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Monthly Archives: December, 2021

Anchorage Assembly ‘mask majority’ appears ready to declare victory on its mandate, and end forced masking early

Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel is preparing a resolution to end the Anchorage mask ordinance -- the ordinance that most of Anchorage has ignored. "We had alarming...

Air Force says 23,000 troops are still unvaccinated for Covid-19 after deadline has passed

95 percent of airmen and guardians — or about 473,000 people — are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Air Force announced Friday. Another 23,500...

Alaska Veterans Administration mandates surgical masks, as cloth ones are not enough

The Alaska Veterans Administration now requires clients and visitors at all of its Alaska facilities to wear surgical masks, not cloth masks, to prevent...

Mat-Su Borough sues redistricting board over map that dilutes its growing power

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough says that the new political boundaries drawn by the Alaska Redistricting Board has robbed the people of the Mat-Su by diluting...

Tom Boutin: Candidates should make a pledge to not support an income tax

By TOM BOUTIN Most of my working life has been spent in the private sector but I did work three or four stints in Alaska...

Alexander Dolitsky: The life of Yuriy Sokolov, the Siberian gulag, and the dangers of the government mandates of atheism

By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY Siberian gulag in the life of Yuriy Sokolov Soon after my graduation from the high school in Kiev, Ukraine, at the age of...

Don Young describes how he got cross-threaded with Donald Trump

In an interview with The Washington Post, Congressman Don Young said that his vote for the massive infrastructure bill drew the ire of former...

Jim Dodson retires from Fairbanks economic development group

After more than 15 years as president of the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation, Jim Dodson is retiring. The Board of Directors hired Jomo Stewart...

Kenai City Council votes unanimously: No vaccine mandates or forced masking

The Kenai City Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution stating it opposes Covid-19 vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The resolution was...

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