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"Political Witchhunt" Over! Assembly Confirms 6 Bronson Appointees

"Political Witchhunt" Over! Assembly Confirms 6 Bronson Appointees

One day it’s a "political witch hunt," and another day, it’s back to business. Last evening at a regular meeting of the Anchorage assembly, the assembly confirmed six of Mayor Bronson's appointees, which is pretty amazing when you consider the assembly and "well-known

Alaska Airlines Center Opens for COVID-19 Testing

Alaska Airlines Center Opens for COVID-19 Testing

The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management announced today that a new COVID-19 testing site is open at the Alaska Airlines Center, 3550 Providence Drive, every day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To find testing sites, locations, and hours, visit anchoragecovidtest.org. The Municipality encourages anyone,

Update in Case of Former Save Anchorage Member Aaron J. Mileur

Update in Case of Former Save Anchorage Member Aaron J. Mileur

A Memorandum Regarding Status of Discovery was filed last week in The United States of America v. Aaron James Mileur. Mileur, a former Save Anchorage Facebook member, was arrested in March by the FBI for his alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot. According to the Statement of Facts filed

Whitewash, Rinse, and Repeat

Whitewash, Rinse, and Repeat

Danyelle D. Kimp & Roz’lyn Wyche (President, VP, & Co-Founders, Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators) “Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves.” - James Baldwin A Brief History White people have been disrespected and lied to since

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink Rains Fire Over COVID Vaccine Misinformation

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink Rains Fire Over COVID Vaccine Misinformation

Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink rained fire - scientific fire that is - on the head of a Twitter account that appears to believe they're smarter than the woman who has led Alaska through the Coronavirus pandemic. The social media exchange went down this evening on

This Week In Sanity: August 7, 2021

This Week In Sanity: August 7, 2021

It was a wild week in Anchorage.

APOC Assesses Additional $33,500 in Fines Against Bronson for Mayor

APOC Assesses Additional $33,500 in Fines Against Bronson for Mayor

Last week, Bronson campaign counsel Stacey Stone argued in the campaign’s response to the Alaska Public Offices Commission's (APOC) amended Staff Report that the campaign should be given a break from fines assessed against it. Stone wrote in the campaign's response that the Bronson campaign