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Bronson Appoints New Library Director. Anchorage Action Continues to Seek Eledge's Removal

Bronson Appoints New Library Director. Anchorage Action Continues to Seek Eledge's Removal

Likely feeling the pressure due to public records requests and calls for him to remove social media superstar Judy Eledge from her leadership role, Anchorage Mayor David Bronson has suddenly and entirely miraculously appointed Robert Hudson as the Anchorage Public Library's next director. Bronson's announcement came

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

As The Blue Alaskan previously and rather extensively documented, since March 14, Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's (MOA) lease/use agreement of the former Golden Lion Hotel with WEKA Medical, a Bronson megadonor-owned for-profit business that the mayor heavily promoted

Petition seeking Judy Eledge’s Removal From Library Surpasses 1,000 Signatures

Petition seeking Judy Eledge’s Removal From Library Surpasses 1,000 Signatures

A petition seeking the removal of Anchorage Public Library (APL) deputy director Judy Eledge from her leadership position at the library surpassed its goal of 1,000 signatures this morning. The petition was started by Anchorage Action co-founder Andrew Gray in response to alarming reports detailing the Bronson administration'

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

It’s been roughly 21 months since a network of Facebook groups began a political and public health disinformation campaign coordinated by well-known Alaska Republican Party figures in an attempt to wrest control of Anchorage from voter-backed progressive leadership. That means it’s been 20 months since I began writing

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

Until recently, Linda Klein worked at the Anchorage Public Library (APL) as the youth services librarian and was the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association's Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award. The award provided a $600 stipend for up to four children's librarians to

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

There's a lot of heinous crap coming out of the Bronson administration right now, but at the top of the list are alarming, and to be honest horrifying, reports about what's been going on behind the scenes at the Anchorage Public Library. Judy Colludy Last year,

Executive Director of Anchorage Equal Rights Commission Departs

Executive Director of Anchorage Equal Rights Commission Departs

Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (AERC) Executive Director Mitzi Bolaños Anderson has resigned, having taken a new job in the Lower 48. Anderson will work with the city of Des Moines (where they provide employees with paid parental leave) as civil and human rights director. Last year, former Acting Anchorage Mayor