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Opinion: Fire Pete Hegseth now
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 in Quantico, Va. (Alex Wong/Pool Photo via AP) On Sept. 30, 2025, Pete Hegseth delivered a reckless address to military generals at Quantico that undermined our nation’s military. Last week on Oct. 1, he delivered another address at Quantico, this time to senior enlisted NCOs and lower-level officers. Again, he brought great shame upon himself and the U.S. military.
Opinion: American Samoans, Treg Taylor and Alaska’s two-tiered justice system
The Alaska state seal hangs at the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) Alaskans are witnessing a poignant example of the two-tiered nature of our justice system. In the first example, a marginalized group fails to understand a nuanced aspect of state election law — a nuance that confuses even state elections officials. In the second, a former attorney general and his wife intentionally violate state campaign finance law.
Setting up Layer 2 Networking on Amazon EC2
Some workloads are strong candidates for moving to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) but depend on Layer 2 (L2) network communication, which Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) doesn’t natively support. With the right approach, you can run these workloads on AWS. Layer 2 requirements appear in a few ways. Industrial control systems can use proprietary L2 protocols to communicate between their nodes.
Opinion: The state of Alaska immigration
Ten people take an oath of allegiance to become United States citizens in a ceremony in Anchorage in 2024. (Marc Lester / ADN) As many Alaskans look on in horror at the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Lower 48, questions have arisen about what’s happening in Alaska. Through conversations with immigration attorneys and others on the East Anchorage Book Club podcast over the past year, I have stitched together a glimpse of Alaska’s broken immigration system.
Opinion: The state of Alaska’s media
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 19, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) The White House recently started a webpage called “Offender Hall of Shame,” which draws attention to what it calls false and misleading media stories. The page provides links with names of news outlets and journalists.
Opinion: As Alaskans, we need information now about the National Guard’s orders to stand up a quick reaction force
On Oct. 8, the National Guard’s director of operations, Maj. Gen. Ronald Burkett, sent a memo to every state and territory’s National Guard. The document instructs Alaska to assemble a “quick reaction force” of 350 service members by Jan. 1, 2026.
Opinion: Our neighbors are not the enemy
On Sept. 30, at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump delivered speeches that should alarm all Americans, but especially our men and women in uniform. Their blatant partisanship is something that our military has historically avoided. To witness them so brazenly denigrating previous administrations, as well as the 800 military leaders present, was not only disgraceful but dangerous.
Ministros da UE se dividem sobre Gaza em reunião de Copenhague
Ministros das Relações Exteriores da União Europeia se mostraram neste sábado profundamente divididos em relação à guerra na Faixa de Gaza, com alguns pedindo que a UE exerça forte pressão econômica sobre Israel, enquanto outros deixaram claro que não estão dispostos a ir tão longe. "Estamos divididos sobre essa questão", disse Kaja Kallas, chefe de política externa da UE, ao chegar para uma reunião com os ministros na capital dinamarquesa, Copenhague.
Chefe de política externa da UE propõe suspensão de diálogo com Israel por preocupações com a guerra em Gaza
O chefe de política externa da União Europeia, Josep Borrell, propôs que o bloco suspenda o diálogo político com Israel, citando possíveis violações de direitos humanos na guerra em Gaza, de acordo com quatro diplomatas e uma carta vista pela Reuters.
OPINION: A high-quality Anchorage health care option, 50 years running
Working as a physician assistant in urgent care, I regularly treat patients who don’t have a primary care provider. Many people come to urgent care for refills on their routine medications. They usually leave with those unadjusted refills — there is rarely time to assess if the current medication or dosage needs a change — along with instructions to find a primary care provider.
OPINION: Legislature should call special session to override Dunleavy’s vetoes
Without explanation, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $5.2 million in funding targeted to support the READS Act goal of reading improvement for kids in grades K-3. What is hard to understand about this is that the READS Act was his pet legislation from two years ago. The Act has been criticized as an unfunded mandate that sets new standards but withholds the means to meet those standards. Alaska’s reading scores are among the lowest in the nation.
Otan escolhe holandês Mark Rutte como próximo secretário-geral
A Otan escolheu o primeiro-ministro holandês, Mark Rutte, como próximo secretário-geral da organização, enquanto a guerra na Ucrânia se desenrola às suas portas e a incerteza paira sobre a futura atitude dos Estados Unidos em relação à aliança transatlântica. A nomeação de Rutte tornou-se uma formalidade depois que seu único rival para o cargo, o presidente romeno Klaus Iohannis, anunciou na semana passada que havia desistido da corrida, por não ter conseguido ganhar força.
OPINION: Alaska workers, know your rights
All workers in Alaska are entitled to fair pay and safe working conditions. Many workers are unaware of their rights, and this can lead to injustice. The purpose of this commentary is to educate workers in Alaska about their rights to make sure that they are paid and treated fairly. When someone begins work in Alaska, they should sign a written contract from their employer before they begin work. The contract must explain three things: • How much the employee will be paid.
Law Requiring Warning that Alcohol Causes Breast and Colon Cancers Passes the Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK — The Alaska State Legislature passed Representative Andrew Gray’s “Alcoholic Beverages and Cancer Act” today, a first of its kind bill to require all alcohol retailers in the state to post cancer warning signs at the point-of-sale stating: “Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast and colon cancers.” This Act was passed as part of House Bill 189, sponsored by Representative Jesse Sumner (R-Wasilla).
OPINION: Better understanding the issues around trans Alaskans
Over the past few weeks, the Alaska State House Judiciary Committee has heard three different bills that affect transgender youth in Alaska. To better understand what it means to be transgender in Alaska, I conducted a series of interviews. I spoke with trans youth, their parents, experts in the field of transgender health, and others.
Letter: Coequal branches
Since statehood in 1959, the Alaska Legislature has overridden 43 governor vetoes. However, the last time we overrode a veto was in 2009. Interestingly, the Legislature overrode 20 of Gov. Tony Knowles’ vetoes and 14 of Gov. Jay Hammond’s. For the past five governors, though, we have overridden only one. It is time that the Legislature reasserts its authority as an equal branch of government. We should not be subservient to the executive branch.
Letter: Fund schools as well as prisons
Two week ago, my colleague from Ketchikan, Rep. Dan Ortiz, pointed out on the House floor that over the course of the governor’s past five budgets, the amount of money allocated to the Department of Corrections has increased by 40%. In that same period from 2019 to 2024, the amount allocated for education has gone down by 2%. If the Base Student Allocation (the main way Alaska funds its public schools) were increased by 40%, we would be advocating for an additional $2,384 per student.
OPINION: Reopen East High’s swimming pool
Due to a lack of lifeguards, the Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Swimming Pool has been closed for more than seven months. And if the pool isn’t open this spring there is a good chance it will remain closed for all of 2024. Because of the closure, the BDEAHS swim team did not practice or compete in their own pool this past season. No swim lessons happened. Families and individuals were denied a convenient pool for recreation and fitness.
Dining with the enemy
Shortly after I won my election to the House in 2022, Tom Begich, the minority leader in the Senate at the time, gave me some surprising advice: “Have dinner with Republicans at least twice a week.” This seemed bizarre. I had just worked so hard to defeat Republicans. Why would I eat dinner with my enemies? Yet, I followed his direction. The result? I have unexpectedly forged friendships with Republicans. It turned out that some of these “enemies” I genuinely liked as people.
Letter: Time to override Dunleavy’s veto
On April 3, the House Majority unanimously supported spending almost $175 million on one-time K-12 funding over and above the Base Student Allocation. In fact, their Amendment No. 26 was taken up first, out of order — an expression of their eagerness to support that appropriation. The source to fund these dollars was GF, or general fund dollars. On April 5, the House Majority unanimously support Amendment No. 26A, and each member personally co-sponsored that amendment.
Court rejects Trump’s request to block former aides from testifying in DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe
Update: According to CNN, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Donald Trump's attempt to block former officials of his administration from testifying in the special counsel's investigation into Jan. 6. See the original story below: The legal team for Donald Trump is reached out to the federal appeals court in D.C. on Monday in an attempt to block some of his closest advisers from testifying about him to a grand jury, CNN reported.
OPINION: Provide teachers the retirement they’ve earned
Teachers in 49 states have the opportunity to earn a pension, or at the very least earn Social Security; Alaska’s teachers are the only ones without either option. Teachers who began working in Alaska prior to 2006 had a defined benefit plan which included a pension. One such educator who qualifies for that pension is the head of the English department at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, Janice Strickland. She has been teaching there since 1991.
OPINION: Different paths to politics
Born and raised in Nome, Löki Tobin has spent her career advocating for equity, community-led development, and helping those in need. Nonetheless, Löki has battled imposter syndrome her whole life. She recognizes she may not have the intrinsic experiences or knowledge of those whose roots are deeply embedded in Alaska. Löki worries she’s not making space, but instead taking up space that she’s not qualified or worthy to hold.
OPINION: Statewide leadership needed for housing and homelessness
Alaska’s housing crisis did not happen overnight. It’s been building for decades. New home construction took a dramatic nosedive in the 2000s while short-term rentals, like AirBnB, have taken off. Costs of shipping, labor and construction material have ballooned as available land for development remains scarce. In the face of these challenges and unprecedented inflation, the state government has flat-funded critical housing organizations for more than 20 years.
Letter: Include the homeless
At Tuesday night’s Assembly meeting, a curious phenomenon occurred. The public testimony about the proposed emergency homeless shelter and navigation center at Elmore and Tudor became unified. This was unusual because, in general, public testimony has a sharp divide between supporters of the Assembly and supporters of the mayor. But not on this issue; for once, almost everyone was articulating the same questions: 1. What is the long-term fiscal plan for this facility?
Letter: Don’t blame the Assembly
By Andrew Gray Updated: 21 minutes ago Published: 21 minutes ago In a recent commentary written by Rep. Matt Claman and Dan Coffey, the overarching message was that both sides — the mayor and the Assembly — are equally at fault for the divisive politics in our city. I was present in the chambers at multiple meetings in late September and early October when lines of angry testifiers yelled for hours at the “tyrants” behind the dais.
Letter: Grateful for Assembly’s budget work
By Andrew Gray Updated: 1 day ago Published: 1 day ago I am grateful that the Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved the municipality’s amended budget last week. Unfortunately, the mayor vetoed almost all the amendments they had so carefully considered and refined.
Letter: Homelessness compromise
My family lives on the greenbelt near Elmore and Tudor, where mayor-elect Dave Bronson plans to erect a Navigation Center to house as many as 1,000 people experiencing homelessness. My 7-year-old son plays on a stretch of Campbell Creek Trail adjacent to the proposed structure, so I have concerns about trail safety.
Concentration Depth Profiles of Microplastic Particles in River Flow and Implications for Surface Sampling
Download Hi-Res ImageDownload to MS-PowerPointCite This:Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, XXXX, XXX RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPContaminants in Aqua...Contaminants in Aquatic and Terrestrial EnvironmentsNEXT Win Cowger*, Andrew B. Gray Andrew B. Gray Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside. 900 University Avenue, Riverside 92521, California, United States , James J. Guilinger James J. Guilinger Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside.
Frailty in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Increases Hospital Stay and 12-Month Readmission Rate
Article in Press Sudish Lal x Search for articles by this author Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand Correspondence Corresponding Author: Dr Sudish Lal, Department of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand .
Large-scale cyber attacks on the financial system
Treasury has laid out principles for its proposed retirement income covenant and is inviting stakeholders to submit consultation for the next four weeks. Two of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds believe the likelihood of a comfortable, self-sufficient retirement will diminish over the next decade for about 3.1 million Australians.
Making Light: Ice pop
Ice pop Posted by Teresa at 10:04 AM * 76 comments Anent our recent discussion of PR-driven “news”, here’s an interesting specimen: three photos, with captions, from Snapple’s attempt yesterday to break the world’s record for largest ice pop. This event took place in Union Square, just a few blocks south of Tor.
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