Is pre-Columbian superstition Biden's energy policy in the 21st Century?
A historic mission yacht in Southeast Alaska goes up for sale. Who will own it next?
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Indigenous folk knowledge is Biden-world basis for decisions
Folklore is the new science in DC. No one wants to dispute this, apparently, because they’d be called racist. And so we will lean on superstition, not science, to fuel America.
What was the basis for Senate Bill 140? Follow the money to higher speed internet in rural Alaska favoring cable fiber, not satellite speeds
People used to go to jail for stuff like what’s in the original SB 140 — all 56 words of it — with major payouts to certain players in Alaska. This is why you should never watch the sausage being made.
We appreciate all generous Alaskans who keep this conservative enterprise going!
Senate disapproves Dunleavy’s executive orders
The Democrat-dominated Alaska Senate has disapproved all of the governor’s recent executive orders, which are now in the House for consideration. Most of these orders involve the dismantling of various boards and commissions, many of which were put in place under Gov. Bill Walker.
Capitol notes
House meets at 10 am to take up SB 140 again, the education omnibus bill that has its tires in a ditch.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan will address a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 11 am.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered the flags at half-staff on Feb. 22 to honor the life of the late Rep. Tom Anderson, who died Feb. 10.
Omnibus education bill stopped by Democrats, and a flurry of bills introduced in House
Monday was the bill deadline, so bills upon bills were read into the House record on Tuesday. Most of them won’t go anywhere because it’s just a little late. Read the list.
House bill would make docs liable for mutilating children’s genitals
Rep. Allard is bound to make a few gender-cult members upset with this one. But we’re talking about children not being able to consent to sex, so why sex changes?
Speaking of genital mutilation, Alaska has no law against female genital mutilation, as practiced by millions of Muslims (Dawoodi Bohra and Sheedi, for example.) Some 41 states do have such laws. The list is here. Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and New Mexico, and the District of Columbia do not have laws prohibiting the intentional removal of a woman’s clitoris.
Diesel spill in Kwigillingok is 36% larger than first estimated, according to latest DEC report
At first report, it was over 6,400 gallons, now its over 8,900 gallons that spilled out of a 10,000-gallon tank. Oops.
Murder trial to begin Tuesday in case of slain former Rep. Dean Westlake
The son of the late Dean Westlake is in court this week, and it looks like the defense is going to claim self defense. This may be the first-ever murder of an Alaska legislator or former legislator.
More than a third of Alaskans support seceding from USA, new poll shows
We’re running our own survey below. Please weigh in today. Results Friday.
Question of the week
Would you support Alaska seceding from the union?
Historic Presbyterian mission yacht Princeton Hall for sale
She was one of the Presbyterian Navy mission boats that visited Native villages all over Southeast Alaska. Built by students at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka. A piece of history and in mint condition.
What’s up?
Feb. 26-29: 3rd annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage.
Feb. 27: Juneau Mining Forum by Alaska Miners at Baranof Hotel in Juneau.
This day in history
Feb. 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon began his historic visit to Communist China.
Feb. 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published “The Communist Manifesto.”
Columns
Kelly Tshibaka: Beyond politics to post-partisan solutions with Seneca Scott
Finding common ground in a conversation with a former partisan activist and Alaska’s Kelly Tshibaka.
Tim Barto: Sad state of the Biden presidency could be avenue of victory for Trump
Stumbling over words and stairs, Biden may be the best thing that ever happened to the Trump campaign.
Kevin McCabe: Good legislation deserves honest dialogue, not rhetoric
A case for civil discourse.
Alex Gimarc: The 907 Initiative is campaigning against the mayor of Anchorage
The mysterious group campaigning against Mayor Bronson has figured out how to get around campaign finance laws.
Jon Faulkner: Alaska’s property tax assessment processes have failed the public trust
A review of how things have gone very wrong in property taxes, from the state to local level.
Michael Tavoliero: Intermittent renewables alone cannot sustain Alaska’s energy needs
Can you even imagine Anchorage running on windmills during that last cold spell?
Win Gruening: Juneau wrestles with funding for schools; enrollment falls
The Assembly is now getting involved in trying to figure out the funding.
Paulette Simpson: Saying ‘no’ to growth in Juneau has consequences
The Left doesn’t want kids. They don’t want private-sector growth. So why are they so mystified that the Juneau schools are losing students?
Rick Whitbeck: Thanks to fossil fuels, Anchorage averted a crisis
People would have died if not for the energy from natural gas in Alaska’s largest city.
Niki Tshibaka: Fredrick Douglass was America’s Moses
Douglass was a righteous man, and it’s worth revisiting his life and times.
Alaska oil: $81.81
Henry Hub gas: $1.58
Alaska North Slope Production: 479,227
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $78,430,300,000
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