An examination of Anchorage's decades-long flirtation with the sale of the municipally-owned telephone utility to a private party. Mystrom revisited the issue in 1995. After the article ran, voters once again overturned the plan. The historical/financial sidebar is particularly useful to understanding the article.
Out of all 500,000 Alaska residents, Obermeyer may have the greatest name recognition. In her own words, Theresa explains why she's the most popular political prisoner in Alaska, and how she hopes to take the US Senate seat from long-time incumbent Ted Stevens. After the article ran, Obermeyer won the Democratic nomination with almost 4,000 votes - to Stevens' 58,000.