
Lawmakers fear Alaska pharmacists are pressured to deny Ivermectin to COVID patients
Correspondence between Alaska legislators and the state’s Board of Pharmacy reveal deep concerns over whether local pharmacist are being pressured to withhold Ivermectin from Alaskans struggling with COVID. Justin Ruffridge, chair of the Board of Pharmacy,


Anchorage Assembly misleads public, imposes mask mandate under ‘cloak of darkness’
After assuring Anchorage residents they would have another opportunity to continue testifying on a controversial plan to force residents to wear face masks, the Anchorage Assembly quickly introduced and passed an emergency ordinance at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 12


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


There is no ‘racist mob’ at the Anchorage Assembly meetings
A time-worn tactic of a disingenuous debater is to undermine the character of his opponent without honestly engaging the issue at hand. This is exactly what’s happening in the debate over whether to impose a citywide mask mandate on the citizens of
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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


10.7 > Vaccine Apostasy
Recently, someone I respect shared something on facebook and people came out of the woodwork to like, love and share it. It was a from a Lutheran Pastor named Keith Marshall, who said that to claim a religious exemption to the vaccine is to take the


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


Mat-Su Schools report on divisive masks, enrollment levels and academics
While the Mat-Su School District continues to grapple with low enrollment and intense community debate over whether students should be forced to wear masks during the school day, a new report by Superintendent Randy Trani also highlights areas which he

