Mat-Su election results: Edna DeVries is new borough mayor as conservatives sweep
If preliminary results from the Nov. 2 election are any indication, the Mat-Su Borough remains a bastion of conservativism in Alaska. With 2,800 absentee and questioned ballots still left to count, Palmer Mayor Edna DeVries was far outpacing former Borough
It’s ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ not ‘We Want Trump’
If it looks like it’s going to be close enough, Democrats will make plans to steal Presidential elections. This is especially true when they roundly despise the Republican candidate. They loathed “Tricky Dick” Nixon in 1960, and in 2020 they
Alaska joins lawsuit challenging vax mandates for federal contractors
Alaska has joined nine other states in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s mandate requiring all federal contractors to submit to COVID shots. Under Biden’s plan, a private business would be required to force employees to get the jab before
Providence Alaska must be accountable for denying Ivermectin to patients who later died
On Oct. 13, William Topel and Neil Kitamura, both Anchorage residents, died while under the care of Providence Alaska Medical Center. Topel and his physician requested Ivermectin and vitamins to treat his illness, but Providence refused to administer
Bishop’s threat to cut ties with traditional Catholic school galvanizes Alaskans
Roughly 50 parents, teachers, students and supporters of Holy Rosary Academy gathered outside of Archbishop Andrew Bellisario’s Anchorage offices on Oct. 25 to pray that their chief spiritual shepherd reconsider his decision to cut ties with the small
PFD debate: Alaska legislators hide our money, then demand more
The Alaska Legislature’s fourth special session is sputtering on with no discussion of new facts, only repetitions of hardened positions. Most conservatives advocate for a 50/50 dividend formula. Those opposed are largely liberal Democrats (be they
Another man dies at Providence after hospital refuses repeated requests for Ivermectin
On Oct. 13, Neil Kitamura, age 78, died a few hours after fellow Anchorage resident William Topel passed away. Both were patients at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Each man asked to receive Ivermectin to treat COVID illnesses, and both were denied.
UPDATE: Anchorage man dies after hospital rejects his request for Ivermectin
William Topel passed away on Oct. 13. Prominent in Anchorage’s conservative political circles, Topel checked into Providence Alaska Medical Center last Thursday due to complications from COVID. Both he and his physician asked hospital staff to administer
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Ex-abortion worker living in Alaska says industry exploits women
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