Anchorage preschool pushes the dark arts
Anchorage preschool pushes the dark arts
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Spellbinding Wiccan art is on display for kids at Anchorage preschool
A teacher thought it would be nice for 4-year-old preschool students to be greeted with images of witchcraft when they go to school this week. They could have made a display about bears or bugs or bald eagles, but they chose occult.
Banning Ben Carson: School board president says that’s ‘misinformation’
School Board President Margo Bellamy came to the defense of the superintendent, who banned Carson from school campuses. Jharrett Bryantt is on mute, apparently.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy to hold press conference with Carson
They’ll speak at Iditarod Elementary School in the valley on Monday. Stay tuned.
Christening of the USS Ted Stevens
Staff members for Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan were present for the christening of the USS Ted Stevens, the latest destroyer of its class, last week. There were three bottles of champagne smashed in a foamy clink-clink-clink celebration by the family of Ted Stevens. Sean O’Keefe, former NASA administrator who survived the plane crash that Stevens died in, gave remarks and referred to the senator as a “globalist,” as though that was a good thing. He seemed to take a veiled swipe at Donald Trump for not being a globalist. No staff from Rep. Mary Peltola went to the event. Watch the sunny ceremony at this link.
Yellowknife, N.T. under mandatory evacuation orders as fire closes in
Thousands of residents fled Yellowknife, along with several other communities, as over 200 wildfires spread through the region, creating hazardous conditions.
Take that, Fox: Tucker and Trump will take to Twitter
Did Trump just drop a bomb on the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee? Competing viewers will make this a spectacle to behold.
Federalist Society luncheon: The Founders, money and the Constitution
Amidst concerns over the highest inflation rates in decades, the event at the Petroleum Club in Anchorage on Aug. 21 aims to provide a perspective on how the Founders’ views on money were enshrined in the Constitution have been warped.
Fidelity Charitable caught banning conservative, faith-based nonprofits
The country's largest donor-advised fund, is deviating from its pledge to honor donors' grant requests in a "cause-neutral" manner.
Chilling effect on election observers created as Anchorage Ombudsman refers questions to Department of Law
Who will want to sign up to be an election observer for conservative candidates, if the partisan ombudsman will refer you to the Department of Law?
Tennessee couple found safe after hiking away from Chena Hot Springs
There is a lot more to this story. There was some kind of mental health issue.
ATF arrives on Maui, will not explore criminal aspect
The team, composed of specialists from the Honolulu Field Office and the Seattle Field Division, arrived on the island to collaborate with partners in the investigation.
Comment of the day
“It’s not goat hunting if it’s not a near death experience. ” - FreedomAK, commenting on: High drama rescue of two sheep hunters from cliff near Tonsina.
Question of the Week: Trump or GOP debate?
This day in history
Aug. 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state.
Recent filings for office
Nicholas Brad Watson filed to run for Bethel City Council
Sydney Zuyus filed to run for Matanuska-Susitna School Board
Fairbanks school board passes rule affirming parents’ rights in curriculum
Putting belts and suspenders on a policy so parents are reassured they really do have rights in their students’ education.
Alaska supports Missouri defense of ban of sex-change surgeries on children
The law was challenged by a transgender health group, but several states are banding together, including Alaska, which does not yet outlaw these surgeries.
Columns
Win Gruening: Juneau Assembly transparency fail, part II
The Assembly doubled down on its lack of transparency as evidenced by the recent city manager “search and selection.” We are told that the process was a “rigorous” nation-wide search that selected the most qualified candidate. But how can the public be assured of that since the entire process was conducted in executive session?
Downing: Dr. Carson doesn’t fit the woke agenda of Anchorage schools
Who would not want an inspirational speaker to have an assembly with the lowest-performing school in the city?
Step right up, Anchorage School Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt, who doesn’t want Ben Carson anywhere near his schools.
David Boyle: Family Partnership principal resigns
The parents at Family Partnership Charter School were told that the district would support them during the change to a correspondence school. It’s all been a lie.
Rick Whitbeck: New Alaska group says ending oil and gas is the goal
But then, that always has been the goal of the eco-left, right?
Tim Barto: Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks is changing players’ lives
Fourteen wins and 25 losses does not make the type of record the Chinooks wanted to post in the Alaska Baseball League this past summer. But author Tim Barto explains why this season was a huge success for young men from Chugiak-Eagle River.
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