Yearly Archives: 2021
Sen. Manchin endorses Murkowski
It's been clear to Alaskans that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin are allies in the Senate. Both are...
Despite Dunbar’s refusal to ‘believe all women,’ AK Women’s March endorses him
The revolutionaries are gathering: The Women's March, aka March on Alaska, has endorsed Democrat Forrest Dunbar for mayor of Anchorage.
It's an awkward fit, however....
Kill shot to tourism: Sen. Patty Murray blocks bill that would help Alaska’s cruise economy
A bill championed by Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida to restart the cruise industry in...
Better? Dentist puts smiles on faces with his ‘No more losers’ LED sign aimed at Dunbar
Dr. Ken Wynne, a dentist with a practice in South Anchorage, got the attention of the Alaska Public Offices Commission with his LED building...
Gov. Dunleavy, Dr. Zink deliver vaccines to isolated Hyder, Alaska, and Canadians
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Sen. Bert Stedman, and Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink spent the day the southernmost communities in Alaska, ending up...
Rep. Rasmussen’s surprise: Blank check education funding for 2023
A blank-check, forward-funding amendment in the education budget was the hot topic of debate in the House of Representatives during the Thursday floor session....
Is this sign legal? It depends
Ken Wynne, a dentist with a practice on the corner of Old Seward Highway and Dimond Blvd, has an opinion about Forrest Dunbar, progressive...
Chief Justin Doll leaving APD
Chief Justin Doll is leaving the Anchorage Police Department. Deputy Chief of Police Ken McCoy will serve as acting police chief until the new...
Art Chance: John Brown and Jim Crow
By ART CHANCEA few years ago I would have said that Jim Crow, like John Brown, lay ‘a moldering in the grave.
Comrades Barack Obama,...
Murkowski casts lone GOP vote to confirm Vanita Gupta, radical choice at Justice Dept.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican senator who voted on to confirm the highly divisive Vanita Gupta as Associate U.S. Attorney General...