Monthly Archives: March, 2021
Dave Bronson is ready to lead Anchorage out of the deep hole it’s in
By EMILY DEGLER
Two years ago, when my husband and I were planning to make a move from Texas, our home of most of the...
Mead Treadwell: The next mayor of Anchorage should be Robbins
By MEAD TREADWELL
Voting is going on now in the Anchorage Mayor and School Board election and by mid-summer, Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m...
Laundry operation: San Francisco group donates funds to Alaska Center, which spends it to support Dunbar, Rivera
Outside money is an outsized factor in the race for Anchorage mayor, and also in opposing the recall of Felix Rivera effort.
The Tides...
No shows: So far, voter turnout in Anchorage is low compared to last year
Voter turnout in Anchorage shows a 33 percent drop from the same time last year.
In 2020, there was not a mayoral race, but...
Secretary of Interior applauds International Transgender Day of Visibility
The newly confirmed Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland has issued a statement about International Transgender Day of Visibility, in which she said violence and...
Sarah Palin urges people to mask up
In People magazine this week, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she contracted Covid-19, along with other members of her family, and she urges...
Mayor Dan: Why I’m voting for Bill Evans for Anchorage mayor
By DAN SULLIVAN
If you’re like me, you generally wait until Election Day to vote. Thousands of ballots that have been mailed out to virtually everyone...
Public says disaster declaration isn’t needed but invited experts tell Senate that it is
In Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, the top item was HB 76, whether to renew the Covid disaster declaration. It was the second hearing for...
Art Chance: First Amendment protects citizens from government, but when is a government employee just a citizen?
By ART CHANCEOnce again, former Assistant Attorney General Libby Bakalar is in the news as Gov. Mike Dunleavy and former Chief of Staff Tuckerman...
Glen Biegel: I’m voting for Robbins
By GLEN BIEGEL
Sitting in my chair this afternoon, I am oddly energized by the endless attacks on classical liberalism (our founding ideals) and western...