Yearly Archives: 2021
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...
Murkowski super-PAC filed by Lottsfeldt
A political action committee to support the campaign of Sen. Lisa Murkowski was filed on Tuesday by Jim Lottsfeldt, of Lottsfeldt Strategies.
Lottsfeldt is a...
Art Chance: What’s in that election report and why can’t public see it?
By ART CHANCEI spent an interesting hour or so last week with Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer. I wouldn’t say we’re friends; I was in government...
Dunleavy protests unconstitutional ‘insult to personal freedom of health-care heroes,’ as Alaska joins another lawsuit against Biden
Calling a new federal mandate for health-care workers an "insult to personal freedom to heath-care workers," Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined a coalition of states...
Health is important (but not that important) to Anchorage Assembly fixated on crippling Mayor Bronson appointees
The mission of the Anchorage Health Department is critical in this era of a global pandemic, with possibly more pandemics to come. But to...
All over but the shouting: Redistricting board finishes Senate map, Democrats complain, quarrel, threaten, play race card
Although the Democrats did very well with the new political map for the House of Representatives, when the Senate map was voted on, they...
Association of Alaska School Boards meeting focused on Critical Race Theory
When school boards get together for meetings, the public is usually able to attend.
But when the Alaska Association of School Boards gets together...