Anchorage mayor asks health care workers to ‘treat every patient with dignity’
Amid new reports that some patients are facing difficulties getting requested COVID treatments from local hospitals, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is calling for calm and compassion on all sides. The mayor’s Oct. 12 statement does not specifically mention
Ex-abortion worker living in Alaska says industry exploits women
I want to share with you today a subject I know very well – abortion. I’ll share what I’ve come to know after working in the abortion industry and how fear and exploitation are at the core of their narrative. FEAR What thoughts or experiences
Hobo Jim’s final tribute to Alaska and those who define it
Alaska’s most beloved balladeer, James Varsos (better known as Hobo Jim), died last last week after a short battle with cancer. A few days after he passed, his wife, Cyndi discovered a final message from Hobo Jim on his cell phone. She published this to
Radical leftists say mask mandate opponents are ‘hate mob’ – plan to protest at Anchorage Assembly
A coalition of far left, socialist, Communist, LGBTQ and pro-critical race theory activists plan to join forces at the Oct. 12 Anchorage Assembly meeting to counter the hundreds of residents who have turned out over multiple nights to testify against a
Alaska State Rep. Eastman explains why he compared Biden to Nazis
Alaska State Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) published a new column explaining why he posted a comment on Sept. 16 comparing President Joe Biden to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Eastman originally observed that Biden’s Sept. 9 speech to the nation,
Pride, humility and repentance right here in Alaska
There is a certain instinctive sense that, when it comes to the people in our own neighborhood, we help each other out simply because we share the same view, the landscape, the streets, the local creeks. Proximity creates trust. Even if we do not talk to each
FBI wants to increase hate crimes reporting in Alaska
In line with President Joe Biden’s aim to crack down on hate crimes across the nation, the FBI office in Anchorage has joined a national campaign to “build public awareness of hate crimes and to encourage reporting to law enforcement.” An Oct. 4 notice
Alaska sues feds to gain control of navigable waterways
Alaska has filed suit against the United States to defend its right to control submerged lands under the South Fork and Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River, the Bettles River and the Dietrich River, all part of interior Alaska. In an Oct. 6 statement on the suit
Beloved Alaskan balladeer Hobo Jim faced death with courage, gratitude
It’s easy to lose sight of the heart and soul of life, easy to let the evenings pass in a blur of mediocrity while our hourglass slowly empties. From all accounts James Varsos (better known as “Hobo Jim”) was not this sort of man. Widely beloved as
Alaska House kills discussion on personal liberty and COVID mandates
Alaska’s state representatives show little interest in safeguarding personal liberties or health care freedom when it comes to mandated COVID shots. At the start of the Special Session on Oct. 4, Rep. David Eastman urged his colleagues to formally debate
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