UPDATE: Anchorage Assemblyman Rivera easily beating back recall
Highly controversial Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera appears headed to victory in his effort to keep his spot on the Assembly. The latest election update from April 8 shows voters rejecting the recall attempt 4,653 to 3,417. A total of just 8,070 votes
Recalling Soviet intimidation at my U.S. encounter with Vladimir Vysotsky
I first arrived in America Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Services greeted me at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. He gave me $8, a small booklet titled “Introduction to a New Life“, a packet titled United
Voter turnout remains low in final hours of Anchorage election
With one day left to vote, more than 177,000 Anchorage voters have not cast their ballots. As of April 5, only 43,434 ballots had been received by the municipal clerk’s office. The election closes at 8 p.m. tonight, April 6. The low voter turnout comes on
Abortion chain makes final push for Anchorage school board candidates who back radical sex-ed agenda
Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion business in Alaska, is making a last-ditch effort to ensure that the Anchorage School Board remains firmly in support of the abortion giant’s radical sex-ed agenda for area schools. On the eve of the April 6
OPINION: Anchorage parent urges school board to reject critical race theory in classrooms
After listening to hours of work sessions, board meetings and both townhalls hosted by the Anchorage School District last month, I do not support the proposed policies on anti-racism and instructional equity which are being considered by the Anchorage School
Sharon Jackson: Mike Robbins has the emotional intelligence to win the Anchorage mayoral race
It’s time to get real, Anchorage. We cannot withstand another liberal running our beloved city. They’ve run it into the ground economically and culturally. So many who grew up here tell me that Anchorage is nearly unrecognizable to them. The fact of the
Glen Biegel: Robbins is the only conservative who can win Anchorage’s mayoral race
Sitting in my chair this afternoon, I am oddly energized by the endless attacks on classical liberalism (our founding ideals) and western culture that is underway by the handlers of Forrest Dunbar, Bill Falsey and George Martinez. I am angered that the trade
TODAY: Town hall will address effort to inject critical race theory across Anchorage schools
The Anchorage School District will hold the second of two online townhall meetings on March 30 to address its plan to inject critical race theory throughout area schools. The meeting runs 6-8 p.m. On March 25, the district conducted a highly controlled Zoom
Dunleavy doesn’t always agree with Murkowski, calls Senate challenger Tshibaka ‘smart and hard working’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appeared on the Brian Kilmeade radio show March 28 where he was asked about the news that his former Commission of Administration Kelly Tshibaka is mounting a challenge to Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the 2022 primary. “We know that President
Game on: Conservative, pro-life, pro-gun Kelly Tshibaka challenging Murkowski for U.S. Senate
Kelly Tshibaka will challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s 20-year grip on her U.S. Senate seat. Tshibaka announced her candidacy March 29 with a campaign video clearly laying out her pro-life, pro-family and pro-Second Amendment views. The former commissioner for
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