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LOCAL HEADLINE
City Of Bethel Introduces New City Code On Bed And Breakfasts
The Bethel City Council passed a number of measures in their July 27 meeting, including a contract for new city internet beamed from outer space and a program to tow away dead cars. Bethel City Council unanimously passed an item that will allow the city to enter into a one... Read more
LOCAL PICK
Kuskokwim River Opens Full-Time To Gillnets July 31
The entire Kuskokwim River will open full-time to subsistence fishing with gillnets beginning at 12:01 a.m. on July 31. At that time, gillnet restrictions on the river will be liberalized to include any size mesh, and nets can stretch up to 50 fathoms in length. Data from the Alaska Department... Read more
LATEST NEWS
Jesus was Buff
I am so sick of seeing these limp-wristed pantywaist Jesus paintings and drawings. Jesus was buff. Instead, a lot of artists have presented an effeminate Jesus. Far from the rough, tanned hands of a carpenter, they portray a Jesus who looks as if he has been hanging around a dark house giving his slender fingers a manicure. Instead of a traditional Jewish dreadlock (where only the hair above the sideburn is long and uncut), they offer us a Jesus who looks like he came out of the dope house, long hair hanging at shameful lengths (see I Corinthians 11:14). Read more
LOCAL FAVORITE
Amendments proposed to City code regarding discrimination and harassment passes introduction
The City of Bethel Council approved introduction of a proposed ordinance that would amend municipal code chapters related to discrimination and harassment. Proposed Ordinance 21-34 would amend the Bethel Municipal Code stating under the Nondiscrimination and Harassment in the Delivery of City Services or Resources section that “Each and every provision of this Code shall be applied, interpreted, and construed in such a manner to ensure that neither the City of Bethel, its employees, officials, contractors, or agents discriminate against or harass any person on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression or identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or political affiliation in any of the City’s activities, services, or operations.” Read more