Sen. Hughes to Alaska Medical Board: Don’t undercut doctors who offer early treatment for COVID
Editor’s note: The following letter was penned by Alaska Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes and sent to the Alaska State Medical Board in advance of their recent Nov. 20 meeting. Dear Alaska State Medical Board, It has come to my attention that you are
Alaskan recalls lessons from friend who survived the Siberian gulag
Soon after my graduation from the high school in Kiev, Ukraine, at the age of 17, I was employed at the ship building plant named Leninskaya Kuznitsa (Lenin’s Forge). This was a large plant with a labor force of about 15,000 employees, mostly manufacturing
Dr. Zink to lead national group that pushes vax mandates, state surveillance of citizens
In 2019, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Dr. Anne Zink to serve as Alaska’s chief medical officer, advising him on how to create and implement medical policy across the state. This coming March, she is about to vastly expand her influence when she takes over
Joe Miller to make big announcement about Alaska governor’s race
It’s been more than a decade since Joe Miller gained national attention as a Tea Party candidate in his 2010 campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski. He shocked the political establishment by beating the incumbent Murkowski in the Republican primary before
Amid pandemic Alaska still spends more on education than health & social services
When it comes to spending money in Alaska, nothing outdoes education – not even COVID could change this. With the pandemic in full swing, the Alaska Legislature still budgeted more state funds for education in FY 2022 than it did for health and social
Airline pilots file lawsuit against Biden’s federal vax mandate
A group of airline pilots have teamed up with a national legal organization to challenge President Joe Biden’s Covid injection mandate for employees of federal contractors. Filed in U.S. District Court on Nov. 23 by Health Freedom Defense Fund and U.S.
Alaska pharmacists face harsher fines & told to reject certain Covid treatments w/o doctor orders
Amid heightened controversy over pharmacists who have agreed to fill orders for Covid treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, the state board which oversees Alaska pharmacists is clamping down on what they view as wayward professionals. During the
Desperate Alaskans demand Dunleavy and lawmakers fight Covid mandates
For nearly five hours on Nov. 22, a continuous stream of Alaskans took three minutes apiece to share heartbreaking stories about loved ones dying in the hospital after being denied Covid treatments or losing long-time businesses and careers due to shot
Alaska Planned Parenthood affiliate brags about ‘equity team’ as it grapples with racist past
The Planned Parenthood chapter that oversees Alaska is bragging about the work of its “equity team” which is charged with addressing instances of “racism” and so-called “cissexism.” A Nov. 21 article on Planned Parenthood’s website notes that
Anchorage Assembly members call for agenda-driven trans ‘day of remembrance’
According to the FBI, Alaska reported a single instance of alleged hate crime against a person who identified as transgender in 2020. Despite the fact that hate crime against Alaskans who identify as trans is nearly non-existent, the openly gay members of the
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