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Fate of Alaska’s voting system now lies in the hands of five justices

FeaturedJanuary 19, 2022

Does ranked-choice voting prevent Alaskan political parties from exercising their freedom of association? Or is it merely a novel, if unwieldy, method of selecting candidates to political office? These were the arguments presented to the Alaska Supreme Court

Palmer Mayor wants hand recount of Oct. 5 elections to ensure vote integrity

FeaturedSeptember 26, 2021

Palmer Mayor Edna DeVries has submitted a memo asking the city clerk to conduct a hand recount of the upcoming Oct. 5 election in which two new city council members will be elected. “The backbone of our democracy rests on open, and fair elections,” the

Drag queen story hour was an assault on our Alaska Native heritage (Open letter to AK Native Heritage Center)

CultureJuly 16, 2021

Cama’i – I am writing in regard to the recent Drag Queen Story Hour held at the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) on June 26. ANHC’s description of this inaugural event states: “Since time-immemorial our Indigenous cultures holistically valued

Bronson sworn in, says he’s ‘hard charged to revitalize Anchorage’ with an ‘open mind’

FeaturedJuly 1, 2021

Joined by his wife, children, parents, siblings, extended relatives and a packed crowd at the Marriott Anchorage, Dave Bronson was sworn in as the mayor of Anchorage at 8 a.m. on July 1. Shortly before raising his right hand for the oath of office, Bronson

Open letter to all people of Anchorage: Political power is yours

FeaturedDecember 30, 2020

Let’s play the game of True Confessions. Admit it: you see the Kenai Peninsula as your private playground. You take us over for a few months every summer, especially in July, take what you want and leave some of us happy but others grumbling. For us, we are

Governor: ‘Now is the time’ to reopen Alaska

CultureMay 20, 2020

The time has come to move away from fear and hiding from COVID-19 and towards widespread but careful opening of Alaska’s businesses, churches and cultural life, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on May 19. Starting Friday, May 22, businesses and other entities

Governor: Alaska ‘headed towards a much bigger opening’

CultureMay 18, 2020

Governor Mike Dunleavy indicated that most health mandates will be lifted and/or substantially eased this week as the number of COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations remain extremely low in Alaska. “We will probably end up retaining just a few things that

More Alaska churches reopen as COVID numbers remain low

FreedomMay 11, 2020

More churches across Alaska are beginning to reopen under updated health guidelines released on May 8 as part of phase two of reopening the state. As of May 11, Alaska had just 53 active cases of COVID-19. The new guidelines allow for up to 50 people in

Mat-Su leaders agree with governor’s move to start reopening Alaska

PoliticsMay 1, 2020

The Mat-Su Borough is on board with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to reopen sectors of Alaska’s struggling economy. Mayor Vern Halter and Borough Assembly members expressed approval of the governor’s April 24 amended health mandates which allows

OPINION: Open Alaska now – the shutdown is devastating

CultureMay 1, 2020

With the breakdown of the national food supply chain, the imminent economic depression, healthcare facilities furloughing workers and losing millions, unemployment at record highs, children out of school, domestic abuse on the rise and the three pillars of

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