Monthly Archives: September, 2021
Will Anchorage Assembly try to enact its own emergency masking orders on city?
A special meeting of the Anchorage Assembly has been called for 1 pm Monday in a small conference room in City Hall.
The agenda...
JBER declares public health emergency due to surge in Covid in Alaska
Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson declared a public health emergency on Friday, with a return to heightened measures not seen since last January.
With over 1,000...
Flags to be lowered for former North Pole Rep. Jeannette James
Gov. Mike Dunleavy will lower the flag for former Rep. Jeannette James, who died this week. She was 91.
In 1998, James was first elected;...
Whiplash: Now FDA recommends Pfizer booster for older, sicker Americans only
After voting 16-2 to not recommend Covid-19 booster shots for those Americans 16 and older, the FDA advisory panel has voted to recommend the...
Breaking: FDA panel votes against Pfizer booster, while Biden says they are needed
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted against approving the booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for most Americans. The vote, which was...
Drama: Assemblyman Dunbar trolls Jamie Allard on TikTok social media app, but then Suzanne LaFrance apologizes for lying
Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar, who with Assemblyman Chris Constant are the political force behind a Democrat blog called The Blue Alaskan, posted a video...
Mayor Bronson appoints new health director and real estate manager for Anchorage
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today named Joe Gerace as the director of the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department.
Gerace has more than 38 years’ experience in emergency...
Kelly Tshibaka: Biden’s vaccine mandate is bad for Alaska, travel restrictions would be worse
By KELLY TSHIBAKA
It’s as simple as this: The decision to get the COVID shot is one for individuals to make, in consultation with their...
Rodney Dial: The freedoms you surrender now will never be returned
By MAYOR RODNEY DIAL / KETCHIKAN BOROUGH
On Sept. 13, I was scheduled to travel to Haines, along with other elected officials in our community,...
Handoff at homeless shelter from Bean’s Cafe to new contractor was rough on clients
Reports are coming in that when Bean's Cafe handed off the management of the mass care shelter at the Sullivan Arena to the new...