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Municipal attorney refuses to judge book by its cover

Municipal attorney refuses to judge book by its cover

Municipal Attorney Anne Helzer has denied the Anchorage Library Advisory Board's (LAB) request that she review the teen book 'Let's Talk About It' for potentially violating state and municipal criminal laws—at least until the Anchorage Public Library (APL) follows its standard process for

Anchorage Library Advisory Board member dodges questions about concerns over teen book

Anchorage Library Advisory Board member dodges questions about concerns over teen book

Trigger warning: A document included in the Bronson administration's production of documents includes a page from the teen book 'Let's Talk About It' depicting a cartoon anus and scrotum, which some have alleged constitutes pornographic imagery. The same image can be found on book

Kangaroo Court: Anchorage Library Advisory Board goes rogue, bypasses book review policy & sends teen book to city attorney

Kangaroo Court: Anchorage Library Advisory Board goes rogue, bypasses book review policy & sends teen book to city attorney

It appears that someone may have successfully influenced Doug Weimann, a member of the Library Advisory Board (LAB), to demand an immediate review of the book 'Let's Talk About It' by city attorneys. According to Weimann, the purpose of such a review would be to determine

Caught in the ‘Noose’ Cycle: Threatening Emails and Voicemails Sent to Anchorage School Board Over Book Not Available to Students

Caught in the ‘Noose’ Cycle: Threatening Emails and Voicemails Sent to Anchorage School Board Over Book Not Available to Students

The Anchorage School District has become ground zero in Alaska for pro-censorship advocates seeking to ban library books, save the children, and defund public education—while targeting and defaming Board members, teachers, librarians, and principals.

Targeted: Anchorage Police Investigating False Bomb Threats at Multiple Schools

Targeted: Anchorage Police Investigating False Bomb Threats at Multiple Schools

Anchorage Police are investigating false bomb threats made at multiple Anchorage city schools. The false threats come just hours after Fox News published a poorly written account of a February 7 Anchorage School Board meeting where local activist Jay McDonald falsely claimed that a controversial book was circulating amongst students

Let's talk about it - Book unavailable to ASD students used as straw man to pummel public education

Let's talk about it - Book unavailable to ASD students used as straw man to pummel public education

*This is a one-off, as it hadn't been written about. Jay McDonald, a former candidate and former legislative staffer to state Co-Chair of House Education, Rep. Jamie Allard, has made it his mission to read from LGBTQ books available in ASD school libraries during the public