Dunleavy hails ‘bravery and final sacrifice’ of Pearl Harbor heroes
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation to mark the 79th anniversary of the surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. The aerial assault by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, claimed the lives of 2,403 soldiers and
‘Why are masks so political? What’s the big deal?’
A good friend recently asked, “Why are masks so political? What’s so controversial about wearing a little face covering?” The answer to the first question is straight forward. Masks are political because local and state governments have passed laws
Palmer mask mandate defeated after overwhelming public outcry
After listening to 20 hours of public testimony from more than 700 Mat-Su residents over a three day period, the Palmer City Council voted down a citywide mask mandate, 4-3, on Dec. 4. Nearly 70% of comments – both in-person and written – opposed the idea
12.5 > Politicizing Masks
Recently, an old friend posed the question to me, “why are masks so political? It’s just a piece of cloth…” and so today we unpack this
Lt. Governor’s office explains why he waited to tell Alaska of voter registration hack
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer waited five weeks before alerting Alaskans that the state’s voter registration system had been hacked back in October, exposing sensitive information of 113,000 Alaskans. One day after releasing this information, his office answered
RECOUNT: Lance Pruitt loses House race by 11 votes to Liz Snyder
The conclusion of a hand recount on Dec. 4 shows that incumbent Republican Rep. Lance Pruitt has lost his State House seat to liberal Democratic challenger Liz Snyder by 11 votes. Pruitt, who represents Anchorage House District 27, held a solid lead on
8,600 sign petition citing concerns about Anchorage mask mandate for athletes
A petition against Anchorage’s mandate that athletes wear face masks during practices and competitions has now been signed by nearly 9,000 people who say the order “defies a growing body of scientific data about significant negative health effects of
Judge asked to block Anchorage Assembly from holding closed-door meetings
Superior Court Judge Una Sonia Gandbhir heard oral arguments, Dec. 4, in a lawsuit claiming the Anchorage Assembly violated Alaska’s Open Meetings Act by barring the public from attending Assembly meetings in August of this year. Mike Corey, representing
Athens disappears after claiming she had a story to tell about former Anchorage mayor
It appears former local FOX/ABC reporter Maria Athens either has nothing more to share about former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz or is unwilling to actually go public. Nearly a month and a half after posting a video claiming she had evidence that Berkowitz
12.3 > Meyer needs to do his JOB
There is perhaps no greater pillar to our Republic than our shared faith in honest elections. It’s how we transfer power. You don’t bolster or restore shaken confidence by sweeping difficult questions under the rug, but instead by bringing everything
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