Monthly Archives: October, 2020
Juneau’s COVID election: 23 percent have cast ballots
Voters in Juneau have until Oct. 6 to return ballots for the city's mail-in municipal election.
The city announced that as of Thursday, 23%...
Anchorage trucks-for-Trump rally focused on prayer
Saturday's Trump rally in Anchorage was as enthusiastic as the exactly one week ago, although it didn't bring in conservative luminaries like Sarah Palin,...
Are you registered to vote? Sunday is deadline
Sunday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election.
Most eligible Alaskans are already registered because when they apply for...
Confusing on the Kenai: Ballot Prop 2 on voting is not same as November’s Ballot Measure 2
On the Kenai Borough ballot on Tuesday, voters will be asked to repeal an ordinance passed by the Borough Assembly that moves the entire...
Alaska government spent too much, saved too little
By CLEM TILLION
Growing up in the period between the first and second World Wars, the language we used included some old-fashioned terms. Expressions like...
Better late than never, Assembly to let $10 million more for small businesses
By SCOTT LEVESQUE
Three Assembly members on Friday proposed an additional $10 million in CARES Act funds to help Anchorage's small businesses. It's a compromise,...
Ballot Measures 1 and 2 are just wrong for Alaska
By WIN GRUENING
Historically, Alaskans have always bristled at attempts by outsiders to control our state’s destiny to advance their own agenda.
We persevered as a...
Marsset resigning from school board
Starr Marsett is resigning from the Anchorage School Board to spend more time with her family.
Marsett is the president of the school board. The...
Liberals should love Barrett
By KELLY TSHIBAKA
Liberals should love Amy Coney Barrett. As an independent woman who has held prestigious positions in legal academia, private practice and the...
Breaking: Trumps both positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, it was announced today.
Hope Hicks, a senior aide to President...