Dunleavy in Berlin to promote Alaska, talk carbon credits
Dunleavy in Berlin to promote Alaska, talk carbon credits
Question of the week: Who's better for Democrat nominee -- Biden or Kennedy?
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Juneau and its maritime visitors in a favorite view from West Juneau. (Win Gruening photo)
Did this weekend finally bring summer to your corner of Alaska? It was sunny in Sitka, cloudy in Western Alaska, and pleasant on the Railbelt. Today, it will get up to 76 degrees in Eagle, 74 degrees in Tok, and 57 degrees in Naknek.
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Gov. Mike and First Lady Rose Dunleavy were spotted heading to a huge investment gathering in Berlin where, presumably, he is going to be pitching Alaska investments … We are guessing he’s the only one who didn’t arrive there by private jet. This is his first official visit to Germany.
Dunleavy in Berlin to speak to major investors
Showing up with the guardian angels of David and Ellie Rubenstein, Dunleavy is a bit of an anomaly as the only elected leader at the conference. Check out the list of speakers, including Kim Kardashian.
Meanwhile, back in Alaska …
Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning, was spotted in Alaska, where she was to fly the Ambler Road route and talk to some of the village influencers who oppose the road. She has scheduled no talks with people who favor the road to the mining area, just people who support her opposition. Tracy is gal who advocated for tree spiking when she was with the eco-terrorist group Earth First, and under Biden, she is in charge of the BLM lands.
By the numbers: Analysis of bills in this last legislative session
Who filed the most bills? Who got the most bills passed? Great analysis from Alaska Policy Forum.
MRAK Book Club: The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism
“The Noise of Typewriters” by Lance Morrow is the story of a now-vanished era of newspapers. An essayist and critic at TIME magazine, Morrow relives what it was like to report in the age of typewriters, chronicling the 20th Century’s statesmen, dictators, saints, heroes, liars, thieves, monsters, and the reporters, editors, and publishers (but I repeat myself) who interpreted their deeds. Journalism touched and shaped history, often being an actor that influenced outcomes. A requiem for what was reporting, before it became entirely an enemy of the people.
Monopoly money: Alaska Settlement from Suboxone will be $1 million
This will be enough to pay for our lawyers, at least.
Saudis go it alone, decide to cut oil production by 1 million barrels a day
This came after a testy meeting of OPEC+, which includes Russia, which many suspect is not meeting its OPEC commitments. You might want to top off your tank.
Anchorage police refer people to gender-bending nonprofit
The Anchorage Police Department doesn’t only want to wish you a happy Pride Month. It also wants you to explore the nonprofit group that helps youth “transition” with hormone suppressant drugs.
Soldotna LGBTQ event draws only half the crowd as last year
There were 75% fewer children at the annual event celebrating various and sundry alternate sex. Then there was this one brave culture warrior, just hanging out there with his bold shirt message and speaking truth about protecting children from groomers.
Department of Defense bans drag shows on bases
The pushback by Americans is having an effect. Defense Department says the burlesque shows are not an appropriate use of Americans’ taxpayer facilities.
Red state, blue state: Birth rates during Covid pandemic
A study in the scientific journal Human Reproduction compared the birth rates of various states during the Covid pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Guess what they found?
The red (Republican-leaning) states trended toward higher live birth rates, while blue (Democrat-leaning) states saw their live birthrates decline, the study reported. What about Alaska?
Aug. 23 is first primary debate for GOP presidential candidates. Who’s in?
The RNC has laid out the conditions: To be on the debate stage, candidates must have raised a certain amount of money and be able to show strength in the polls.
Question of the Week
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Spoiled concrete: Supreme Court weighs in on right to strike definitions in Washington Teamster case
The case involved a group of concrete mixer drivers employed by Glacier Northwest, which operates in South Seattle and other places in Washington state. On the day of the strike, several drivers showed up for work and allowed the company to load the trucks they were driving with concrete. However, the drivers then returned their trucks to Glacier’s headquarters and walked off the job, leaving the concrete to set into stone in the trucks.
Creepy: Three deaths in three days on one boat anchored near Juneau
First a guy dies. A woman calls in the death. Then that woman and another gal die. All on the same boat. And why was the dog on the boat, barking its head off? So strange.
Bud Light grants $200,000 to LGBT Chamber of Commerce
The brand is not backing down from its bizarre marketing rabbit hole.
Rubio leads fight against social scoring programs in education
The DEI push on college campuses is swamping the boat of higher education.
This day in history
June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene
Columns
Downing: Can we boycott them all?
It’s going to be a long month, so stay out of the stores. More than a few companies deserve the wrath of consumers. Some have just gotten themselves more in the crosshairs than others.
Harry McDonald: Legislature deserves credit
Considering that it could have set in place an income tax, should we not give our legislators a little credit for restraint?
Rick Whitbeck: Here’s another horrible tax conceived in the swamp
Congress is once again considering “carbon border adjustment tax” legislation which will unfairly impact the oil and gas industry right here in Alaska.
Alex Gimarc: High-density living comes to Anchorage
A warning about AO 2023-66, a change in Anchorage municipal code relating to zoning of residential districts, adding more high-rise apartments, and waiving planning and zoning commission review process.
Art Chance: Sometimes I hate to be right
For months after Janus was handed down, State human resources people were telling new employees they had to go down to the union hall and sign up to pay dues.
Jamie Allard: Why I celebrate on Memorial Day
Veteran Rep. Allard says important that we also celebrate, not just remember, why we have the freedoms we have. Spoken like a true veteran.
Tim Barto: The passion of the transgender movement
Many of us have quit using phrases such as “How much worse can it get?” or “Now I’ve heard it all,” because the responses we keep getting back are, respectively, “Much worse,” and “No you haven’t.”
Win Gruening: It’s a taxing situation in Juneau
Can Juneau figure out how to make the city even less affordable? The Assembly is sure trying.
Alaska oil: $75.43
Henry Hub gas: $2.17
Alaska North Slope Production: 466,164
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $76,307,900,000
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