Monthly Archives: August, 2020
High Senate stakes: Voters feel frayed and betrayed
PART II: GIESSEL, COGHILL, VON IMHOF
Alaska voters, especially conservative Republicans are angry, frustrated, and feeling betrayed. On Tuesday, many will look for revenge at...
Damage control: Mayor, Assembly to hold press conference on CARES Act ‘homeless hotels’ spending
A press conference on Monday is scheduled for Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who will discuss and defend the CARES Act funds and where his administration...
ASD is committed to supporting parents
By DEENA BISHOP and KELLY TSHIBAKA
Out of concern for the health of its students, staff, and teachers, the Anchorage School District (ASD) recently...
Are House GOP turncoats in trouble? Tuesday will tell
ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE PRIMARY
Tuesday is Primary Election day. Some Republicans are banking on short memories from voters.
Two years ago, Alaska voters sent...
Fairbanks ‘Back the Blue’ rally gets a dose of anti-police activism
A pro-police "Back the Blue" rally in front of the Fairbanks Police Department was met by a group of anti-police protesters holding "Fuck the...
The year of our discontent
Unless you were a college sophomore or some mind-numbed, America-hating leftist with chronic Trump Derangement Syndrome, America was a good place and generally optimistic...
The church that defied orders to stop worshiping
Anchorage Baptist Temple had upwards of 600 attendees this morning at its Sunday 11 am service, in defiance of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz' order that...
Three names forwarded to governor for District 30 seat
Out of six applicants, three names were forwarded to Gov. Mike Dunleavy to fill the District 30 seat until a new legislator is sworn...
Economic development first
By BILL EVANS
Night after night they came and testified. Men and women, young and old. Diverse backgrounds and experiences -- workers, employers, business owners, laborers, professionals,...
Rape of our military?
The ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Now and again, elected officials say or do something so inexplicably weird, so bizarre it catches even the most cynical among...