Anchorage assemblywoman urges colleagues to end acting mayor’s endless quest for emergency power
Editor’s note: The following is from a memo issued by Anchorage Assemblywoman Jamie Allard in favor of a resolution to deny Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s request that the Assembly extend the emergency COVID declaration and subsequently her powers
Observations, concerns and suggestions about Anchorage’s election
From oddly marked ballots and disappointing voter turnout, to election integrity and political friendly fire, there is a lot to glean from Anchorage’s most recent citywide election. Here’s some of what I’ve learned. ODDLY MARKED BALLOTS City Clerk
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
Anchorage School Board candidates’ views on parent rights, curriculum debates, low test scores, sex-ed, gender ID
Anchorage education is in crisis. Test scores are dismal, many students are struggling with school closures and virtual classrooms, and radical social ideologies are creeping into the curriculum. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate running for school
CDC updates COVID vaccine protocols to address ‘severe allergic reactions’
To address incidents of severe allergic reaction to COVID vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control is recommending that all vaccine distribution centers include trained personnel qualified to recognize and treat patients who suffer from anaphylaxis. The CDC
Rep. Young cosponsors bill to recognize conceal carry permits across state lines
Rep. Don Young added his name as one of 170 Republican and three Democratic cosponsors of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow gun owners with state-issued conceal carry permits to carry a handgun in any other state in the union, so long as
AK Senate Judiciary to hear from leading conservatives on ‘history of pandemics,’ COVID court cases
Senate Judiciary Chair Lora Reinbold will preside over a meeting today (Feb. 24) that is sure to address controversies about how governments have dealt with COVID over the past year – both through controversial COVID mandates and last-minute changes to
Murkowski joins Dems and 6 other Republicans in voting to convict Trump
Alaska’s senior Senator Lisa Murkowski voted with all Democrats and six Republicans to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. The final tally of the Feb. 13 vote consisted of 43 votes not guilty and 57 guilty, which was far short of
How does Alaska report COVID deaths, vaccine deaths and case counts? It’s complicated.
State health officials spoke at length, during a Feb. 11 online conference with journalists about how Alaska reports COVID deaths, case counts and adverse reactions to the vaccine. In all instances the process can be, at times, complex. COVID DEATHS When
Prof. Haycox makes a mockery of states’ rights in Alaska – it’s time for a public debate
I grow weary of “The Court Historian of the Anchorage Daily News,” Prof. Stephen Haycox. Alaskans have observed his Leftism spewing forth with unlimited and unchallenged regularity. The damage done through his columns and books is incalculable, serving
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