Alaska Native toddler goes viral with traditional dance at Anchorage airport
Three-year old Urijah Zach Aries Washington of Stebbins, Alaska, burst into traditional Native dancing while waiting for an Alaska Airlines flight in Anchorage earlier this month. His dance, captured on video by a waiting passenger, struck a chord with many
Mat-Su urged to ‘dump Dominion machines’ for upcoming elections
A coordinated group of Mat-Su residents attended the July 19 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting requesting that the borough become the first in Alaska to scrap all of its Dominion ballot tabulation machines. In a string of about 25 testimonies that spanned an
Merriam-Webster changes the definition of ‘female’
America’s most revered dictionary – Merriam Webster – has decided to change the definition of “female” to include anyone “having a gender identity that is the opposite of male.” The 2022 update to the old 2019 definition comes at a time when
OPINION: Con-Con vote is a chance to exercise ‘Democracy in Alaska’
In Alaska, elections don’t matter, not when it comes to abortion. All the legislators who will be elected this year are pro-life, or pro-choice, or something in between, but none of that matters. In Alaska, only the opinion of the Alaska Supreme Court
State of Alaska uses firefighter popularity to coax kids into vax clinic
Alaska’s Department of Health is using the heroic reputation of firefighters to entice young children into getting Covid jabs and other vaccinations. A July 15 article released by the Dept. of Health’s media blog notes that necessity is the “mother of
Bronson vetoes ordinance that empowers Assembly to remove him from office
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson emphatically denounced and vetoed an ordinance which would allow a simple majority of the 12-member Anchorage Assembly to remove any mayor and replace them with a person of their own choosing. “Since its adoption in 1975, the
Air Force temporarily blocked from forcing Covid jabs on those with religious objections
Thanks to a federal judge’s ruling last week in Cincinnati, the U.S. Air Force – worldwide – is now temporarily required to honor the requests of all active-duty and active reserve members who submitted religious exemptions from experimental
Pilot group fights jab mandates to secure medical freedoms for airline workers
The US Freedom Flyers formed last year with the specific aim of protecting the medical freedom of pilots and airline workers across the nation. The coalition is now preparing to sue President Joe Biden and the federal government over the 2021 federal vaccine
Pro-abortion Murkowski worries ending filibuster might backfire on Dems
As U.S. Senate Democrats continue to push for eliminating the ability of Republicans to filibuster radical pro-abortion legislation, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she opposes the tactic because it could backfire and lead to strong pro-life laws that wind up
$3,200 PFD check to be sent to Alaskans on Sept. 20th
Electronic distribution of 2022 Permanent Fund Dividends will begin Sept. 20, about a month ahead of the usual payout in early October. The first checks will go to Alaskans who selected direct deposit on their PFD applications. Those that filed a paper
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