Before a room packed with commercial fishermen angry they might lose profits from catches of hatchery salmon, the Alaska Board of Fisheries on Tuesday turned back a proposal to cap or […]
Altered state
News analysis Possibly nothing underlines the troubled state of the Alaska economy more than a new YouTube political advertisement produced for the campaign of incumbent governor Bill Walker. In the ad, a […]
Saving Alaska
As the 49th state speeds into its short summer on the quick trip to the longer winter, there are growing concerns that history is about to be lost at both ends of […]
Deadly success?
Twenty-eight years ago, the state of Alaska banned fish farming in favor of salmon ranching. The idea was simple: Catch a bunch of fish, squeeze out their eggs and sperm, mix the […]
Fix the news
Commentary If you’re reading this and you have a social media account of some sort, you hold the power to change the news. So if you think journalism is broken […]
Wilted news
Commentary Every thinking American wants quality journalism, but who defines what qualifies? The country’s media elite now think they should be the arbiter. The elite have banded together to form the News Media Alliance. It’s […]