Girls finally win one for sports fairness
Duck hunting season starts with a blast of wind, high tides
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The girls win one
The State Board of Education ruled Thursday that girls play against girls in most competitive girls teams in Alaska. Boys who want people to believe that they are girls are going to have to be handled separately. Expect the lawsuit from the ACLU and Lambda Legal in 3…2…1…
Waterfowl season comes in with a roar
33-foot tides this morning combined with howling winds mark the beginning of waterfowl season for Units 1-4. The wind-tide combination could prove hazardous for hunters … and their rescuers.
House Committee asks for flight manifests from Joe and Hunter Biden
When they flew together all those times on Air Force Two, where were those two going and what were they up to?
Nick Begich for Congress fundraiser draws crowd
There were over 150 people in attendance, some from last year’s campaign, but many who were new to fundraisers.
Mitch McConnell freezes up again
The Senate minority leader is suffering from increasing health issues.
Peltola and AFL-CIO warn FTC against merger of Fred Meyer and Safeway
Federal interference vs. free enterprise. Peltola does what the AFL-CIO tells her to do.
Mad Max mega-camp grows, Assembly has plans for camps in a neighborhood near you
They’ve moved in box trucks, trailers, motor homes, and now a surplus fire truck at the 3rd and Ingra Mad Max camp. A drive-through last night was eye opening.
Texas law banning docs from transgender experiments on kids starts today
The Texas Supreme Court allowed the state law to go into effect. The court will still hear the merits of a lawsuit later, but this lifting of the injunction is a sign of how the court is going to rule.
Comment of the day
“Who better than a pathetic gaggle of mentally, intellectually and physically declining geriatrics to be the figurehead leaders of a rapidly declining empire?” - Jefferson, commenting on Father Times comes for the gerontocracy.
This day in history
Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1906, Roald Amundsen, a crew of five men, and the wooden sailing ship “Gjoa” reached Nome after the first-ever traverse of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage, a three-year journey.
Columns
Win Gruening: Misconceptions about cruise industry need clarification
When you get on a cruise ship in Seward, and the manifest says you are going to Vancouver, if you jump ship in Juneau, the cruise lines has to pay a big fine, which they will pass along to you.
Downing: Father Time comes for the gerontocracy
Maybe it is time we set an age limit at the top end for Congress. After all, they don’t seem to want to let go or know when it’s time.
Linda Boyle: It’s back! Covid insanity is a chronic condition
It’s as if the CDC, WHO, NIH, Big Pharma, government schools, and big government didn’t learn a thing from our last go-around with Covid, even though they had three years to learn.
Charles Lipson: What if Biden decides to drop?
President Biden has declared he’s running for a second term, but it’s far from certain he actually will. His infirmity and low poll numbers raise serious doubts. His physical decline shows when he walks or climbs the stairs of Air Force One. His cognitive decline shows when he refuses to hold press conferences or answer even the simplest questions.
David Boyle: Who really controls local schools?
We are told schools are under local control. But let’s take a look at the actual actors who are pushing the policies parents are finding so objectionable.
Downing’s Daily Caller: 19-year-old against sex changes for minors
Chloe is a stand-out among her generation, defying the transgender narrative.
Murray Walsh: With a new city hall, what’s love got to do with it?
Fool me once, shame on you, says Walsh, of Juneau city bonds.
Alex Gimarc: Death by government in Maui are lessons for Alaska
The focus on climate change and equity are just part of the problem. The other is sheer government incompetence.
Jamie Allard: Superintendent fails a key test of leadership
Anchorage schools are failing our students, and Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt just failed them even more.
Alaska oil: $89.91
Henry Hub gas: $2.77
Alaska North Slope Production: 422,898
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $79,009,300,000
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