Monthly Archives: September, 2019
Sweeping education ballot initiative OK’d for signatures
A voter initiative that calls for what supporters say is an Alaska Students’ Educational Bill of Rights was approved by Lt. Gov. Kevin...
Hope Center women’s shelter won’t be forced to admit transgendered
A settlement between the Downtown Hope Center and the Municipality of Anchorage has secured the Anchorage women's shelter's right to set rules for its...
Truck gone, truck found: Quick turnaround with help of Floyd Hall and friends
It was a case of a determined truck owner, a tuned-in Facebook community, and the dogged determination of a legendary stolen car finder, working...
Pass the popcorn
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
The state Senate donnybrook over the Permanent Fund dividend rages on.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Republican Rep. Josh Revak to fill...
Juneau Empire pro-JACC advertisement signed by dead people?
A full-page ad in the Juneau Empire with the names of people supporting a massive arts and cultural center that is Prop. 3 on...
Which way is the courthouse?
By ART CHANCE
We now have dueling lawsuits and dueling op-eds in Pravda, excuse me, the Anchorage Daily News, about the State’s actions to implement...
Best states for teachers? The list might surprise you
BUT #17 MAY BE NOT SO GREAT FOR STUDENTS
If you listen to the NEA Alaska or Great Alaska Schools, the 49th State is a...
Cheapest of the cheap shots
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Once in a while, we are completely flabbergasted at what some of our elected representatives have the chutzpah to say aloud.
Take,...
Alaska Life Hack: Nov. 30 aftershocks occur daily
GET READY - GREAT ALASKA SHAKEOUT DRILL IS JUST AHEAD
Alaska had more than 55,000 earthquakes in 2018, and this year the state has already experienced nearly...
Accreditor has UA system on notice over governance issues
A major university accreditation organization has put the University of Alaska system on notice in a vague letter that refers to unspecified media reports...