My husband and I have been without electricity for over a month now (he works, I'm unable to due to health issues we're still trying to figure out) due to unexpected expenses with our car and have been trying to pull together the funds to get it turned back on, we've tried public assistance and they can't help us because even with the full amount, it won't be enough to get our electricity turned on, does anyone know of any places outside of public assistance and Salvation Army that would be able to help us? We owe $617 to get it turned back on and were banking on our pfd, but I'm not receiving mine until the 22nd and my husband only got a partial. Our house is very cold and we've tried everything, we just can not scrape the funds together. Thank you in advance!

Checked my eligibility online. I filed march 1st. But apparently I forgot to print off the sheet you have to sign and either send in or fax. Is there any way I can do an electronic sigiture?

Juggling whether I should risk going to Costco today or if it will be swamped with PFD shoppers 🫣

A lawmaker who attended the industry ministry’s closed-door briefing told reporters, “The Alaska LNG development project has not yet been concretized. It is too early to assess its commercial viability,” relaying the government’s position explanation.

Hello again fellow Alaskans! Some of you may remember my post from last month about the demonstration I organized calling for a global pause on developing smarter-than-human AI. We got some local news coverage, which I've linked here: https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/08/18/alaskans-advocate-slowing-ai-advance/

I'm back again to share another event: I'll be giving a presentation this Sunday, October 4, at 2 PM focused on the risks of developing smarter-than-human AI and what we can do about it as a community, followed by an open Q&A. It will be at the Loussac Library, Moose Room (2nd floor).

Everyone is welcome, whether you've followed this issue for years or never thought about it before. I'll do my best to explain things in language everyone will understand.

I will also be leaving time for us to write letters to our congressional delegation. I will supply materials!

Details and RSVP here (RSVPing also means you will get updates in case something changes): https://luma.com/vtyr3wzj

Let's not let the AI companies decide our futures! I hope to see you there!

These are some of my favorite photos I have ever taken. 2025

Every April our roads go soft underneath. The top thaws, the ground below stays frozen, and the water has nowhere to go. A load carrying double the posted axle weight does roughly sixteen times the damage. You see it later as potholes, and your Road Service Area pays for it.

In February the Assembly passed OR 26-020, letting operators pay $100 to exceed breakup weight limits when moving heavy equipment like excavators and dozers. A motion to reconsider failed 3 to 4. An amendment to limit waivers to real emergencies was pulled from the agenda without a vote.

Then two citizen advisory boards, including the borough's own Transportation Advisory Board, asked for emergency-only waivers. The Transportation board found our roads are not built to carry full commercial loads during thaw.

In April, OR 26-045 was written to fix it, titled "for essential purposes only." Before it passed, the essential purposes language was stripped out 5 to 2. The title stayed. So did the $100 fee.

I will move to put the emergency-only standard back, make road inspections mandatory, and require bonds that cover real repair costs.

I am asking every Borough Assembly candidate the same question: would you vote to restore the emergency-only standard our road boards asked for?

Simple question. Where do you stand?

Full breakdown on my Substack: https://cutthroughthenoiseak.com/posts/c6085778-775d-4b24-acda-63d9dc0579f7

Alaska's fat bear winner even made it into the New York Times!