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Yearly Archives: 2020

Banning books

By CRAIG MEDRED When and how was it that American journalists became so contumelious toward the U.S. working class? On second thought, let me rephrase that to...

Rags or riches?

By DICK RANDOLPH Let’s take a look at the magnitude of the amount of oil wealth we have spent--not invested--since the advent of oil production....

What’s that? Alaska fishing boats to fly quarantine flag

New State health mandates will require much of Alaska's fishing fleet to have a quarantine flag handy this season. The "Lima flag" is not...

PPP loans revised for Alaska’s seasonal businesses

A rule change released by the Treasury Department will allow Alaska's hundreds of seasonal businesses to choose a different 12-week expense period when applying for...

COVID update: 4 new cases

Four more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus cases were diagnosed in the daily count ending midnight Sunday. The total number of cases statewide has been...

BP confirms intent to sell Alaska interests to Hilcorp

TERMS OF DEAL HAVE CHANGED DUE TO MARKET VOLATILITY On Sunday evening, BP issued a press release confirming its commitment to complete the sale of...

COVID-19 update: 2 cases, one in Goose Creek prison

A person who contracted COVID-19 coronavirus at a longterm care facility in Sitka was one of two Alaskans diagnosed with the illness through in...

Too much of a good thing? AmmoCan Coffee drenched in hand sanitizer donations

PILOT FLIES IN SUPPLY FROM EAGLE RIVER When it rains, it pours hand sanitizer. After the Must Read Alaska story about one business' struggle to cope...

These books are not banned, they’re just not required reading now in the Mat-Su

WHAT SCHOOL BOARD SAID IS 'NOT SAFE FOR WORK' OR CLASSROOM Trigger warning: The following passage of American literature that was recently part of required...

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