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Yearly Archives: 2020

Mat-Su Borough: No official emergency for now

Mat-Su Borough Mayor Vern Halter announced all official public meetings and nonessential services and facilities will be shut down for one month, as a...

Simulator: Wuhan virus meets Whittier, Alaska

The Washington Post has modeled the isolated town of Whittier, Alaska to demonstrate how outbreaks spread through a community. In the explanation of the animated...

Are Alaskans washing their hands, getting flu shots? This chart tells us yes

The good news is that the incidence of seasonal influenza in Alaska is dropping dramatically. According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social...

This is the year for no PFD. Change my mind.

AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF A ZERO DIVIDEND IN 2020 Alaska businesses won't fill up with tourists and their money this summer, if the current...

HBO video makes claims about hacked Alaska election computer system in 2016

The phones in the Alaska Division of Elections may be ringing off the hook later this month -- as soon as the public sees...

COVID update 6: Juneau closes facilities, ski areas open, Apple stores closed

 This is a series of coronavirus updates relevant to Alaskans. For previous updates, check the "All Stories" tab on the home page. Juneau: City and...

No toilet paper in the house? Has Craig got a deal for you!

Craig Compeau sells snow machines and four-wheelers at Compeau's in Fairbanks, a family business that has operated since 1945. His spring promotion of 2021...

Recall petitioners continue signature gathering in spite of national emergency

COURTS CANCEL CRIMINAL TRIALS, BUT RECALL CASE STILL SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENTS The Recall Dunleavy Committee put a pause on "static" and "pop-up event" signature...

Democrats, your caucus ballots are ready for ranking

YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO GET YOUR BALLOTS TURNED IN Alaska's registered Democrats -- all 74,690 of them -- should have their ballots by now...

COVID update 5: Spring break extended to March 30

In this edition: First health mandate issued, the person who tested positive stayed at the Sheraton Hotel, Gold Medal tourney cancelled. The public schools across...

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