Alaska News

Best of the week: Militias, pipelines and redrawing the political lines

1. Searching for the real Schaeffer Cox

Schaeffer Cox started out life in Fairbanks as a student of the Bible only to become -- if authorities are to be believed -- a potentially dangerous and violent revolutionary.

2. Ted Stevens plane crash: Did pilot's health issues contribute to accident?

Terry Smith was a well-known Alaska pilot, but federal investigators are examining whether his medical history played a role in the crash.

3. Denali pipe dreams?

The logo for Denali -- The Alaska Gas Pipeline, is still perched atop a shiny Anchorage building, a beacon of dwindling hope.

4. Alaska wilderness: Escape civilization to survive it

The more the inventions to make our lives faster, simpler and better, the more complex and difficult life becomes. Get away in nearby Chugach State Park.

5. Redistricting board gets an earful in Anchorage

The Alaska Redistricting Board presented its plan to Anchorage-area residents Monday and heard a host of concerns from a packed house.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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