Monthly Archives: November, 2021
Murkowski formally announces campaign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski today formally announced she is a candidate for 2022. She said that this will be one of her toughest campaigns...
Tim Barto: Remembering the storied 442nd and some family history on Veterans Day
By TIM BARTO
A couple decades ago, my wife and I took our children to Hawaii to attend a wedding on my wife’s side of...
Rob Myers: Permanent Fund dividend is a symbol of all our problems
By SEN. ROB MYERS
Since I entered the government arena last year, I have been saying that the Permanent Fund dividend is not our only...
Rep. Kelly Merrick files for Senate for Eagle River-Chugiak
Eagle River Rep. Kelly Merrick has filed to run for Senate. She made it clear today in a filing with the Alaska Public Offices...
Find your new House, Senate district under new political boundary maps now set
As prepared by the Alaska Redistricting Board on Nov. 10, 2021, the political boundaries for House and Senate districts have shifted to accommodate changing...
Vaccine breakthrough cases continue to climb: Over 13,000 since January
Through the end of September 2021, a total of 13,265 Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough cases were documented among Alaska residents, according to the Alaska Department...
The witch-hunt against doctors prescribing early treatment for Covid has begun
The hunt is on. A doctor in Anchorage has put out the word that she hopes others in her profession will follow to weed...
Ben Carpenter: On Veterans Day, a call to march to the sound of the guns
By BEN CARPENTER
This Veterans Day I’d like us to consider what it means to "march to the sound of the guns."
That military aphorism may...
Assembly builds up more power for itself, takes from the mayor of Anchorage with two power-grabbing ordinances
During another meeting of the Anchorage Assembly, the nine-member liberal majority has continued to take more power away from the Mayor's Office and establish...
Zaletel takes job with Homelessness Coalition
The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness has hired Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel as interim executive director, effective immediately.
Zaletel currently represents Anchorage Assembly District...