Kicking It back in Alaska

Even though I have been here for two weeks, the Northern Lights have not returned. Yes, I am back in Anchorage.

Family first, right? My daughter had an extreme injury last Mother’s Day while working in the remote native village of Little Diomede, Alaska. Which is why I have returned to help after her last surgery.

The ugliest part about this trip is Alaska Airlines did not note on its website that a negative COVID-19 test report is required upon landing.

This requirement has been in place since Aug. 11, 2020, yet Alaska Airlines did not have the courtesy to advise passengers of the requirement. Consequently, the mandatory test cost me and every other incoming nonresident $250 each. Insurance not accepted. Plus, I had to deal with two snarky employees. I wanted to punch someone.

As it stands, California does not require a test of anyone entering the state. Well, lesson learned in the event of future travel to check the state’s website. In the past, Alaska did airport testing, but it was free.

Alaska is still on lock down. However, unlike California, eating out is easier in Anchorage because once seated, you can remove your mask to eat and drink. Newsom’s office recently tweeted a recommendation that sounded like diners should lift their mask, take a bite, lower the mask to chew, raise the mask, take a sip, and lower the mask to swallow.

[Newsom later said he meant people should put their masks back on if not eating and drinking at their table.] Still, Newsom might finally kill California’s restaurant business. But lest we forget, if you are a Dem you need not wear a mask in an airport (Barbara Boxer) or a beauty shop (Nancy Pelosi).

Since we can’t go to church, can’t eat out, the only thing left is to take it to the streets. I need to organize a grown-up march on the state capitol comprised of actual voters. Goodness knows, we’ve signed enough petitions to throw Newsom out of office only to discover they’ve been tossed in the garbage, probably like all Republican mail-in ballots.

Is anyone else mad? I, for one, want to scream with the loss of my rights. Why is the federal government being blamed for the actions of the states? And what happened to personal responsibility? They are being stolen by state governments with impose regulations that clearly violate our personal rights.

Bottom line, if you wish to support Hunter Biden and his dad’s communist income flow, you won’t read any more of this. If you really care about your personal freedoms, medical insurance, protected borders, there is only one way to vote at the polling place this Nov. 3.

If you doubt me, look how the Left behaved during the current Supreme Court Justice hearing. They only support black lives and don’t give a care about the rest of our lives.

Republicans want smaller government. The other guy wants to replace God with Government. After all, what Catholic supports abortion?

Besides that, our Social Security will not be supported because of reduced employment by business. After all, if you work for state or federal government, their retirement is funded by all of us nongovernment employees. How else will Biden pay for the massive government retirement funds unless he steals from those of us who’ve paid into Social Security. There isn’t any money left.

The Left has attacked Trump through from every angle. They’ve lied, cheated, spied, and tried every way to toss him out of office, even saw to it that his personal assistant was exposed to the COVID virus. But he beat that too.

Our POTUS is the first nonpolitician in that office since I was in the sixth grade, when my campaign button proclaimed, “I Like Ike.”

Well, I like “The Donald,” he may be the only way to protect our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, the Pledge of Allegiance, our military, and our freedom as we know it.

Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal can be reached at [email protected].