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Newly Elected Anchorage School Board Takes On Committee Assignments

Newly Elected Anchorage School Board Takes On Committee Assignments

Since sweeping each race for Anchorage School Board seats last month, the four progressive candidates (Carl Jacobs, Dr. Kelly Lessens, Dora Wilson and Pat Higgins) have settled into their committee assignments after having been sworn in last week. Carl Jacobs is serving on the Finance Committee, is Chair of the

Ultra-Conservatives' Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

Ultra-Conservatives' Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

You'll have to excuse ultra-conservatives for their recent behavior; they've had a pretty bad month. Epic Fail After living in a social media echo chamber for the past five months, supporters of the Recall Rivera effort learned that District 4 residents overwhelmingly rejected the legal but

Pat Higgins Declares Victory in School Board Race

Pat Higgins Declares Victory in School Board Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2021 Contact: Campaign Manager: Katherine Pfeiffer Cell: 907-717-9681 As of Thursday evening when the last of the mail in ballots trickle in for Anchorage Municipal races, Pat Higgins won his School Board seat with a substantial enough margin to ensure there will not be an

Carl Jacobs Wins School Board Race

Carl Jacobs Wins School Board Race

Carl Jacobs, the man relatively unknown to Anchorage residents when he filed to run against school board president Elisa Vakalis, who has served on the board since 2015 — claimed victory tonight in the closely watched race for Seat G. Jacobs intentionally chose to run for Seat G, knowing it would

On the Community Level, Candidate Elisa Vakalis Largely Absent

On the Community Level, Candidate Elisa Vakalis Largely Absent

According to a data sheet titled "2020-2021 School and Community Council Assignments," Anchorage School Board President Elisa Vakalis, who is running for a third term, was assigned to the Community Councils of Basher, Abbott Loop, Halo, Inc., Huffman/O'Malley, and Old Seward/Ocean View. Community Councils

GAL's School Board Recap: Seat F Dora Wilson

GAL's School Board Recap: Seat F Dora Wilson

School Board Seat F is a four-way race this year after Deena Mitchell chose not to seek re-election for the seat. Introduction: How can you just not like Dora Wilson? Anyone who holds a Ribs for Wilson fundraiser is A-OK in my book. Wilson is a mother of three whose

GAL's School Board Recap: Seat G Jacobs vs. Vakalis

GAL's School Board Recap: Seat G Jacobs vs. Vakalis

Growing Alaskan Leaders (Gal's) hosted an organized, informative, and well-executed Anchorage School Board Candidate Forum on Sunday. One of the most hotly contested school board seats is Seat G. Five candidates initially filed to run for the seat. Still, with the withdrawal of three candidates — Daughtery, Blewett, and