Yearly Archives: 2020
RIP Rep. Roger Jenkins
Roger Jenkins, a former Alaska legislator and fighter for conservatives, passed away last month. He died June 18, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage...
Fairbanks assembly passes Black Lives Matter support resolution
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously to support a resolution in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Introduced by Christopher Quist,...
COVID coins a new shortage
PENNIES, NICKLES, DIMES, AND QUARTERS
Banks and stores in Alaska are starting to feel a coin crunch that has been brought about by the COVID-19...
Tuesday is ‘black business only’ day, according to Alaska Black Caucus
'NOT A PENNY' FOR NON-BLACK BUSINESSES
On July 7, across the nation, people are being asked to only shop in stores owned by blacks. Not...
Homer, Juneau, Chugiak, Anchorage unsanctioned Fourth of July celebrations
Towns across Alaska celebrated the Fourth of July with unofficial parades, after their leaders had canceled festivities due to an abundance of caution about...
We are better than this, but we are also a weary nation
An indelible image of the Seattle riots of 2020 is tattooed on my brain:
As the camera panned the chaotic street protest and as the...
Mayor Berkowitz tries ‘bar shaming’ to slow down virus
The mayor of Anchorage has been warning people to stay away from crowds. But now, he's naming names -- of bars where people have...
COVID fallout by the numbers: More heart disease, fewer homicides
The sum total of the cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus diagnosed in Alaska in the last 123 days is 1,063 as of Friday's tally....
‘Tenting tonight’ at Gettysburg
By ART CHANCEIt’s the title of a song from the Civil War era, in which the singer laments the peaceful times when “the boys”...
Almanac: First flight in Alaska on this day, 1913
The first airplane flight in Alaska occurred at Fairbanks on July 3, 1913.
Pilot Army Captain J. V. Martin had given a talk to the...