Page 2 Wed. Sept. 24: Best State Fair Ever

Page 2 Wed. Sept. 24: Best State Fair Ever

It’s time for Page Two: news that might not make the front page on Wednesday Sept. 24th, 2025. The 2025 Alaska State Fair didn’t just break records — it smashed them. This year’s fair drew an all-time high of 388,798 people, topping last year’s 370,485. Fair CEO...
Page 2 Sept. 23: MSB Pushes Composting to Cut Waste

Page 2 Sept. 23: MSB Pushes Composting to Cut Waste

It’s time for Page Two: news that might not make the front page on Tuesday September 23, 2025. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is investing millions into its landfill expansion — and working to keep as much waste out of it as possible. The borough is expanding...
Home to Roost #20 2025-9-20

Home to Roost #20 2025-9-20

Rachel Levitt and John Robertson review federal grant cuts to University of Alaska, how a heavy-handed ICE raid in Georgia undermines federal encouragement of South Korean support for an Alaska LNG line, and what the US Constitution says about scientific progress....

Author Interview: Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman

Award-winning writer Marybeth Holleman talks with Mike Chmielewski about her new book. Raised by North Carolina’s Smokies, she now lives in the embrace of Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. Her essays, poetry, and articles have appeared in numerous journals, magazines,...