
Ways to celebrate Bronson’s July 1 inauguration as Anchorage mayor
Dave Bronson will officially be sworn in as mayor of Anchorage at 8 a.m. on July 1 as required by city code. The ceremony will take place at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown Inn (820 W. 7th Avenue). This is a ticketed event with all proceeds going to


Alaska Natives to protest Drag Queen story hour at AK Native Heritage Center
A protest is planned for Saturday, June 26, outside the Alaska Native Heritage Center near Anchorage, which is hosting a drag queen event for young children. The protest, which runs 5:30-7 p.m., is being organized by local Alaska Natives who disagree with the


Sullivan decries Biden’s nomination of ‘violent eco-terrorist’ to run Bureau of Land Management
Sen. Dan Sullivan gave an impassioned speech, June 20, on the Senate floor against what he called a “violent eco terrorist” who President Joe Biden has nominated to head up the Bureau of Land Management. Biden’s pick is Tracy Stone-Manning, once a


Anti-Semitism in Russia and its reemergence among American leftists
Anti-Semitism is a hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group. The term anti-Semitism was coined in 1879 by the German agitator Wilhelm Marr to designate the anti-Jewish campaigns under way in central Europe during the


Anchorage women’s shelter says city licensing plan would gut its volunteer base
A faith-based battered women’s shelter could lose half its staff if the Anchorage Assembly forges ahead with a proposal to heavily monitor and control non-profit outreaches for the homeless and the people who are allowed to volunteer and staff the


Faith-based homeless shelter opposes Anchorage plan to heavily regulate its outreach
Christian homeless shelters have served Anchorage’s most vulnerable residents for more than half a century. Along with provided food, shelter, job training and medical care, these missions have also provided hope and spiritual transformation for countless


Anchorage will hold Memorial Day ceremony after cancelling event in 2020
One year after former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz cancelled the city’s public observance of Memorial Day, the annual event will return on Monday, May 31. The ceremony will honor those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of liberty, freedom and


Recalling how the Cold War and Duke Ellington impacted the Soviet Union
The post-war history of Soviet–American relations, seen from an American perspective, can be summarized as a series of Cold War cycles. The first cycle (1945–55) might be called the Truman–Stalin duel. This period coincided with the division of Germany


Russian immigrant recalls first days in America: ‘How lucky I am to be here’
There are decisive episodes, dreams, words, scenes, facial expressions, meetings, smell and other physical and spiritual phenomenon that are deeply recorded in our memory. These moments could be turning points in our life or reminders of the past that


5.6 > Common Criminality
What do Soapy Smith, Antonin Scalia, and an Alaska constitutional convention have in common? More than you think. First, a little history on Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith. Jeff Smith was a colorful American con artist in the late 1800s. He went to

