Monthly Archives: July, 2019
Credit where credit is due
By THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
While the government-first crowd mewls over Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts – which, by the way, still leave the state...
Planned Parenthood is wrong on Sullivan: He’s pro-woman and pro-life
Planned Parenthood has attacked U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan for supporting bills that would protect an unborn child, arguably the most vulnerable life.
Good people can disagree about...
Huge protest planned for Anchorage LIO Tuesday evening
A massive protest is in the works for Tuesday evening at the Anchorage Legislative Information Offices. It is timed for the same timeframe as...
Rep. Drummond’s husband calls for violence against administration
In a post on social media today, a possibly overwrought husband of Rep. Harriet Drummond, a Democrat representing midtown Anchorage and Spenard, has called...
Is Jim Johnsen the right leader for the university system?
THE UNIVERSITY NEEDS LEADERSHIP NOW. CAN HE BE THAT LEADER?
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen announced on Monday that 2,500 staff and faculty were...
Twitter: Left-leaning journos savage each other over AK budget cuts
The editorial page editor of the Anchorage Daily News couldn't help himself. Tom Hewitt just had to respond to the critiques of his former...
University professor assigns writing students: Protest the cuts
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS FOR CREDIT AT UAA -- WRITE LEGISLATORS AND OBJECT
A University of Alaska Anchorage writing professor, name unknown, has assigned to her...
Kenai Borough Assembly to consider move to manager-style government
INVOCATION IS BY 'FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER PASTAFARIAN'
Another lively meeting is in store for Tuesday in Kenai.
Kenai Borough Assembly members Hal Smalley and Kelly Cooper...
We can’t tell you the words Facebook is banning — or we’ll get banned
IT MIGHT GET WORSE DURING THE ELECTION YEAR
The Facebook auditor has just finished her second audit of Facebook's policies to ban hate speech, specifically...
Dunleavy surveying Swan Lake fire this morning
As wildfires rage over several parts of the state, Gov. Michael Dunleavy flew over the Swan Lake Fire this morning on the Kenai Peninsula...