Monthly Archives: July, 2020
LeDoux encouraging voters to switch parties to pick her in Republican primary
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux is no rookie candidate. She knows how elections work in Alaska, and she knows how to win her Anchorage House district,...
It all started with Dr. Spock
By ART CHANCE
I find myself becoming mired in the “slough of despond.”
If you’re under about 60, you don’t know what I’m talking about because...
Affidavits show oil tax signatures were illegally gathered, but what’s the remedy? Court will decide
All sides gathered -- by teleconference -- in an Anchorage courthouse Tuesday to argue about whether people collecting signatures on ballot petitions can get...
Anchorage Assembly chair says CARES Act money must address racial inequality
Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera says that CARES Act funds that the city will be doling out to businesses and nonprofits cannot be color...
‘Double-down Dunbar’ says he was misquoted, then runs away from his statement on constitution’s racism
BLAMES 'RIGHTWING BLOGGER'
Mayoral candidate and Assembly member Forrest Dunbar tried to explain his remarks made on the record in June, when he said that...
RIP Rep. Roger Jenkins
Roger Jenkins, a former Alaska legislator and fighter for conservatives, passed away last month. He died June 18, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage...
Fairbanks assembly passes Black Lives Matter support resolution
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously to support a resolution in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Introduced by Christopher Quist,...
COVID coins a new shortage
PENNIES, NICKLES, DIMES, AND QUARTERS
Banks and stores in Alaska are starting to feel a coin crunch that has been brought about by the COVID-19...
Tuesday is ‘black business only’ day, according to Alaska Black Caucus
'NOT A PENNY' FOR NON-BLACK BUSINESSES
On July 7, across the nation, people are being asked to only shop in stores owned by blacks. Not...
Homer, Juneau, Chugiak, Anchorage unsanctioned Fourth of July celebrations
Towns across Alaska celebrated the Fourth of July with unofficial parades, after their leaders had canceled festivities due to an abundance of caution about...