Monthly Archives: October, 2021
Blowout in Midtown: Voters keep Zaletel
Early returns in the recall election in Midtown Anchorage show voters are choosing to retain Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel by a margin of 61.2%...
Railroad board rescinds its vaccine mandate, for now at least
Must Read Alaska has learned that the board of the Alaska Railroad Corporation has met and has rescinded its decision to mandate Covid-19 vaccines...
Bert Cottle jumps back into race for Mat-Su Borough mayor
Bert Cottle has made it a three-way again. After dropping out of the election for Mat-Su Borough mayor due to health issues involving chemotherapy,...
Juneau voters mailed their ballots in, but 339 of them will not be counted because there is no post office cancellation on them
The voters in Juneau cast their ballots in September and October for the Oct. 5 municipal election.
But for 339 Juneau voters, their votes...
Breaking: FDA panel says it approves giving Covid vaccines to kids ages 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of the FDA fully authorizing Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for...
RV is back at Election Central in Anchorage to keep an eye out for election fraud
For most of Alaska, Tuesday is not Election Day. But for Midtown Anchorage, there's an election going on that ends at 8 pm on...
Federal workers file lawsuit over Biden vaccine mandate, citing ‘evolving science,’ worker rights, and existing law
A group of federal workers from several states have sued the Biden Administration over President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal workers and...
Alex Gimarc: Murkowski-style feminism is a negative lifestyle choice for Alaska
By ALEX GIMARC
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski styles herself as a champion of feminism.
Since she has been in the U.S. Senate, her default position...
Wayne E. Heimer: On Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a no vote is what’s best for Alaska
By WAYNE E. HEIMER
Years ago the late Kathleen “Mike” Dalton gave me custody of a pair of cufflinks allegedly commissioned by then-freshman U.S. Sen....
Open container citation dismissed against lawmaker, after Trooper could not appear in court due to his own arrest for sex crimes
Sen. Josh Revak, who gave Sen. Scott Kawasaki a ride to the Kenai Classic in August, won't have to face the charge of open...