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Don't forget to set your clocks back Saturday night; bank your vote early
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Question of the week
Medicare premiums and prescription drug costs surge under Inflation Reduction Act
Lo and behold. The Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 promised financial relief for millions of people with Medicare by expanding benefits, lowering drug costs, and strengthening Medicare for future seniors. But instead, prescription drug costs have risen nationally by 31%, leaving seniors with new expenses and fewer options. Those costs will rise again under the new Plan B premiums.
Daylight Savings Time - Fall Back
Clocks get turned back an hour when you go to bed on Saturday, while your smart phones and computers will turn themselves back. It’s time for the semi-annual sleep-disrupting jet-lack experience, as afternoons will feel suddenly darker for a week or so, until the diminishing daylight erases the difference.
Strange bedfellows: Chuck Kopp endorsed by hard-leftist Rep. Zack Fields for House seat
Curiouser and curiouser. Kopp is full-blown Giessel Democrat? That’s what it looks like. The Alaska House could be flipped by this one seat.
Second complaint filed against Sen. Kelly Merrick
Republicans are not making it easy for the union kingpin’s wife.
10 charged in Anchorage drug sting
Lots of names familiar to law enforcement. These were not first-timers by any stretch.
Hunter’s remains found in Sitka; likely victim of fatal bear mauling
It appears Tad had shot his deer, but then was set upon by a brown bear who wanted it. Commenters note he was well-loved in the community.
Something-to-do Saturday
Instead of worry about the election, have some fun….
ICYMI - how ranked-choice voting really works
Facts
161.42 million people in the U.S. were registered to vote in 2022, a decrease from 2020, when 168.31 million were registered to vote.
As of September 2024, 186.5 million Americans nationwide are registered to vote based on available voter registration data.
Republican of the week
Media of the week
Chris Constant
This day in history
Nov. 1, 1800 John Adams became the first president to live in the White House.
Columns
Kevin McCabe: About that John Birch Society ‘Freedom Index’
When looking at the Freedom Index, consider its source and who is really making the call.
Pat Martin: Eastman Derangement Syndrome and Alaska Family Council
Martin mixes it up with Minnery.
Alex Gimarc: A third abortion option that doesn’t involve chair-throwing
A way forward on a very touchy subject that has others quite agitated. Gimarc takes a rational approach.
Fritz Pettyjohn: How do you explain Judge Zeman?
He made a terrible ruling and the Supreme Court took no time in knocking it down. Don’t vote to retain him.
Steve Goreham: If green energy is the future, bring a fire extinguisher
Electric car fires and fires at lithium battery factories are becoming more and more common.
Lee Smith: Is the Left preparing for war if Trump wins?
What do you think? Riots? Vandalism?
Rynnieva Moss: Scott Kawasaki is ineffective
He has nothing to show for his time in the Legislature.
Theresa Obermeyer: Don’t retain judges
Vote no on all the judges, Obermeyer says.
Kristen Walker: We need policy pragmatism rather than climate obsession
Paul Fuhs: Give Academies of Anchorage a chance
It’s not though the status quo in Anchorage schools are something to write home about. Let’s give this Academies program a chance to prove itself.
Linda Boyle: Alaska Covid Alliance has new name & expanded mission for fighting fear and censorship
A debriefing from the weekend convention that focused on freedom and personal choice.
Cynthia Erickson: A rural perspective against ranked-choice voting
Elders are having a hard time understanding it and it discourages them from voting.
Pedro Gonzalez: You can’t protect kids forever, but you can prepare them with a moral compass
It was never about banning books. It’s about giving kids actual high-quality material.
Red sky in the morning, the nation has had its warning
We are at the precipice. Will we heed the warning?
John Stossel: Do we need laws that allow for free-range kids?
When kids roam free, can parents be arrested for neglect?
To restore faith in America, both adults and kids need civics lessons
Civics Bee is one of those programs that will create actual informed, engaged citizens who think.
Tim Barto: Owning a Biblical worldview
Alaska Family Council hosts a speaker who will dig into the reality of the Biblical worldview. David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, will be at three events coming soon to Alaska.
Fritz Pettyjohn: Which Alaska voters will cast a ballot for Trump and then also vote for Peltola?
In what world does a Trump voter turn around and vote for Peltola? These are two different value statements.
Alaska oil: $70.63
Henry Hub gas: $2.31
Alaska North Slope Production: 473,040z
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $81,276,100,000
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