Yearly Archives: 2020
COVID casualty: Newspapers find advertising is first to go
DOORS CLOSING FOR SOME, LAYOFFS FOR OTHERS
The Wuhan coronavirus is taking its toll on newspapers across the Pacific Northwest, from the largest to the...
Five new cases of COVID-19
Alaska gained 5 new known cases of COVID-19 since Sunday. That brings the total to 119 positive cases in Alaska, and no new deaths...
Nikiski hardware store gets a birdhouse-craze going in a time of social distancing
Nikiski Hardware and Supply knows that Alaskans are cooped up at home, and their kids are too.
They've got a solution for that --...
A dozen cases since yesterday in Alaska
THIRD ALASKA DEATH RESULTING FROM COVID
The Department of Health and Social Services posted 12 more cases of COVID-19 in Alaska since yesterday, bringing the...
Governor’s response to Legislature’s budget: ‘Puzzled’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a written response to the passage of the 2021 Operating and Capital Budget, as well as the 2020 supplemental budget...
$4.62 billion operating budget contains $1,000 PFD, but no immediate aid to Alaskans
The State of Alaska's operating and capital budgets were accomplished at lightning speed this year, as these things go legislatively.
On Day 69 of...
A $1,000 stimulus check from the state? Not happening
The final operating budget version for Fiscal Year 2021 has a poison pill in it, a political threat to conservatives, and a big disappointment...
Alaska COVID-19 cases: 102
The first COVID-19 case in Alaska was diagnosed on March 9, and on March 28, the number of official cases of the coronavirus is...
Unprecedented events require big, bold responses
THIS IS THE MOMENT TO GO BIG, FIGHT HARD FOR ALASKA'S FUTURE
By SEAN PARNELL and MARK BEGICH
As Alaskans, we are all together in this...
16 more bring total to 85 COVID-19 cases in Alaska
FIRST DEATH INSIDE ALASKA, NEW TRAVEL MANDATES
The Department of Health and Social Service said 16 more cases of the COVID-19 virus have been identified...