Yearly Archives: 2021
Alaska Airlines eliminates ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ from announcements
Because the phrase "Ladies and Gentlemen" is not perceived as inclusive by some, Alaska Airlines has advised its flight attendants to stop using it...
Anna MacKinnon appointed director of Permanent Fund Dividend Division
Former Sen. Anna MacKinnon has been named the director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Division, the agency in charge of determining who is qualified...
Alaska House Republicans throw rare compliments to Democrat committee chairs: ‘First meaningful steps’ since session
“These hearings are the first meaningful actions in the House since convening the third special session.”
Three Alaska House Republicans did something no one could...
Murray Walsh: How to save the planet without going nuts
By MURRAY WALSH
Part One: Environmental Movements
I am a student of all of the 20th Century environmental movements and a participant in many of them. This is the...
From local news to USA Today, mainstream media drags Kenai mayor for Ivermectin remark, but NIH scientific papers say it’s a ‘wonder drug’ with...
The mainstream media has spoken, and has declared Kenai Borough Mayor's comments about the drug Ivermectin to be outrageous, and further declared that the...
Why is Kamala Harris’ Facebook page being run by the Democratic National Committee?
Most politicians have two Facebook pages -- one is their campaign page, and they have a separate one if they win election and take...
Michael Tavoliero: Time to defeat Marxism and brand ‘Competitive Education’ in Alaska
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO
In February of 2013, then-Sen. Mike Dunleavy introduced SJR9, a resolution amending the Alaska State Constitution relating to state aid for education.
Specifically, the...
Art Chance: From ‘flatten the curve’ to flatten the country, thanks to experts
By ART CHANCEWe’ve had a lot of purported experts paraded before us as we’ve endured now almost two years of semi-house arrest. What started out...
It’s official: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Bridge
The naming of a pair bridges in the Matanuska-Susitna Valey was made final on Saturday, when Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the bill at the...
Did Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton actually compare Mayor Bronson to the Taliban?
Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton may have thought he was being cute or subtle, but the message came through loud and clear: On Facebook, he...