Round three of public testimony on Anchorage mask mandate is tonight
After six more hours of testimony, largely in opposition to a proposed mask mandate, the Anchorage Assembly will get another earful tonight, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. Once again impassioned residents crowded into the Anchorage Assembly Chambers on Sept. 29 to
JBER mandates masks off base, bans entrance to restaurants, other venues without mandates
A Sept. 28 memo from Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, JBER commander, mandates that all Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel wear masks indoors, on and off base, and outside when unable to maintain six feet social distancing. The order applies to
It’s time for conservative Alaskans to take decisive action
There’s a lot happening on the local political front over the next few days and weeks, and it is imperative that conservative minded Alaskans mobilize and take decisive action. Tonight, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., the Anchorage Assembly is holding round two of a
WATCH: Mayor says proposed Anchorage mask mandate will ‘turn neighbors against neighbors’
In the lead up to the Sept. 28 Anchorage Assembly meeting (which continues Sept. 29 with public testimony starting at 6 p.m.), Mayor Dave Bronson urged residents to turn out in opposition to a proposed mask mandate that he says will divide the city and turn
Former Wasilla Mayor Bert Cottle withdraws from Mat-Su Borough mayoral race for medical reasons
The race for who will become the next mayor of the Mat-Su Borough is now down to two candidates after former Mayor of Wasilla Bert Cottle withdrew from contest. Cottle made his announcement via Facebook on Sept. 27. “It is with a heavy heart that I must
Anchorage Assemblywoman Zaletel wanted neighbors to take the unmasked to court
A high-stakes battle over whether to re-impose a citywide mask mandate on Anchorage residents briefly included a scheme to pit neighbors against each other in an effort to enforce the controversial plan. Assembly members Pete Peterson and Meg Zaletel (who is
Anchorage mayor blasts media for blocking full truth on COVID mandates, hospital shortages
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is not the type to go silently into the night. In the mayoral election, he was by far the most conservative candidate – so much so that even some fellow conservatives feared he may not be able to attract enough votes to win in
Palmer Mayor wants hand recount of Oct. 5 elections to ensure vote integrity
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
Abortion activists to march through Juneau demanding ‘freedom’ to kill unborn babies
Radical abortion activists are planning to march through the streets of Juneau waving Texas flags and demanding the right to kill unborn babies. The Juneau Woman’s March on Reproductive Rights is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2. It is part of a national
9.24 > Grave Voter Concerns
It’s easy to think that with the 2020 Federal Election almost a year behind us in our collective rearview mirror, that everyone must have come around to agreement that there was no ‘there there’ in the recent election. After all, the news
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