Monthly Archives: June, 2020
Chief Justice: No jury trials until September — at least
CRIMINALS MAY ROAM FREE WHILE COURTROOMS STAY EMPTY
The Alaska Court System, which hasn't held a jury trial since March 16, has just extended that...
Loudermill: Due process for the public employee
By ART CHANCEBoth the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee that a citizen, and in some cases a person who is not a...
Supreme Court redefines gender as ‘identity’ in ruling
COURT SAYS, ESSENTIALLY, ANYONE CAN BE A WOMAN
It's anything goes now. Look for flight attendant men wearing skirts, and male ballet dancers in tutus,...
Republicans endorse challenger Kevin McCabe for District 8 House seat
Kevin McCabe, who has filed for House District 8 against incumbent Republican Rep. Mark Neuman, has received the endorsement of the Alaska Republican Party.
The...
What’s to hate about the 2020 presidential choices?
By SUZANNE DOWNING
“Everybody I know here is sick about the RNC coming here,” wrote a reader from Jacksonville, Fla.
“We don’t want them to contaminate...
Anchorage Daily News endorses race-based discrimination
By DAN FAGAN
The Anchorage Daily News editorial board published a column Sunday entitled, “A long-overdue reckoning.”
In it, the board openly called for business...
‘Fair is fair’: Eagle River Republicans ask Anchorage to grant Bear Paw permit
The executive committee of the District 14 Republicans in Eagle River has sent a letter to Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, asking him to reconsider the...
Breaking: Mayor Pierce wins endorsement of both area Republican women clubs
GOP WOMEN EVEN PASS OVER THEIR PAST CLUB PRESIDENT
At the campaign kickoff for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce on Saturday, both Republican women's...
Recover Alaska help pass alcohol tax, possibly illegally
By THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
The Alaska Public Offices Commission this week heard its staff complaint against Recover Alaska’s actions in the April election, where...
Breaking: Tom McKay wins huge endorsement from GOP officers for District 24 House
Tom McKay, who has challenged Rep. Chuck Kopp for House District 24, had a big week. He won his District pre-primary endorsement, and now...