(this is a continuation of Why did the News-Miner Censor ‘Doonesbury’?)
Here is the final, ‘controversial’ Doonesbury comic in the series that was banned by several papers last week, preceded by the first five strips:
(The author, Mr. Garry Trudeau, and Reader Supported News have kindly granted permission [...]
FAIRBANKS — Along with a very small number of other newspapers across the nation, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (as well as the Juneau Empire) chose not to publish (i.e., censor) last week’s series of Doonesbury comics.
For those of you that have been deprived until now, Doonesbury is the Pulitzer Prize-winning brainchild of Garry Trudeau that [...]
Sarah Palin is many things but a good actress is not one of them, according to the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation.
The RAZZIE award nominations were announced Sunday just before the Oscars, the award ceremony that rewards those in the film industry for their good work. But the RAZZIEs highlight the [...]
by Grant M Wright
ANCHORAGE — I accompanied hometown hero Fairbanks’ own golden boy, Malcolm Kuntz to the 2nd annual University of Alaska Anchorage Beard n ‘Stache Competition. Kuntz competed in the most competitive category: the grizzly beard. Despite a valiant effort, in the end he was defeated by the overall champion Douglas Renfro.
The [...]
Wasilla, Alaska, Sarah Palin’s hometown, is currently embroiled in some deep genitalia controversy. A vagina sculpture, or rather a sculpture resembling a vagina, has been placed in front of Wasilla High School and not everyone is happy about it.
In response to the statue and all high school students’ uncanny ability [...]
Let’s start with the darkness:
Police identified a man in black by the name of Samuel Charlie this morning at 3:23 am. He was located outside of a local business in North Pole, Alaska. After he attempted to escape their clutches, the man was detained by the Alaska State Troopers.
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