Yearly Archives: 2020
Stopping the jungle primary: Group emerges for the fight against Ballot Measure 2
A bipartisan coalition of Alaska leaders today launched Defend Alaska Elections, a campaign group that will oppose Ballot Measure 2.
Ballot Measure 2 is a...
Democrats spent big and surged in percent of D-votes cast in August primary
Federal Senate candidate Al Gross poured big money, including Outside millions and $1 million from his own pocket, to turn out the Democrat vote...
Plane crash kills two in Fairbanks
A midair collision above an airstrip parallel to Dolphin Way in west Fairbanks has taken two lives.
A Piper Supercub flown by...
‘Conversion,’ or how to misspell the word ‘privacy’
In a 9-2 vote, the Anchorage Assembly late last night adopted an ordinance banning so-called conversion therapy for minors, and rejected determined, laudable efforts...
Anchorage Assembly, do what’s right and do it now
By KRISTEN BUSH
We’ve all had one of “those” Thanksgivings; the turkey got burnt, Uncle John got drunk, that wayward rebel nephew showed up, and...
All businesses matter: Governor expands CARES aid, Legislature agrees
Help is on the way. Starting Monday, Aug. 31, businesses that received any amount of Paycheck Protection Program or Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds...
Anchorage Assembly bans some therapeutic conversations about gender confusion, sexual preference
THERAPISTS GET FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS CLIPPED
Sex therapy just got a bit trickier for counselors in Anchorage. There are lines that can't be crossed. They...
New World Order in Anchorage dining scene: No live music or dancing
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is expected to change the rules for Anchorage once again, starting Sept. 1, according to released documents by the Downtown Partnership.
There...
Dave Bronson is opposite of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
By DAN FAGAN
The latest guy to run for mayor in Anchorage is a conservative’s conservative. Dave Bronson is a former U.S. Air Force pilot...
Our only solution: Decentralize Anchorage
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO
“The era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend...