A tricked-out Google car has been spotted in town.

An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts.

Alaska’s minimum wage is set to increase by a dime Friday to meet the new federal rate of $7.25 per hour.

We have heard a lot about Honduras lately, but there is much more at issue than the nighttime removal of President Manuel Zelaya on June 28 and its aftermath. The far bigger story is the disgrace of the world’s major international political and economic organizations.

“How high’s the water, mama? Two feet high and risin’…”

Congressional discussions over how to pay for health-care reform are being hindered by several myths that obscure the value of the employer-sponsored health plans covering more than 160 million Americans. Persistent misconceptions about the “tax-favored treatment” of employer-sponsored coverage are that it (1) leads to overconsumption of health services and (2) favors the wealthy.

Opponents of the main Democratic proposals for health-care reform warn that consumers would be stopped from getting the care they need when they need it. President Obama’s plan is “rationing,” one political strategist blogged.

In a story that appeared in the Juneau Empire on July 12, “AG: Palin can appoint an ‘acting’ lieutenant governor,” there was a fundamental error regarding the attorney general’s opinion on the line of succession to the governorship.

The crew on the Icy Bay work Wednesday to remove sockeye salmon from their net. The sockeye salmon fishery is winding down in all the bay districts, but final numbers won’t be tallied for weeks. The sockeye harvest run is over 48 million so far, a number that came faster and earlier than fishermen and biologists expected.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell announced Monday he’ll be retaining John Moller as the governor’s rural advisor when he assumes the governorship following Gov. Sarah Palin’s resignation July 26.