Monthly Archives: September, 2019
No deal: Village council reverses on Donlin
In 2006, the Association of Village Council Presidents supported the proposed Donlin Gold mine in the Interior.
But what AVCP can give, AVCP can take...
The ‘civil emergency’ has ended, so what now?
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz declared a civil emergency in Anchorage because the State of Alaska was withdrawing its funding for various programs in the city,...
The transcript Democrats are basing impeachment on
The transcript of the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 25, 2019. This is what the Democrats in the...
Murkowski votes to block military funds for border wall
OBJECTS TO USE OF FUNDS MARKED FOR ALASKA
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of 11 senators who voted today to end the president's national...
A first: Permanent Fund is going to invest in Alaska
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation announced a new Alaska Investment Program.
The Fund's Board of Trustees passed a resolution last week directing the staff...
Thunberg manifesto: How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood
Sixteen-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg scolded a gathering of the United Nations on Monday, saying the world is on the verge of mass extinction. Here's an excerpt:
https://youtu.be/o3FAE4e7Pok
In fact,...
Alaska Life Hack: Mental Health Trust Land Auction ends Nov. 12
The fall land auction offered by the Alaska Mental Health Trust has been under way since Sept. 9, but interested buyers need to get...
Pelosi moves to impeach
CONGRESSMAN DON YOUNG ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING
Congressman Don Young issued a statement following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry:
“From the moment President...
Plastic bag aggravation is political thuggery
Had about enough of Anchorage’s nonsensical plastic bag ban? Many have – and for good reason.
It is not the 10 cents people now are...
Homer High School allows student to use school intercom to call climate strike
The Sept. 20 climate strike that students took part in around the state was supported, in part, by some school administrations that chose to...