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Yearly Archives: 2020

Alaskan cargo pilot thrown in Singapore jail over breaking 14-day quarantine

An American cargo pilot from Alaska is said to be the first foreigner imprisoned in Singapore for breaking COVID-19 quarantine rules, after he left...

Of masks and guns

AS WITH GUNS, ONLY PROTECTIVE IF USED PROPERLY By CRAIG MEDRED If you live in Alaska, there are situations in which a firearm just might save...

Flyover Friday in Alaska

C-17 jets from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson will take part in a flyover in many Southcentral communities on Friday to thank health care workers,...

Recall Dunleavy committee mails 20K petition booklets

The Recall Dunleavy Committee mailed petition booklets to more than 20,000 Alaskans on Wednesday, and launched an aggressive advertising campaign on TV and radio...

Alaska’s road to recovery

TIME TO BUILD THE LYNN CANAL HIGHWAY By WIN GRUENING According to Mouhcine Guettabi, an economist with the UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, it’s...

Anchorage Assembly to consider repeal of mandatory bag charge

A proposed ordinance sponsored by three Anchorage Assembly members would permanently remove the current 10-cent-per-bag fee now required to be paid by shoppers who...

Breaking: Carnival, Holland America, Princess announce layoffs, furloughs

Updated: Almost 50 percent of land-based employees are either being laid off or furloughed for Holland/Princess/Seabourn. Alaska numbers are said to be far higher....

Lawsuit filed to block CARES Act funds from going out

Two experienced litigants have filed the lawsuit that Democrats promised would be filed if the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approved the major relief...

Steve Rieger is back on Permanent Fund Corp. board

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of Steve Rieger to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees. Rieger is a former Alaska State...

That Myron Traylor? Probably not, but…

A man evicted from a homeless camp at Third and Ingra was interviewed by the Anchorage Daily News, telling the reporter that the temporary...

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