Yearly Archives: 2020
Oh, rats! Those who don’t know history are bound …
By ART CHANCE
In the early Sixth Century CE, the Byzantine Emperor Justinian had almost restored Roman control over the Western Roman Empire.
The...
Breaking: Two COVID-19 cases in Fairbanks
According to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Foundation, two people in the Fairbanks area have tested positive for COVID-19. Sources in the Governor's Office confirmed...
COVID update 10: Governor closes state libraries, museums, boarding schools
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed for $4 million in state funds for the Department of Health and Social Services, along with open-ended authority for the...
COVID update 9: Coast Guard Auxiliary stands down; a pause on elective surgery
TRUMP: STUDENTS SHOULD STAY HOME, ALL SHOULD AVOID DISCRETIONARY TRAVEL
The U.S. Coast Guard's Seventeenth District has asked its auxiliary to suspend activity in preparation...
COVID update 8: Berkowitz shuts restaurants, bars; Canada closes border
BERKOWITZ' SECOND STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ONE YEAR
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has signed an emergency order shutting down restaurants for dine-in service. Breweries, bars, and...
I went through LAX International Terminal; what I saw was not reassuring
I made a trip to Central Mexico last week to visit "El Viejo," my aging father, who has lived in Mexico longer than anyplace...
COVID update 7: State issues travel guidelines, Fairbanks borough facilities shut down
This is seventh in the series of COVID-19 updates. For past updates, click on the All Stories tab.
Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer for...
District 15 leaders say LeDoux broke the faith
'SAD DAY FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 15, BUT NOT AN UNEXPECTED ONE'
Republican leaders in House District 15 say the 18 charges of voter misconduct and...
Keep Dunleavy group suspends activity due to national emergency
MEANWHILE, THE RECALLERS ARE OUT IN FORCE, WITH PENS
The chairwoman of the Keep Dunleavy Committee today advised supporters that the group is suspending all...
Rep. LeDoux says the charges against her are ‘FAKE NEWS’
On Friday, Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux learned of charges from the Department of Law, accusing her and her former aide, and her former aide's son,...