Alaska Sea Grant at ComFish

Alaska Sea Grant at ComFish

  Kodiak fishermen brought their A-game to the city harbor last month for a timed skills competition.  A dozen local fishers took part in the friendly contest, organized by Alaska Sea Grant as part of the annual ComFish Alaska trade show. They competed in timed heats covering five skill categories—coiling, knot tying, hook throwing, rail […]

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Shield Exposed as ‘Trillion-Dollar Boondoggle’ by CBO

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Shield Exposed as ‘Trillion-Dollar Boondoggle’ by CBO

  Sen. Jeff Merkley called the project “nothing more than a massive giveaway to defense contractors paid for entirely by working Americans.” The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday released a report estimating that President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to create, deploy, and operate over the first 20 years of its existence. […]