Yearly Archives: 2021
Tim Barto: a 10-year-old boy’s greatest day
By TIM BARTO
It’s mid-October and I should be watching postseason baseball, and I would be if Major League Baseball had not aligned itself with...
Nick Begich III, grandson of Rep. Nick Begich, files paperwork with FEC to challenge Young
Nick Begich III, the grandson of former Alaska Rep. Nicholas Begich, has filed the legal paperwork as a first step to challenging Congressman Don...
37 years later, a victim of serial killer Robert Hansen identified through DNA match
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Investigation Unit recently launched another attempt to identify the remains of one of serial killer Robert Hanson’s...
Craig Campbell returning to space program, resulting in shuffle in mayor’s office staff
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today accepted the resignation of Craig Campbell, who is a senior advisor to the mayor after starting with Bronson as...
Alaska Archbishop to rescind Holy Rosary Academy’s status as affiliated Catholic school
In a letter to Holy Rosary Academy earlier this month, the Archdiocese said that unless Holy Rosary Academy agrees to nine new points of...
Covid daily count: 1,001 new positive cases
The number of Alaskans who tested positive for Covid-19 jumped to 1,001 on Oct. 20, more than double the number on Monday (507). Some...
Assembly refuses to accept mayor’s firing of equity officer, says he is still employed
In a letter that has "lawsuit" written all over it to Mayor Dave Bronson, Assembly Chairwoman Suzanne LaFrance and Vice Chair Chris Constant have...
Strange: Who controls Sen. Kawasaki’s Facebook page? The Legislature
Sen. Tom Begich owns his own Facebook page. Sen. Mike Shower is the owner of his page. But according to Sen. Scott Kawasaki's Facebook...
Yukon Flats school superintendent says no teachers have been fired yet over district’s vaccine mandate
Debbe Lancaster, superintendent of the Yukon Flats School District, says reports of teachers being fired for not complying with the Covid-19 vaccine deadline are...
‘Alaskans for Posterity’ illegal ad activity links back to Lottsfeldt Strategies, Ship Creek Group
Alaskans for Posterity, a shadow group meant to trick voters with a name similar to Americans for Prosperity Alaska, has broken campaign laws by...