Yearly Archives: 2020
Yikes! CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
WHO ATTENDED? DONALD TRUMP, DAN SULLIVAN...
On Saturday, the New Jersey Department of Health notified the Maryland Department of Health that a person confirmed with...
Arctic Winter Games cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Arctic Winter Games, scheduled for March 15-21 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, have been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19.
The announcement was made...
In one Alaska public school, the cost is $139,000 per pupil
ALASKA'S REPORT CARD: SHOCKING COSTS, LOUSY SCORES
Yakov E. Netsvetov School is home to six students in Atka, a settlement of 35 mainly Unangan /...
Federal judge rules for transgender librarian
STATE MUST PAY FOR GENDER ATTRIBUTE ADD-ONS
A state legislative librarian who has undergone sex-change operations must be compensated by the State of Alaska's health...
Alaska LNG gets major environmental permit
The Alaska LNG project has finally received the federal environmental impact statement for an 800-mile gasline from the North Slope to Nikiski.
After six years,...
New Yorker hit piece on Gov. Dunleavy rehashes ‘recall’ group’s litany of grievances
TRUTH TRAMPLED BY 'PARACHUTE JOURNALISM'
Dan Kaufman, a writer for The New Yorker, infers Gov. Mike Dunleavy has no one to blame but himself...
Eastman in time-out corner
VALLEY LEGISLATOR REMOVED FROM COMMITTEES
The House Republicans, a 16-member minority, may get smaller still. The team of conservative rivals appear ready to put one...
It’s not fair!
By ART CHANCE.I had a sign over my cubicle during the Cowper and Hickel Administrations that said “F**k Fair.”
I hated the union whines about...
COVID-19 response: State retiree health plan says ‘stock up now’ on your meds
RETIREES BEING GIVEN ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE
The Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits is taking proactive steps to try to keep retirees in the State's...
State union bosses sued for unfair labor practices
The Division of Personnel and Labor Relations has filed unfair labor practice grievances against two of the major State public employee unions.
The Department...