Monthly Archives: October, 2021
Shadowy group mimicking ‘Americans for Prosperity’ emerges as political player
Three attorneys from an Outside law firm along with three Alaska residents have created a group called "Alaskans for Posterity," a name that is...
Alexander Dolitsky: Alaska Day remembrance of Russia’s expansion into Siberia and Alaska
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY
Russia, Alaska’s nearest neighbor, is the largest country on Earth, occupying a considerable portion of Eurasia, including almost all natural–extratropical climatic belts....
Sen. Sullivan asks Attorney General Garland to apologize to Homer couple who were wrongly detained for theft of Pelosi laptop
Sen. Dan Sullivan has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for an apology to a Homer, Alaska couple who were...
Only in Alaska: Sen. Revak, speeding, was cited for Sen. Kawasaki’s beer by a trooper who was then cited for molesting minors
Sen. Josh Revak of Anchorage was cited for having an open container of an alcoholic beverage in his vehicle, which was stopped by Alaska...
Gen. Colin Powell, and his remarkable friendship with Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens
Colin Powell has died from complications of Covid-19 at the age of 84. His family wrote on Facebook, "We have lost a remarkable and...
Nebraska AG won’t prosecute doctors for prescribing ivermectin for Covid
Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said on Thursday he will take no legal action against doctors who prescribe two off-label drugs to treat or...
Kathleen Sgamma: If we don’t drill for oil on federal lands, we’ll have to buy it from Russia
By KATHLEEN SGAMMA / WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE
The budget reconciliation bill before Congress would, if passed with all the public lands provisions, drive oil and...
Eni suspends mandatory vaccine directive, while Hilcorp still has no vaccine mandate
One of the oil companies working in Alaska has suspended its requirement that employees must be vaccinated for Covid-19.
Because Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued...
Delta variant: Airline goes its own way, won’t mandate vaccines in employees
Using a carrot-and-stick approach, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said that more than 90 percent of the airlines' staff is vaccinated, and so...
Recall Zaletel group challenges hundreds of ballots that were mailed to registered voters also registered on out-of-state voter rolls
The group trying to recall Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel has preemptively challenged about 200 Anchorage District 4 voters, who are being sent ballots to...