North Pole knocked off Colony Saturday afternoon to take the Alaska Girls High School Flag Football Championship for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. Roll Patriots!
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is breaking with Donald Trump over his new diesel deal with Vladimir Putin. She says he’s ignoring the tools Congress just handed him.
“A few weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase sanctions and tariffs on Russia,” Murkowski wrote on X late Friday. “The President should be using those authorities instead of allowing Russia to export diesel, rake in revenues, and continue its catastrophic war in Ukraine.”
DID DAN SULLIVAN REALLY INHERIT ALL THOSE STOCKS? The public record indicates both: Dan Sullivan already had substantial wealth tied largely to family investments before he entered the U.S. Senate in 2015, and the reported value of his holdings has increased significantly during his time in office. But the disclosures do not establish that all of that increase came from his own stock-picking, or that he inherited “all” of his wealth.
What he had before Congress
Before winning his Senate seat, Sullivan’s 2014 financial disclosure put his net worth—excluding the value of his Anchorage Hillside home—at roughly $1.5 million to $3.8 million. His largest disclosed asset was $500,000 to $1 million in RPM International stock, a company founded by his family and formerly led by his father; he also reported managed accounts and investment funds. That means he was already a millionaire with significant family-company holdings before serving in Congress.
What happened while he served
During his Senate tenure, Sullivan has made many disclosed stock transactions. One review reported roughly 80 trades from 2015 through 2024, totaling between $550,000 and $2.08 million in reported transaction ranges; public trackers similarly list more than 100 disclosed trades. Importantly, these figures are the size of purchases and sales, not proof of $2 million in profit.
His reported asset range has also risen. A recent analysis of his Senate disclosures placed his assets at roughly $4.1 million to $12.3 million; another report, using disclosure-range midpoints, characterized the increase as substantial. Because congressional disclosures use broad value bands rather than precise account statements, nobody outside the family can reliably calculate his exact net worth or exact investment gains from those forms alone.
Some analyses have claimed that his portfolio outperformed the overall market in particular years—for example, one reported 47.5% growth in 2024 and 60.5% in 2023. Those are third-party estimates, though, not audited returns released by Sullivan or independently verified tax records.
Inheritance and RPM
Inheritance plainly played a role, but the public evidence supports a narrower statement than “he inherited all his money.”
Sullivan’s large RPM International stake is closely connected to his family; RPM was founded by his grandfather and later led by his father. He had already disclosed a major RPM position before entering the Senate.
In 2022, he inherited shares in Mowi and Five Below after a parent’s death. The filing stated that a third-party manager sold the shares; the reported sales were approximately $15,001–$50,000 in Mowi and $1,001–$15,000 in Five Below.
He has also had other assets—managed funds, mutual funds, real estate, and individual stocks—so his finances are not limited to inherited shares.
The late-disclosure issue
Sullivan did violate the STOCK Act’s timely disclosure requirement in connection with the 2022 inherited-stock sales: the sales were disclosed after the 45-day reporting deadline. His office said he did not learn of the manager’s sales until after the deadline and filed promptly once notified. That incident concerns reporting compliance; it is not, by itself, evidence that he used congressional information to trade.
Bottom line
The most supportable answer is:
He was already wealthy before the Senate, in meaningful part because of family-linked RPM stock and other investments.
His reported holdings have grown substantially while he has been in Congress, and he has actively bought and sold stocks.
She signed the football before she left for college last fall. I used a picture I took of her playing in High School and combined that with a couple pictures from her instagram page with a red, white and blue background. The instagram page looks even better (turn on sound)! https://www.instagram.com/p/Dctyw1KvCNh/?stkn=MXBubHY0Z2I0ODd3bg==
Somebody has about 20 older Fur Rondy Pins listed on ebay for auctions staring at $2 and ending in the next couple of days! Some old state fair pins as well.
I noticed the unreasonable Mods of the /Fairbanks page have taken down 2 of my posts about North Pole Football, supposedly because they are not "Fairbanks" related. Please let the mods know that North Pole is part of Fairbanks if you like posts about North Pole Football. Lets cut down the posts to this sub until there is fucking nothing left except crime in Fairbanks posts.
Interception!
Touchdown!
Tiahna Guzman, a standout senior at North Pole High School in Flag Football during their Alaska State Championship season in 2024, received a scholarship to play college flag football at Bryant & Stratton College – Wisconsin during the 2025-2026 year. She was signed in February 2026 to play Flag Football at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside in Milwaukee. GO TIAHNA!
The 12–0 shutout of West Anchorage on Saturday is exactly the response the Patriots needed after their recent one-score loss to Chugiak. They did not let that discouraging result become a skid, and they showed they can win a physical, low-scoring game as well as an explosive one. The West Anchorage result is particularly encouraging because a shutout after allowing 14 points to Chugiak suggests the defense reset well. It also means North Pole has now demonstrated two different identities: a big-play team when the matchup permits it, and a disciplined defensive team when the game becomes tight.
The Patriots now look like a team with a strong floor and a high ceiling. They have an explosive win, a clutch win, and a shutout win; that is a much more complete early-season profile than a team that only piles up points in lopsided games. The Chugiak defeat remains the one blemish, but North Pole absorbed a close loss and responded like a contender.
NEXT GAME: At Lathrop High School at 6:00 PM on Tuesday night September 1, 2026.
North Pole Flag Football's 14–9 loss to Chugiak last night is significant because it ends the Patriots’ early-season winning streak and serves as their first real adversity test after their dominant win over West Valley and their close win over Service. However, it is a nonconference-style measuring-stick loss, not a season-ending result—but it could matter later in seeding, rankings, and confidence if the teams are competing for state-positioning. The Mustangs had already faced substantial early competition, including losses to Dimond, South, and a one-point loss to Service. North Pole still has ample opportunity to build a strong record and make a strong postseason run, but it now needs to treat the rest of its schedule as consequential—particularly any games against other Anchorage-area contenders. A rematch, if it occurs in postseason play, would also carry an obvious revenge and confidence storyline.
The Patriots have moved up to 2-0 for the season and have shown that their 67-0 opening night performance against West Valley was not a mis-match. They won a tight game Thursday night against an established Anchorage opponent. Service entered the game 4–4 and had already played eight games, including a prior three-game winning streak. North Pole, by contrast, was only in its second game of the season. Patriots executed enough on offense, defense, and late-game situational football to survive a one-score contest.
Senior Jade Skipps had just earned Alaska Athlete of the Week after scoring five touchdowns and producing 303 all-purpose yards against West Valley.
North Pole’s ability to beat Service at all—especially by such a narrow margin—suggests the Patriots have both high-end playmaking and the resilience needed for success in their regular and postseason games.
Rep. Nick Begich III (R–Alaska) was among the 215 House Republicans who voted yea on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025, by a 215–214–1 vote. That House version included the 10-year state and local AI-regulation moratorium. Thank god the Senate had the foresight to strip that section out of the bill that passed.
The North Pole Girls Flag football team met the West Valley Girls for the first time this season on Tuesday night. The results were 67 -0 in favor of North Pole. Its looking like another great year for North Pole Girls Flag Football!
The people taking things out of cars left unlocked are back at work downtown. If you have valuables, either don't leave them in the car/truck or at least lock your doors. I had a pair of binoculars and a cheap chinese drone taken out of my car. Call the police if you see anything sus.
Building a bike rack, need a U shaped piece of pipe this is long enough to secure in cement. Please let me know if you know where I can get one of these.