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LGBTQ activists rally behind beleaguered Anchorage Assemblyman Rivera

PoliticsDecember 27, 2020

Two of Alaska’s leading LGBTQ activist groups are coming to the defense of Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera who is facing a recall effort. Earlier this month, Rivera appeared on a Zoom meeting with liberal supporters to raise money for a lawsuit that was

After 66 years, Peggy’s diner is latest casualty of Anchorage’s COVID mandates

CultureDecember 25, 2020

Peggy’s Restaurant, one of Anchorage’s most enduring and beloved hangouts, closed its doors on Christmas Eve and the owners don’t know when or if they will be able to reopen. The owners posted a Facebook notice on Christmas Eve saying, “It is with a

Inhuman hospital COVID protocols lack compassion for our dying

End of LifeDecember 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The following message was originally posted on Facebook by Elizabeth Welsh, one of the organizers of the Open Alaska group which advocates rolling back many of the oppressive COVID mandates in Anchorage. This is what she would have said to

State survey gives snapshot on how Alaskans view COVID situation

CultureDecember 23, 2020

The Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services published the results of a new survey looking at how Alaskans view COVID and the responses taken by local, state and national governments. Conducted Nov. 24-25, the survey included 406 Alaskans ages 18 and older.

Amid gavel pounds and cries of ‘recall’ Anchorage Assembly refuses to open restaurants

PoliticsDecember 23, 2020

Despite impassioned pleas from some of Anchorage’s most well established and hard-hit restaurant owners, asking the Anchorage Assembly to let them reopen, the Assembly voted 7-3 to keep in place a ban on all indoor eating and drinking services. Several

Let Alaskans begin the great PFD debate in earnest

OpinionDecember 21, 2020

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is right, “We need the full dividend to stabilize the Alaska economy.” When the late Gov. Jay Hammond appointed the Investment Advisory Committee, he assigned us an interesting task. “Figure out how to use the billions that we will

Under mounting pressure, acting mayor agrees to revisit plan to reopen Anchorage restaurants

FeaturedDecember 21, 2020

She’s late to the game, but Anchorage’s unelected Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is now intently interested in a plan to partially reopen the city’s bars and restaurants. First developed and presented to her by Anchorage restaurant and bar owners

Alaska reports 11 negative reactions to COVID shot after first week

CultureDecember 21, 2020

After one week of injecting 5,674 Alaskans with the Pfizer COVID vaccine, the state is aware of 11 Alaskans who have experienced possible allergic reactions. This includes eight cases at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, two cases at Providence Alaska and

Denied options at statehood continue to haunt Alaska

OpinionDecember 21, 2020

Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three part series on the history of secession in the United States. Part one is here and part two is here. In 1980 a referendum was placed before Alaskan voters: “Shall the Alaska Statehood Commission be

Dunleavy’s has a golden opportunity to finally put the court in its place

AbortionDecember 20, 2020

It’s time for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to take a decisive stand against the growing tyranny of Alaska’s court system. This third branch of government has gone unchecked and unchallenged by the other two branches for decades. It now sees no limit to its powers.

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