Frank Baker

Sep 9, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Frank Baker

ShareAs reported in ADN recently in an Associated Press article, a hearing is now underway that will determine the fate of the proposed merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, and nine states, along with the District of Columbia, have sued to block the merger. Alaska’s congressional delegation and several Alaska lawmakers oppose the deal, which would result in the closure of 18 Carrs grocery stores owned by Albertsons.

Dec 9, 2023 | adn.com | Frank Baker

While children represent the future, they link us to the past in many ways. With Christmas quickly approaching, I listened to my six-year-old granddaughter cheerfully singing “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” a song created in 1939. It’s one that I sang as a child more than 70 years ago and that my family has been singing ever since. “It’s my favorite Christmas song,” she said, beaming.

Nov 13, 2023 | newspub.live | Frank Baker

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Nov 13, 2023 | adn.com | Frank Baker

In the course of my life in Alaska since 1946, I have met and had brief exchanges with many of our state’s leaders. If the following list sounds like name-dropping, it is; to make a point. Each of them, now deceased, worked steadfastly for the betterment of all Alaskans, despite political party affiliations. Most notably, they include: Gov. Bill Egan, Gov. Walter J. Hickel; Gov. Jay Hammond; Gov. Bill Sheffield; U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens; U.S. Rep.

Oct 9, 2023 | adn.com | Frank Baker

In today’s contentious, divided U.S. Congress, we desperately need out-of-the-box thinking if we ever wish to move forward as a country. I have a plan that is comparable to my earlier idea on how to make Alaska election campaigns less expensive and shorter in duration. In that plan, candidates would only be required to publicize a single number: The amount of money they promised to send voters, if elected.