Monthly Archives: November, 2020
Rep. Zack Field’s obsession with Kelly Tshibaka: Death by a thousand public records requests
Rep. Zack Fields of Anchorage has been obsessed with Commissioner of Administration Kelly Tshibaka since she was first nominated for the cabinet position in...
Homer to reinstate plastic bag ban on Jan. 1, 2021
The Homer City Council, which suspended the ban on plastic single-use shopping bags, has voted to reinstate the ban, effective Jan. 1.
The original bag...
Mask mandate proposal for Palmer goes to third public hearing on Dec. 4
An emergency ordinance offered by Palmer City Council Deputy Mayor Sabrena Combs for a face mask mandate is going to its third meeting on...
Campbell: It’s time to flip the school board
By CRAIG E. CAMPBELL
When I moved to Alaska in 1981, we had one of the finest school systems in the nation, ranked second to...
Carver: These Anchorage lockdowns are reckless
MANY HAVE COVID IMMUNITY, BUT SUFFER FROM LOCKDOWNS
By MARTHA CARVER, RN
An open letter to Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson,
Do not shut down our city for...
Election certification Friday
The 2020 General Election will be certified Friday, Nov. 27 by the Alaska Division of Elections.
The most recent update from the division shows 360,684...
Legislature sets strict rules for Capitol COVID conduct
BARANOF HOTEL WILL NOT BE OPEN THIS YEAR
The Legislative Council is awarding COVID-19 screening, testing, and quarantining services to Beacon Occupational Health and Services...
Gruening: We can’t afford to wait any longer to open our schools
By WIN GRUENING
Is anyone paying attention?
Scientific evidence continues to mount that K-through-12 schools can operate with face-to-face learning and do so safely and responsibly. Yet...
Let your heart be full
Dear Readers,
Happy Thanksgiving from Must Read Alaska.
Wherever you are, I hope your heart is filled with gratitude for all we have in...
An American Thanksgiving reset: Freedom is worth the risk
By BERNADETTE WILSON
Your chances of surviving COVID-19 are greater than 99%.
Take a break from all the headlines, the press conferences and the emergency...