It's State Fair Friday, and parking is free
Plus, Alaska's only congresswoman made it back to Alaska to fish
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Parking is free this year at the Alaska State Fair
The weather is unseasonably terrific, (not raining!) and general fair parking is free. Friday at 6 pm, pro wrestling features Anchorage-based “907 Pro Wrestling,” with homegrown and world performers. Saturday and Sunday’s Lithia Ram Timed Event Championships Rodeo: is at 2 p.m.
Reminder: The fair is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Details here.
Chloe Cole - one more chance to meet a remarkable young woman
Chloe Cole was transitioned as a child, then matured and realized she’s a girl, and chose to accept her biological sex. This is now a cause of hers — to spread the word that we should “stop doing this to kids.”
‘Egg producers,’ and ‘testicle-having people’?
Biden’s assistant secretary of Health Rachel Levine praises an Anchorage nonprofit that is trying to erase motherhood, one tortured phrase at a time.
Peltola’s first time sport fishing? Reeling in a rookie mistake
Rep. Mary Peltola finally comes home, and poses on the banks of a stream with an upside-down rod and reel.
Update: May Peltola will be on a panel at the Kenai Classic talking about sport fishing on Aug. 23. She has a fundraiser on the 24th in Seward and fundraiser on the 25th in Anchorage.
Ninth Circuit upholds injunction in favor of Idaho transgender athletes
What did Alaska’s Judge Morgan Christen say about this ruling.
Irony alert: Buttigieg accepts a ‘No-Road to Ambler’ shirt from ‘China’
Would Mayor Pete also accept a “Build the Road” shirt from Mr. USA? Inquiring for a friend.
Yikes! Rescue of sheep hunters from Tonsina cliff
After a sheep hunting trip went sideways on Aug. 11, members of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard went to the rescue. It was a hairy rescue, for sure, but everyone lived through it, and it’s a tale for the grandkids.
Poll: DeSantis, Trump tied in theoretical matchup with Biden
DeSantis struggles to get traction with Republicans, but if he did win the nomination, he’d be a contender. A breakdown of DeSantis, Trump vs. Biden.
Comings and goings
More than 150 attended Mat-Su Assemblyman Rob Yundt’s fundraiser at Chop House restaurant on Lake Lucille.
Veronica Hoxie has been named communication director for Mayor Dave Bronson.
Wildfire firefighter gone missing
A member of an Oregon-based wildland firefighting crew was been reported missing by the Alaska Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. The disappearance of 51-year-old Saudith Rendon occurred in the area of the ongoing Lost Horse Creek fire located north of Fairbanks.
Update: The firefighter was found and taken to the hospital.
Over his head? Maui emergency chief resigns, effective immediately
He’s taken intense criticism for the weak preparation and response to the fire that has killed at least 111.
Question of the Week:
This day in history
August 18, 1903, U.S. Senator W. P. Dillingham arrived at Sitka on the Revenue Cutter McCullouch on a tour of Alaska. The town of Dillingham was named for him.
Recent filings for office
Katherine Tatsuda filed for Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board
Columns
Win Gruening: Juneau Assembly transparency fail, part II
The Assembly doubled down on its lack of transparency as evidenced by the recent city manager “search and selection.” We are told that the process was a “rigorous” nation-wide search that selected the most qualified candidate. But how can the public be assured of that since the entire process was conducted in executive session?
Downing: Dr. Carson doesn’t fit the woke agenda of Anchorage schools
Who would not want an inspirational speaker to have an assembly with the lowest-performing school in the city? Step right up, Anchorage School Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt, who doesn’t want Ben Carson anywhere near the schools.
David Boyle: Family Partnership principal resigns
The parents at Family Partnership Charter School were told that the district would support them during the change to a correspondence school. It’s all been a lie.
Rick Whitbeck: New Alaska group says ending oil and gas is the goal
But then, that always has been the goal of the eco-left, right?
Tim Barto: Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks is changing players’ lives
Fourteen wins and 25 losses does not make the type of record the Chinooks wanted to post in the Alaska Baseball League this past summer. But author Tim Barto explains why this season was a huge success for young men from Chugiak-Eagle River.
Alaska oil: $86.78
Henry Hub gas: $2.62
Alaska North Slope Production: 418,128
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $78,196,600,000
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