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Petition Seeks Removal of Anchorage Public Library Deputy Director Judy Eledge

Petition Seeks Removal of Anchorage Public Library Deputy Director Judy Eledge

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Anchorage Action co-founder Andrew Gray has launched a petition in an attempt to pressure the Bronson administration into removing Judy Eledge from her role as the Anchorage Public Library's deputy director. The petition states that Eledge has improperly confiscated and

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

For over a year, right-wing radicals associated with the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group have systematically worked to divide and conquer the city. They have assailed Anchorage Assembly meetings with debunked, categorically false information about masks, the COVID-19 pandemic, Anchorage's homeless situation, and many other issues. Members of

Eledge: Qualified librarians think too much alike to be trusted

Eledge: Qualified librarians think too much alike to be trusted

After saying that she had read through "files of complaints" that had allegedly been lodged over books that have mostly sat on library shelves for years without incident, the unqualified deputy director of the Anchorage Public Library (APL) Judy Eledge bemoaned the lack of public participation in the

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Throughout last year's mayoral campaign, I repeatedly warned that if elected, David Bronson would wage war on the LGBTQ community. That day has arrived in the form of a far-right attack on the Anchorage Public Library (APL), whose patrons trust and rely on their services. Last March, in

Hostile & Unwelcoming: Youth Advisory Commission Member Resigns over LGBT Censorship Project

Hostile & Unwelcoming: Youth Advisory Commission Member Resigns over LGBT Censorship Project

The Anchorage Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) has worked over the years to promote the voices of youth in municipal government through collaboration, camaraderie, and honesty — but according to one now former member of YAC, the commission, under the oppressive far-right hand of the Bronson Administration, is conducting a behind the

Burn before reading: Bronson’s behind-the-scenes quest to purge library of LGBT content

Burn before reading: Bronson’s behind-the-scenes quest to purge library of LGBT content

Anchorage Public Library (APL) employees say their work climate is becoming increasingly toxic, a direct result of deputy director of Library Services Judy Eledge's efforts to inject her own political and personal viewpoints and those of the Bronson administration into a public system designed to be immune from