Monthly Archives: February, 2021
Rest in peace, Anchorage tax cap
By BOB MAIER
Standing true to their mantra of "housing first" for the homeless, Anchorage municipal government is also providing permanent housing for Anchorage Assembly...
Schroder, US Attorney investigating Pebble, may keep job under Biden
It's unclear if Bryan Schroder, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, is among the 55 U.S. Attorneys who will be dismissed by President...
Mandatory vaccines are here
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is making it mandatory for all new employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination series. That includes new hires, contractors...
Robbins, Dunbar raised over $200,000 each in campaigns for Anchorage mayor
Two of the leading campaigns for Anchorage mayor have raised over $200,000 apiece in the last year, according to their most recent reports.
Mike Robbins...
Disaster declared for Tuluksak
Gov. Mike Dunleavy authorized a disaster declaration for the Tuluksak water system fire that occurred on Jan. 16, 2021, when someone in the village apparently torched the...
I’m voting for Bill Evans
I am a life-long Anchorage resident, husband, father of four, former candidate for Assembly, former chair of the municipal budget advisory commission, and former...
Wyoming Republicans censure Liz Cheney for her vote on impeachment
On Saturday, the Wyoming Republican Party censured Republican Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump. The 74-member state central committee only saw...
George P. Shultz, a Nixon and Reagan top gun, also helped build Alaska pipeline
George Shultz, a leading policy figure in both the Nixon and Reagan administrations, died at age 100 on Saturday, at his home on the...
Zaletel on attack: Eagle River’s Allard tied to proverbial stake
Shades of 2016, when the alt-left in Anchorage declared political holy war on Chugiak-Eagle River Assemblywoman Amy Demboski for a comment she had made...
The Anchorage Assembly’s war on conservatives
By: CRAIG E. CAMPBELL
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly will launch the most vicious and unethical action I have ever witnessed by that body.
Assembly member...