Yearly Archives: 2019
Will patriotism die in Anchorage schools?
By DAVE DONLEY
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Anchorage School Board will vote on whether the Star Spangled Banner and Alaska Flag Song should be...
The mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse
By ART CHANCE
The mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse is an old Greek proverb that goes back to Aesop.
It refers to great...
Irony: ‘Better Elections’ files complaint, uses Outside $$
Alaskans for Better Elections, which was denied its ballot initiative because it was found to be illegal, filed an immediate lawsuit in Superior Court...
Ambler Road concerns include booze, village women, and environment
The Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project had its first public hearing on the draft environmental impact statement on Tuesday and although the room wasn't packed,...
Sen. Sullivan, on 9-11
"Through the darkness on that September morning 18 years ago, the brightest quality of America shined through – people of different creeds, races and...
Fallen firefighters ceremony
The Alaska Fallen Firefighter Memorial Committee, the Alaska State Firefighters Association, and the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association along with other agencies from across Alaska...
We said we’d never forget, remember?
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Eighteen years ago today, terrorists upended our world.
Nothing has been the same since they piloted hijacked jetliners into bloody infamy, murdering...
FERC to meet in in Nikiski, Healy on LNG draft environmental statement
Officials from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, to solicit comments on Draft Environmental Impact...
Wedgie-gate: School district reverses disqualification of swimmer, returns points
DISTRICT GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S SUITABLE
The Anchorage School District reviewed the Sept. 6 disqualification of a Dimond High School swimmer whose swim...
‘Green New Deal’ would cost Alaskans lots of green
By RICK WHITBECK
When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others rolled out the “Green New Deal” to America on Feb. 7, they hailed their resolution...