Opinion

Save Anchorage member: Combo ‘hissy fit’ comment and limp wrist gesture not homophobic

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Hate was on display again at Wednesday’s special meeting of the Anchorage Assembly when Girdwood resident Erik Lambertsen, who, after having spoken numerous times that evening, made a limp wrist gesture directed towards Vice Chair Christopher Constant.

ACBE Open Letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski on Voting Rights

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

The Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators (ACBE) is writing to you today, demanding that you support and vote for The Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Bronson’s incompetence, not assembly ‘partisanship,’ endangering public health & safety

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

The one thing that has been a relative constant across the municipality since the beginning of the pandemic was the ability of residents to receive a relatively quick and drama free COVID-19 test.

Confabulations of the Right: From unelected mayor to unelected clerk and the slow rolling coup

January 2, 2022January 4, 2022

The messaging from pro-Bronson supporters associated with the far-right shadowy Save Anchorage operation has been consistent for over a year now — they would never recognize Austin Quinn-Davidson as the legitimate Acting Mayor of Anchorage anymore than they would be content to let the Municipal Clerk function as a non politicized appointed position.

Weeping and gnashing of teeth seen in Save Anchorage over Halcro’s podcast

December 28, 2021December 29, 2021

On brand were other comments made by very fine members of the group who called Halco a hack, a rino from the old guard and accused Halcro of pulling a page out of the Pelosi playbook by spinning lies and rumors.