Yearly Archives: 2020
Biden gets endorsement from Alaska Democratic establishment figures
FRAN ULMER GETS HER NAME IN FRONT OF BIDEN CAMPAIGN
Alaska's Democratic establishment, led by former Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer, has thrown its support to...
Stranded in Dutch: RavnAir grounds all remaining flights
RavnAir Group, which had last week grounded 90 percent of its fleet, has cancelled all remaining service, saying the economic fallout from the COVID-19...
Another 14 cases, 1 more COVID-19 death, and rural Arctic Alaska gets a scare
FIRST CASE FROM RURAL NORTHERN YUKON-KOYUKUK REGION
Alaska gained 14 more diagnosed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus since yesterday, and one more person has died.
Saturday's...
Public unions love these incumbents
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Looking at the amount of money spent on Anchorage Assembly races by unions’ political action committees leads to only one conclusion:...
Guard against over-reliance on government
By WIN GRUENING
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” Milton Friedman
It seems like ages, not just a few months, since COVID-19, coronavirus,...
Alaska Republicans elect new national committeeman, three electors, and officers
Judy Eledge, Randy Ruedrich, and John Binkley are the three electors for the Alaska Republican Party this presidential cycle. They were chosen as a...
Ravn will continue service to Unalaska with 3 Dash-8s
GRANT, YUTE, RYAN WILL START PICKING UP MAIL SERVICE RAVN CANCELED
Clearing up confusion created when RavnAir Group suspended flights to most of rural Western...
14 new cases, two new deaths
This story has been updated to reflect 14 cases, rather than earlier reported as 13.
Alaska saw 14 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus since yesterday,...
An infection of fear
By CRAIG MEDRED
About 2.8 million people per year die in the United States from heart disease, cancer, injuries and various other illnesses, according to data...
Alaskans are crushing it on COVID curve: 11 new cases
DR. ZINK ISSUES ADVISORY: WEAR FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES
Alaska now has had 157 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus, an increase of 11 since Thursday....