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Monthly Archives: June, 2020

U.S. House votes to make Washington DC the 51st state

DON YOUNG VOTES AGAINST IT In an historic vote, U.S. House of Representatives today voted in support of statehood for the District of Columbia. U.S. Congressman...

Fairbanks Four wins at Ninth Circuit Court for a civil case

THEIR LAWSUIT AGAINST FAIRBANKS POLICE, PROSECUTORS, CITY CAN GO FORWARD The Fairbanks Four are evidently going to get their day in court in their civil...

Mandatory masks for Anchorage

One-third of Alaska's population -- those in the Anchorage municipality from Girdwood to Chugiak -- will be subject to a mask mandate implemented by...

Seward statue: Preserve our history, don’t tear it down

By WIN GRUENING Calls to take down the statue of William Henry Seward from the Court Plaza across from the Capitol in downtown Juneau accelerated...

Truth unmasked: GoFundMe site pops up to show other side of mask debate

Anchorage resident Bernadette Wilson has started a fundraising campaign to produce high-quality videos featuring local doctors who have concerns about an upcoming face mask...

Berkowitz gives Captain Cook statue to Village of Eklutna to decide fate

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has turned the fate of the Captain Cook statue over to the Village of Eklutna, he said on the Tom...

Candidate Dunbar says Constitution — ‘all of it’ — is shot through with racism

Candidate for Anchorage Mayor Forrest Dunbar has been pondering the U.S. Constitution lately and how this moment of civil unrest in the country, coupled...

Dueling experts: Debate over mask mandate continues in public square, with doctors

NEIGHBOR: MAYOR BERKOWITZ WEARS MASK ONLY WHEN ON STAGE Even as Alaska House Democrats posted a press release on Wednesday saying that hundreds of doctors...

Oregon county says ‘masks for everyone but blacks’

Lincoln County, Oregon has mandated face masks for everyone, except for persons of color who are fearful they will be racially profiled or harassed. The...

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