1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (213+ words) adn.com Letter: High noon at the ballot box In a Must Read Alaska article published Feb. 15, 2023, the new Division of Elections director, Carol Beecher, was quoted saying, “Over the next few months, I will be meeting with staff…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (205+ words) adn.com Letter: The Missing Middle Housing Opportunity should be about affordability, not just density Anchorage needs policies that help residents buy homes, not just policies that increase the value of developable land. We shouldn’t assume that every increase…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (124+ words) adn.com Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom first took Treg Taylor and Jose Tagle off the November ballot because of an APOC determination that they did not follow candidate financial disclosure laws. Then she changed her mind and put them back…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (181+ words) As we approach November, the political rhetoric becomes more vitriolic. The candidates tout their achievements while the big-money super PACs slander the opposition. That is to be expected. What this election is, and rightly should be, is a referendum on…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1063+ words) Some community members say a recently released audit of the Anchorage Police Department’s use of force highlights the need for civilian oversight of the department. Anchorage’s municipal attorney last week released a sweeping audit of the department’s practices and policies…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (225+ words) Towns all along the Alaska border are hurting because of the bullying, posturing and insulting rhetoric from President Trump against our closest ally and neighbor. His on-again, off-again tariffs and annexation nonsense vis-a-vis Canada may be standard play for controlling…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (197+ words) Our nation’s founding fathers relied on their successors to be honorable in governing our country. An example of honorable action is admitting a mistake instead of lying to hide the truth. Being honorable does not include scamming one’s followers out…...