Dermot Cole has worked as a newspaper reporter, columnist and author in Alaska for more than 40 years. For two decades he wrote a daily column for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner while also penning several history books. More recently he served as a political reporter and columnist at the Alaska Dispatch News. Since the paper was sold, he’s continued working as a journalist through his political blog, “Reporting from Alaska” – where he’s broken several exclusive and important stories regarding the Dunleavy administration.