Anchorage mayor wants to let voters elect powerful city clerk
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has submitted an ordinance to the Anchorage Assembly that would amend the city’s charter to make the Municipal Clerk an elected position. Currently, the clerk is appointed by the Assembly and supervises all municipal elections.
Rep. Kurka launches campaign for governor with appeal to freedom-loving Alaskans
Earlier today, news broke that State Representative Christopher Kurka was launching a campaign to challenge Gov. Mike Dunleavy in the 2022 governor’s race. The story broke when former Tea-Party sensation Joe Miller took to Facebook to announced
Seward has two city council seats up for grabs in October
Any qualified voter who has lived within the Seward city limits for at least a year prior to Aug. 15, 2021 may file a declaration of candidacy for one of two available city council seats that will be filled at the next regular election, Oct. 5. Council seats
Alaska Natives unite to defend their heritage against leftist attacks
Good men and women are often stirred to action in the face of evil. This appears to be the case in the wake of the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s decision to host a sexualized drag queen show for young children last month. A group of Alaska Natives have
Mayoral runoff election may determine whether Anchorage becomes a Leftist utopia
I enjoy reading conservative publications that present factual and objective viewpoints concerning the critical political issues of today. In a recent edition of Breitbart, John Nolte wrote a stunning piece about the tremendous gap between life in rural
How does Alaska report COVID deaths, vaccine deaths and case counts? It’s complicated.
State health officials spoke at length, during a Feb. 11 online conference with journalists about how Alaska reports COVID deaths, case counts and adverse reactions to the vaccine. In all instances the process can be, at times, complex. COVID DEATHS When
Murkowski joins Dems in support of Trump impeachment trial
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among six Senate Republicans who broke party ranks to vote with all 50 Democrats in affirming the legality of proceeding with an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The 56-44 vote came Feb. 9, after a four-hour debate
Dean of the House Rep. Don Young tells D.C. protesters to ‘stand down’
Counting of Electoral College votes has been suspended after the U.S. Capitol building was overwhelmed by protesters and put into lockdown this afternoon. Congressional members from the both the U.S. House and Senate were removed from their chambers in the
Alaska begins absentee ballot count today
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, who is overseeing Alaska’s elections, released the schedule for counting roughly 150,000 absentee, questioned and early vote ballots. The count begins this morning, Nov. 10, in three locations. Updates will be released twice a day for
In defense of the Electoral College – part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns in defense of the Electoral College system of electing a president. Read part one here. The 1960 World Series was one of the greatest of all time. If you are not a baseball fan, the Pittsburgh Pirates
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