Monthly Archives: August, 2021
Art Chance: From ‘flatten the curve’ to flatten the country, thanks to experts
By ART CHANCEWe’ve had a lot of purported experts paraded before us as we’ve endured now almost two years of semi-house arrest. What started out...
It’s official: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Bridge
The naming of a pair bridges in the Matanuska-Susitna Valey was made final on Saturday, when Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the bill at the...
Did Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton actually compare Mayor Bronson to the Taliban?
Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton may have thought he was being cute or subtle, but the message came through loud and clear: On Facebook, he...
Suzanne Downing: We’ve come to expect so little of the Alaska Democratic Party, but this week they slapped the faces of our fallen heroes
By SUZANNE DOWNING / MUST READ ALASKA
The Alaska Democratic Party is whistling past the graveyard of the 13 Americans who died in Afghanistan, pretending...
Anchorage schools suspend bus service over shortage of bus drivers
Grandpa isn't the only one who had to walk a mile in the snow to school. Anchorage students may be able to tell their...
Mayor Bronson hires Corey Allen Young for his press office
Corey Allen Young is leaving the governor's media team and joining Mayor Dave Bronson's office as his communication director. He has been deputy press...
Anchorage special election to recall Zaletel set for Oct. 26
The Anchorage Assembly decided today to move up the recall election for Meg Zaletel to Oct. 26.
Earlier, it had been looking for dates...
Balls of Steel II: Mayor vetoes Assembly’s latest ‘homeless board’ made up of homeless people
An ordinance passed last week that created a board of homeless people to talk about and advise the city on homelessness has been vetoed...
Breaking: Mayor Bronson appoints Judy Eledge as Anchorage library director
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today named Judy Eledge as the new director of libraries.
Last week the Anchorage Assembly refused to confirm Bronson's first choice...
Fairbanks teen charged with arson
The Fairbanks District Attorney’s Office on Friday charged 17-year-old Jamison Gallion for his role as the arsonist in seven fires occurring in the Two...