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Sign of Desperation: Save Anchorage Resorts to Photoshop

Sign of Desperation: Save Anchorage Resorts to Photoshop

The "Far-Right" Save Anchorage group, notorious for spreading misinformation and promoting conspiracy theories, has, it appears, sunk to a new low that one wouldn't think was possible. Members of the Facebook group have resorted to Photoshopping Anchorage Mayoral Candidate Forrest Dunbar's likeness, which some

5% Sales Tax Not "Dunbar Tax" and Benefits More Than the Homeless

5% Sales Tax Not "Dunbar Tax" and Benefits More Than the Homeless

A picture taken inside a downtown bar & restaurant is catching flack from some local social media users. The image, posted to the Save Anchorage group by one of their moderators, seems to infer that the 5% tax on alcohol is a "Dunbar Tax." A disturbing meme posted

Dunbar for Mayor Clinches two Significant Endorsements

The Alaska Center, a non-profit organization comprised of Alaskans working to make Alaska a better home for everyone, has endorsed Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar: "After an in-depth process, the Alaska Center Board of Directors has unanimously voted to endorse Forrest Dunbar for Mayor of Anchorage. Forrest has represented

Anchorage Pastors Say 'No Coercion' as Must Read Alaska Alleges

Anchorage Pastors Say 'No Coercion' as Must Read Alaska Alleges

Leave it to the conservatives to force a Christian group into releasing a statement refuting Must Read Alaska's assertions of "coercion." The blog recently opined that Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar and Assemblymember Christopher Constant admitted to strong-arming pastors into supporting a "vagrant plan."

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

In a press release yesterday, Assembly Members Meg Zaletel, Forrest Dunbar, and Christopher Constant announced the funding of a mental health mobile crisis team was set to be activated in 2021. The new program utilizes revenues generated by the newly adopted alcohol tax. The Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) is described