ownership and the individual profit motive. 
But there are some ways that Alaska’s [...]

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