A free year in Karluk for the kids?
Why does the Anchorage Assembly plan to sprinkle $400,000 toilets across the city?
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Israel, Iran, Syria, Iraq
Something to watch is the widening war in the Middle East. President Biden ordered airstrikes on two Syrian sites that are operated by Iran. There have been 19 attacks against American military personnel in Syria and Iran, according to the Pentagon. Those attacks injured 21 service members stationed there. U.S. F-16s dropped bombs on an ammunition warehouse and a weapons warehouse in Syria said to be run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and related groups.
"The United States does not seek conflict but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and must stop," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Open-shut case: Tribe paid families to move to Karluk so school could open, but the families left after a month
It made international news when the tribal council paid two families to bring all their school-age children to Karluk. With 10 kids, the village was able to get state money to open up the school. That was the idea, anyway. The families quickly left.
I appreciate all of the generous Alaskans who keep this conservative project going!
Anchorage Assembly wants to sprinkle $400,000 toilets all over city
The planned potties have plumbing and electrical, (and will make great shelters for drug deals and prostitution, as they have become in other cities). They will each cost more than the average home in Alaska.
Way back machine: Mayor Dave Bronson asked for $4.9 million for a homeless navigation center that would get people connected with the services available and tailored to their needs, but the Assembly denied him that appropriation. Now, it is asking voters for $12.5 million for outdoor toilets.
Keeping the story straight for Peltola: She votes against energy bill
Mary Peltola voted against the bill because Rep. Hakeem Jeffries told her to. But she is telling Alaskans that she voted against it because it didn’t have funding for the Denali Commission. But she is not telling the truth on that, either…
P.S. Here are some of the projects Peltola voted against Thursday:
Tim Barto: Art Chance’s fond farewell
Stories from a lifetime of adventure and commentary, attended by many friends of the man who Must Read Alaska readers loved.
Suspected killer arrested in Wasilla
Jesse Lee Jones, whose official address is on 3rd and Concrete in Anchorage, was arrested in Wasilla without incidence.
Question of the week: Most readers will take a pass
Alaska Airlines had lowest percentage of flight cancellations in August
Some good news, finally. It also ranked high for on-time. (Bring on the magic mushroom jokes).
Judge strikes down ‘good moral character’ gun regs in NYC
When NY police get to decide what good moral character is, that’s going to be a constitutional problem, since the law has no definition.
House elects Speaker Mike Johnson
From Louisiana, Johnson is a constitutional lawyer and has served in the House since 2016.
On the move
Alex Perez, chef and owner of Haute Quarter Grill in Anchorage is retiring at the month’s end and has sold the business. He’s moving south to Texas, we’re told, and the business will continue under new ownership. Good luck, Alex!
Ellie Rubenstein was unanimously voted vice chair of the Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees at the 2023 annual meeting. She is the daughter of Alice Rogoff, formerly of Alaska Dispatch, and David Rubsentein, of Carlyle Group.
This day in history
Oct. 27, 1778, Captain James Cook, the British explorer, left Unalaska for Hawaii where he was killed the following year.
Dan Bongino mentions Must Read Alaska
Happy to have Dan Bongino as a reader of this publication. Mutual admiration!
Columns
Downing: Generation Blubber — good times create weak men
We are in a cycle, and it coincides with widespread global chaos. Can our young people even defend our nation? Would they want to?
Linda Boyle: Miss the Covid Alliance conference? Video of it is here.
Catch up on all the tips for dealing with spikes from the virus and the vaccine.
Win Gruening: After the election, where do we go from here, Juneau?
Did voters get through to city leaders about spending on a new city hall?
Dave Donley: School district keeping secrets from parents
Parents testified against current the district guidelines that discourage staff from advising parents when their students decide they want to be called by a different name or gender pronoun. Their testimony fell on deaf ears.
Linda Boyle: Lessons learned from Covid conference and beyond
What do we do if we want to detoxify our systems from the Covid virus and vaccine?
Steve Goreham: Green hydrogen needs vast taxpayer subsidies
If you thought solar power was dicey, wait until you learn about hydrogen power. No, not hydro power. Hydrogen.
Jon Faulkner: Time to put PFD where it belongs — in our constitution
Things are going astray with our Permanent Fund and the dividend that it is supposed to pay the owners — you and me. We can’t leave this to politicians any longer.
Alaska oil: $91.08
Henry Hub gas: $3.01
Alaska North Slope Production: 462,426
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $74,216,800,000
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