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A new year, a new way to read Must Read Alaska

Jan 13, 2023

Here we are the middle of January! I want to take a moment to thank everyone for helping Must Read Alaska stay alive for another year and be ready to fight the good fight.

If you are reading this version of the Must Read Alaska newsletter, you’re seeing it on Substack, a newsletter platform that many have turned to due to its ease of use. I’m experimenting for now, but may move the newsletter here over the course of a few weeks. It’s going to take some time to learn the format and get 12,500 subscribers moved over.

The legislators get sworn in on Tuesday and there are a ton of activities in Juneau next week, including welcome receptions, parties, and more. I'm taking a pass on all of them, as I have some family duties, so I'll report remotely and get to Juneau in February.

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Activist falls ill, leaves Assembly meeting, dies of heart ailment

It was shocking to lose Anchorage activist Lisa Levang, also known as Lolly. She always had a smile and a funny remark about the craziness of the world in general, and the Assembly in specific. She was an incredibly good soul. Rest in Peace, Lisa. Read more here.

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Paging Pete Buttigieg: FAA computers break down, outage grounds planes for hours

On Monday morning Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory Eastern Time, saying the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system had failed. All flight departures were temporarily halted. By 9 am, flights were slowly getting back on track. Read more here.

Jennie Armstrong Alaska residency case to be heard at Alaska Supreme Court on Jan. 13

The Alaska Supreme Court will hear the appeal to the Vazquez v. Armstrong on Jan. 13 at 12:30 pm at the Boney Courthouse. Read more here.

Breaking: Demboski vs. Bronson comes to a head

This is a real War of the Roses situation and soon they may be swinging from the chandeliers. Amy Demboski, former municipal manager for Anchorage, has retained attorney Scott Kendall and appears to be pursuing a settlement for what she believes was a retaliatory firing by Mayor Dave Bronson. Read more here.

Coordinated attack: Of course, this Kendall rollout was an effort made with the Anchorage Daily News as a fully cooperating ally, evidenced by the fact that the newspaper removed its paywall on the story and had sent their top writing assassin for the job. This will be Bronson's "National Guard scandal" for the ADN to take out the mayor. That is an agenda-driven newspaper.

Anchorage Assembly: Demboski allegations against mayor are ‘shocking’ and it will investigate what it can do

Anchorage Assembly leaders Chair Suzanne LaFrance and Vice Chair Christopher Constant issued a statement regarding the letter the Anchorage Assembly received from Scott Kendall. They are trying to appear reasonable but they are salivating that the Bronson Administration is burning down. Read more here.

Peltola votes with Democrats against medical rights of babies born alive during or after abortion

Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska voted with Democrats on Wednesday on a bill that would protect the lives of infants who are born alive during or after an abortion. The bill passed the Republican-majority House on a vote of 220 to 210 and now goes to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where it is expected to die, along with all the babies. Read more here.

Peltola votes ‘no’ to resolution condemning attacks against crisis pregnancy centers and churches

Alaska Democrat won't condemn the rash of violent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. Read more here.

The Congressional Democratic Women's Caucus wore white

Mary Peltola joined right in the suffragette costume play. She does love her costumes. Read more here.

Dunleavy: Winkleman is new Corrections commissioner. Read more here.

Triggered U: Leading social work program removes 'field' from fieldwork

It's anti-Black, the school says. You cannot use that "F" word at USC. Read more here.

Mount Spurr, looking nice this week.

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COLUMNS

Daniel Smith: Politicians, like pilots, should check their egos at the door

Rachel Ries declared her intentions to run last summer. Carmela Warfield has just announced her intentions at the last minute by filing with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

Read more here.

Art Chance: I loved every minute of the House struggle over who would get the gavel

My goodness what an uproar the presstitutes made about the election of a Republican Speaker of the House. It was a ”clown show,” chaos, pandemonium, and of course, their standby, a threat to “our” democracy. Read more here.

Fritz Pettyjohn: 40 years of judicial activism on the Alaska Supreme Court, but Dunleavy can just say ‘no’

Dunleavy is the first two-term Republican governor in 44 years, so he doesn’t have to worry about reelection. The leftist lawyers and media can hold their breath, roll on the floor, and turn purple, but he doesn’t have to pay any attention. He doesn’t have to appoint any of these people. He can just say no. Read more here.

Judy Eledge: Who are we as Republicans?

Once upon a time, Republicans stood on the party platform. Now, the platform doesn't seem to matter.

Read more here.

Win Gruening: Juneau's Ironman doesn't cross finish line

Cost of doing business in the summer was a big factor to the Ironman bowing out of 2023. Read more here.

David Eastman: Jan. 6, remembering a day Americans should not forget

What has happened to all those J-Sixers languishing in prison? Read more here.

Shawn Williams: Starlink rescues rural Alaska using satellite broadband without subsidies

This is a game changer for Alaska. Read more here.

MUST READ ALASKA SHOW

Tune in the Must Read Alaska Show for an interview with Wall Street Journal'sKimberly Strassel. You can watch it here on Facebook.

Representative Kevin McCabe is getting sued by the Left! At this link.

Scott Kendall, the force behind ranked choice voting, says....at this link.

Danny Murphy co-hosts a very popular true-crime podcast and is a Page Six host for the New York Post. At this link.

Is Alaska turning blue??? Senate Majority Leader Hughes gives us the rundown on how the Senate organized. At this link.

VLOG: It's all in a day's work for a pastor in Anchorage. Follow around Anchorage Baptist Temple's Pastor Ron Hoffman, with John Quick, on the Must Read Alaska YouTube channel, at this link.

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