Monthly Archives: March, 2021
Power the Future: China-US talks, and nary a word about ‘existential threat’ of climate change
POWER THE FUTURE
In the first meeting between top US and Chinese officials under the Biden administration, things started off a bit testy. The mini-summit,...
Governor Dunleavy has phone call with Secretary of State Blinken
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not meet in person during Blinken's visit to Anchorage this week, but...
CDC now says students can sit three feet apart, if masked
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its Covid-19 guidelines for schools Friday afternoon, saying students can now sit three feet apart in...
Rep. Kurka explains why he wore his muzzle mask on the House floor
Alaska House Rep. Chris Kurka explained in a statement Friday why he turned the House into a circus with his political message mask that...
Rep. Kurka, Speaker Stutes turn House into clown car over political face mask
If Rep. Chris Kurka (Wasilla District 7) wanted to make everyone in the Alaska House of Representatives uncomfortable, he did so on Friday.
Kurka,...
Felix Rivera uses ballot as a campaign brochure to avoid his recall
While the Recall Rivera campaign was limited by the Anchorage Municipality to focus its ballot sponsor statement on the narrow substance of its legal...
Chinese diplomats diss Anchorage and U.S. as a world power during tense day of meetings at Captain Cook Hotel
The first day of diplomatic meetings between China and the Biden Administration were contentious, but China got its message across: It no longer considers...
Senator Sullivan is on track for Alaska
By BOB BELL
I have read several letters to the editor in the Anchorage Democrat Daily News demonizing Sen. Dan Sullivan for being a Republican Party...
Anchorage Assembly sets schedule to spend $100 million from American Rescue Plan Act
The Anchorage Assembly is preparing to receive what it believes will be roughly $100 million from the American Rescue Plan, and has established a...
Win Gruening: The State of the Union is a needed American tradition
“Well done is better than well said.”- Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737
By WIN GRUENING
Polarization and divisiveness continue to define our politics, yet Americans...