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Monthly Archives: March, 2020

First Alaskan death due to COVID; six new cases

The first death of an Alaskan who contracted the Wuhan coronavirus was announced today. The person died out of state, said Dr. Anne Zink,...

Anchorage to sharply curtail in-person voting centers

CLERK TELLS VOTERS: DON'T LICK BALLOT ENVELOPE ADHESIVE The Municipal Clerk of Anchorage has announced that only one of six accessible voting centers will open...

Reusable shopping bags: Safe or vectors for Wuhan virus?

HOMER CITY COUNCIL LEADS THE WAY, LIFTS THE BAG BAN Homer City Council temporarily lifted the ban on single use bags at a meeting Monday...

Recall Court date: The show must go on, but by phone

HERE'S HOW TO WATCH THE ORAL ARGUMENTS The Alaska Supreme Court oral arguments for State Division of Elections vs. Recall Dunleavy Committee are scheduled for...

Dunleavy gives blood

Gov. Mike Dunleavy stopped by and gave a pint of blood at Blood Bank of Alaska this morning. The blood bank was getting low...

War Production 101

By ART CHANCE I once taught labor relations to State supervisors and managers. After the movie, “Saving Private Ryan” was released, I started my class...

New mandate: All coming into Alaska must quarantine

14 DAYS OF TRYING TO ARREST AN INVISIBLE STOWAWAY In a press conference that was brutally honest with Alaskans, the Dunleavy Administration today announced the...

Senate passes emergency non-PFD payment of $1,000

The Alaska Senate today passed an amendment to the operating budget that would issue a $1,000 emergency payment to most Alaskans in the next...

Anchorage gun shops remain open for business

Although Mayor Ethan Berkowitz did not exempt gun shops from his Emergency Order 03 business closure list in last week's emergency order, they remain...

Fairbanks docs plead with governor: Shelter in place the entire state

A group of 50 doctors in Fairbanks have sent a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, on Sunday asking that he enact a shelter-in-place policy...

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