Yearly Archives: 2020

Even Eagle River HS students are failing in proficiency

Suzanne Downing - February 24, 2020 13

By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO In my first column in this series, I indicated the average math proficiency in the Organized Borough is 39.45 percent and in...

Trove of old Alaska photos for auction in Great Britain

Suzanne Downing - February 24, 2020 3

An old album of photos of interest to collectors of Alaskana has turned up at the auction house of Elstob & Elstob in the...

Lawsuit: Legislative librarian still wants State to pay for ‘transition’ surgery

Suzanne Downing - February 23, 2020 26

A legislative librarian who works for the State of Alaska continued her lawsuit against the State of Alaska this month, as she and her...

Two years after legalization, 22% of Alaska high schoolers used pot in past 30 days, and 16% had driven while high

Suzanne Downing - February 23, 2020 13

In 2014, Alaska voters legalized the commercial production, growth, and sales of marijuana by voter initiative. Measure 2 went into effect five years ago...

Sen. Mia Costello fractures hip ice skating in Juneau

Suzanne Downing - February 23, 2020 3

Sen. Mia Costello, photographed above (left, with Rep. Sara Rasmussen), had surgery to pin together a fractured hip on Friday, after she took a...

A mine is a terrible thing to waste

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - February 23, 2020 24

By WIN GRUENING “It is our duty as Alaskans to be at the forefront of climate change mitigation strategies and new resource opportunities.” – Alaska Center...

Semper Fi: Battle of Iwo Jima

Suzanne Downing - February 23, 2020 5

NEWLY DIGITIZED FOOTAGE SHOWS A MARINE'S-EYE VIEW Today is the 75-year anniversary of the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Pacific island of Iwo...

Old times, not forgotten

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - February 23, 2020 9

GONE WITH THE WIND IS ABOUT THE END OF A CULTURE By ART CHANCE The latest thing to “trigger” fake news talking heads and other crazy...

Bernie adds more delegates

Suzanne Downing - February 22, 2020 11

A Democrat-Socialist movement is growing out of the Democratic National Committee, with the party's current standard-bearer Sen. Bernie Sanders taking a preliminary 37 percent...

Muni race campaign cash gets off to slow start

Suzanne Downing - February 22, 2020 3

THREE WEEKS TO GO UNTIL BALLOTS ARE IN THE MAIL Campaigns are run on shoe leather, volunteers, and cash, and not always in that order....

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Lights on in Utqiagvik, as sun sets for final time until January 22, 2025

End of an era: Local news broadcasts in Fairbanks are a relic of the past

Federal interference: Spirit Airlines files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as FTC blocks Kroger-Albertson merger