In Dubai, Biden's climate cultists shoot down American-made natural gas and coal
Alaska Airlines absorbs another regional carrier to compete with Big Four
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Dubious in Dubai: Biden to crack down even more on natural gas and coal
Alaska is the nation’s 20th largest coal producer, but has the most coal in the United States, sixth most coal in whole world. Problem is … federal ownership of land, and now Biden hating on Alaska’s entire resource sector.
Alaska Airlines acquires Hawaiian Airlines
It seems like yesterday Alaska bought Virgin and became the fifth-largest airline.
On Monday morning, shares of Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, nearly tripled in premarket trading.
What will happen to the Boeing 717?
Hawaiian Airlines fleet is made up by 20% of the Boeing 717 model, but for efficiency, those inter-island jets may be replaced by the Boeing 737 MAX 7, Airbus A220-300, or Embraer E195-E2, favored by Horizon (also an Alaska Airlines property). Look for the phase out of the 717, which has 8 first class seats and 120 seats in coach. Hawaiian also flies wide bodies: Airbus A330, Airbus A321neo, and Boeing 787 (in 2024).
We appreciate all generous Alaskans who keep this conservative enterprise going!
Who has filed?
Mayor of the Mighty Mat-Su Edna DeVries has filed a letter of intent to run for reelection.
How deep is hole in Anchorage school budget? A look in the seat cushions
As it turns out, the budget is quite manageable, so long as the school board doesn’t ignore falling enrollment and doesn’t keep spending like Paris Hilton.
House kicks Rep. Santos to the curb
(But takes no action against Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, who has been charged by the DC attorney general with triggering a fire alarm in a House office building when there was not an emergency, in order to prevent a vote.)
Passing: Sandra Day O’Connor, first lady on Supreme Court
Appointed by Ronald Reagan, she was a moderate, and wrote the opinion on submerged lands on Alaska’s Arctic coast.
Gold prices reached all-time high on Friday
But then … when you consider the purchasing power of the dollar, is it really that much of a record?
Watch: ‘Lady Ballers,’ a laugh-out-loud comedy about men playing on women’s teams
The producers at The Daily Wire say if Hollywood won’t tackle the issue, they will. And so they do, with flair.
Latest poll: Sen. Dan Sullivan 9th most popular
The same company puts Gov. Mike Dunleavy as 5th most popular governor, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski is way down the charts, which may show that Alaska is still actually conservative.
Biden Justice Dept. says HIV is a disability, so sex workers can’t face additional charges
Endangering the public by knowingly spreading disease? Dozens of Americans were charged with coronavirus related crimes during the pandemic, but HIV is OK with this administration.
MAGA no-no: White House press secretary violates Hatch Act again
She and her staff keep referring to Republicans as “MAGA,” and that is considered campaigning on taxpayer dime.
Question of the week: Who is a better neighbor: Derek Chauvin or George Floyd ?
This day in history
Dec. 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving, when 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembarked in Virginia and gave thanks to God. It’s considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.
Quote of the day
“I like Secretary Austin, but this war has shown to me … if we were attacked like this, which we were on 9/11, if somebody called for us within two months to have a cease-fire against Al Qaeda, we would have laughed them out of town, we would have run them out of town. Secretary Austin is telling Israel things that are impossible to achieve.” ~ Sen. Lindsey Graham
Columns
Downing’s Daily Caller: The 2023 version of ‘Season’s Greetings!’
Elon Musk told Disney CEO: “You can’t blackmail me.” Behold the left’s meltdown.
Kelly Tshibaka: Bold insights from Larry Elder
Notes from the STAND podcast with Kelly and Niki Tshibaka.
Ken Koelsch: Juneau Assembly needs to retreat
The jacking up of property taxes is making Juneau unaffordable, says the former mayor of the Capital City.
Bethany Marcum: A Supreme Court case that could be the next Janus
The Supreme Court will decide any day whether to hear a case from Alaska that would ensure that all of America’s nearly 15 million teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other public workers have the information and opportunity they need to exercise their fundamental rights.
Jon Faulkner: The Silicon Valley conservative
Free enterprise is defended as the greatest force to lift humanity out of misery and into prosperity than any other in history.
Who is really behind ranked-choice voting? The usual suspects
RCV is part of an agenda to reduce or eliminate the role of political parties. The backers are hard at work bankrolling a system where major donors would have even more power.
David Boyle: Anchorage School District digs deeper budget hole
At its most recent board meeting, the Anchorage School Board decided to ask voters to build a brand-new Inlet View Elementary School at a cost of $50 million.
Downing: Israeli women raped tortured; women’s groups look away
In an era marked by women’s rights militancy, a deafening silence looms over savage atrocities experienced by Israeli women and girls at the hands of Hamas terrorists.
Steve Goreham: California mandates electric trucks; 19 states sue
What would happen to the interstate trucking sector if California dictated the rules on truck fuel?
Alaska oil: $80.30
Henry Hub gas: $2.81
Alaska North Slope Production: 473,518
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $77,011,100,000
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