Palmer police chief retains job after criticizing Black Lives Matter
Palmer Police Chief Dwayne Shelton has returned to work following a full review by City Manager John Moosey. Shelton was placed on administrative leave last month after personal Facebook comments from 2018 were widely circulated in which he called the Black
After vehicle crashes into church, Anchorage parishioner makes arrest
Parishioners at St. Nicholas of Myra Church heard what sounded like an explosion just moments before Father Joseph Wargacki was about to read from the Gospels on June 21. The small Byzantine Catholic parish tucked along Anchorage’s Arctic Blvd. had been hit
Juneau Assembly to weigh protesters’ police demands
The Juneau Assembly is set to discuss a list of demands from protesters who want to reshape the Juneau Police Department. The June 22 Assembly meeting will include discussion of demands issued at the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in Juneau, and additional
Painting all police officers with broad brush is dishonest and discriminatory
Police officers in Alaska and around the country have been under close scrutiny over the past few weeks. The death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis has stirred outrage across the nation. This isn’t the first time a black man has suffered unjustly at the
Alaskans should resist hypocritical calls to topple monuments
Over the past few weeks, a small but vocal group of Alaskans have jumped on the monument toppling bandwagon. A few online petitions are calling for the removal of statues in Juneau and Anchorage which celebrate William Seward and Captain James Cook – both
Supreme Court’s ‘sex’ ruling is not as bad as you think
Last Monday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the language in the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation. The Bostock v. Clayton County decision has caused considerable uproar among social
Don’t let extremists dominate tonight’s listening session about Juneau police
The City and Borough of Juneau will get an earful during a listening session on racism, policing and myriad other social justice issues tonight. The June 17 online meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include senior police staff and elected officials from the
Anchorage rally to show support for law enforcement officers
In a show of support for Alaska’s law enforcement officers, a group of Alaskans will hold a rally on Thursday, June 18, at the Anchorage Police Department (716 W. 4th Ave in the old LIO Building). Scheduled from 2:30-3:30 p.m., the gathering will take place
Kenai Borough to consider becoming 2nd Amendment sanctuary for right to bear arms
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will consider whether to establish the borough as a Second Amendment sanctuary. An ordinance to that effect was written by Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce. The June 16 Assembly meeting will include a discussion on whether to
Beware of those who twist constitutions to advance even a good cause
Properly understanding constitutions and charters is not hard. They are kept simple because the people ought to be able to comprehend them and, at least in a virtuous culture, sound the alarm if and when they might be violated. The trouble is we have
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