The big picture: Why do Eagle River residents want independence from Anchorage?
Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission by writer Donn Liston. Click here to read more articles by him. Anyone who has lived here any length of time knows the region of the state that includes Eagle River/Chugiak/Peters Creek is a
Alaska’s RINOs and CINOs
Perhaps it is time to be done with the word RINO, and use CINO instead: “Conservative” In Name Only. The Republican Party is in such a mess these days – scattering in a dozen directions – that the term RINO has little meaning anymore. Just what is
AK Senate Judiciary to hear from leading conservatives on ‘history of pandemics,’ COVID court cases
Senate Judiciary Chair Lora Reinbold will preside over a meeting today (Feb. 24) that is sure to address controversies about how governments have dealt with COVID over the past year – both through controversial COVID mandates and last-minute changes to
National abortion chain endorses Anchorage mayoral and school board candidates
As I write this, the U.S. Senate is considering the nomination of one of the most pro-abortion candidates for Health and Human Services in history, Alex Becerra. Likely this week, the U.S. Congress will be voting on the mislabeled, Equality Act,
ASAA tables plan to punish Alaska student athletes for ‘hate speech’
The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) postponed action to impose severe penalties on any student athlete who uses certain words deemed “hate speech.” The item was up for discussion at the Feb. 22 ASAA board meeting but it was tabled until board
Sen. Reinbold video responds to Gov. Dunleavy’s critical letter
Sen. Lora Reinbold released a video response to a letter issued last Thursday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy which claims she abused her elected office by accusing him of mismanaging Alaska’s COVID response and treating his staff and employees unprofessionally.
Dunleavy has no COVID symptoms but chooses weeklong isolation after ‘close contact’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has decided to spend the next week hunkered down in his Wasilla home after being informed that he was in close contact on Feb. 21 with someone who was later discovered to be positive for coronavirus. An official notice about the
Murkowski is a key vote as Congress aims to pass radical pro-abortion/LGBT Equality Act
The U.S. House in on the cusp of passing an extremely radical bill that would advance the abortion and LGBTQ agenda nationwide. Coined the “Equality Act,” it was introduced, Feb. 18, by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). The
CDC records one more Alaska death, two life threating reactions following COVID shots
A 71-year-old Alaska man with a preexisting heart condition died one week after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, according to the latest report from the CDC’s VAERS reporting website. Posted on Feb. 19, the report notes that the man died Jan. 19
Gov. Dunleavy cuts all ties with Sen. Lora Reinbold over COVID disputes
Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent a scathing letter to Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River), claiming she abused her office as a state senator in accusing him of grossly mismanaging Alaska’s COVID response. The Feb. 18 letter tells Reinbold that she has “abdicated
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