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Dunleavy and Begich share a penchant for pandering

Former Sen. Mike Dunleavy and former Sen. Mark Begich have this much in common—both are pandering to the public about the Permanent Fund Dividend and paying for government services.

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Dermot ColeAugust 29, 2018 Comments
ACLU, Dunleavy shadow campaign seek to overturn anti-billboard law, legalize illegal signs

The ACLU and the Dunleavy shadow campaign are seeking to have a judge overturn the state law against billboards enacted by voters in 1998.

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Dermot ColeAugust 23, 2018 Comments
Sullivan says he hasn't thought about investigating Trump's campaign finances

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is one of eight GOP senators questioned by Vox who isn’t interested in digging into the allegations against President Trump made by his former attorney, Michael Cohen. No surprise there.

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Dermot ColeAugust 22, 2018 Comments
Donald Trump and his elitist attitude

On the day that his former campaign manager and his former lawyer became felons, the leader of the Republican Party ranted about exploding windmills and pipelines and a great deal of other nonsense.

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Dermot ColeAugust 22, 2018 Comments
Interior Gas Utility needs to find a way to make natural gas fuel of choice

With solid backing from the Fairbanks City Council Monday, former Sen. Gary Wilken has been confirmed as the newest member of the IGU board.


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Dermot ColeAugust 21, 2018Comment
Sen. Pete Kelly denies climate change while seeking university vote

His attack on the life’s work of climate change scientists produced laughter and groans from the audience, but Sen. Pete Kelly continued to claim fraud. "There is hysteria about it, but the science is bad."

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Dermot ColeAugust 20, 2018 Comments
Dunleavy's Texas brother donates more to shadow campaign than Alaskans gave to 'real' Dunleavy campaign

Continuing the pattern that began at the start, the biggest donations in the Alaska governor's race over the past couple of weeks have come from Texas, home of former Sen. Mike Dunleavy's rich brother.

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Dermot ColeAugust 19, 2018 Comment
Chinese cyberattack aimed at Alaska following trade mission

Chinese hackers tried to find weak points in Alaska networks in recent months, at about the same time as a mission promoting the Alaska gas pipeline, according to Recorded Future, a  company that tracks security threats.

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Dermot ColeAugust 16, 2018 Comments
Barry Jackson, who suggested Native corporation model, dies at 88

As one of the behind-the-scenes architects of ANCSA, Jackson's most important contribution may have been something that is taken for granted today in Alaska—the 13 regional Native corporations and 200 village corporations that emerged from the law.


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Dermot ColeAugust 13, 2018 Comments
Wilken sees no conflict in switching to Fairbanks natural gas utility board

The allegations in Frank Abegg's resignation letter from the Interior Gas Utility need to be addressed and answered in detail. Public discussion will help resolve the issues.

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Dermot ColeAugust 11, 2018 Comments
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