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Monthly Archives: January, 2022

In respect: Martin Luther King Jr., a good American who would be 92 today

Born on this day in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. became a Baptist minister who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was the...

Mark Hamilton: Could the Pebble Mine project have been done better? Here’s how

By MARK HAMILTON There is no question the Pebble Project mine could have had a better beginning, and maybe a different outcome. I can’t tell...

Shocking: Muni Clerk Barb Jones says former Lt. Gov. Leman, an Alaska Native, would be a ‘huge disadvantage’ to election commission if he...

At the first meeting of the year of the Anchorage Election Commission, the first order of business on the agenda was to elect a...

Department of Obvious: CDC changes mask guidelines — cloth not enough for Covid

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated the mask and respirator guidelines that will better prevent the transmission of Covid-19. While...

Timber! Mental Health Trust land exchange complete

After 15 years of planning, the State’s land exchange between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority was signed on Thursday...

Julie Sande is new commissioner of Commerce & Economic Development

Gov. Mike Dunleavy today selected Julie Sande as the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Sande was most...

School industry will again ask for more money for ever-failing schools, and will not hold itself accountable for poor outcomes

By DAVID BOYLE Alaskans know that our public schools are failing our students in the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics. According to the National...

Things that go bump in the night: Two ferries collide in Ketchikan, damage minimal

Early Friday morning the M/V Kennicott collided with the M/V Hubbard while docking in Ketchikan. Alaska Marine Highway System personnel are conducting a thorough...

State awards repairs of two ferries to Ketchikan and Seward shipyards

The M/V Hubbard and M/V Tustumena will get capital improvements in 2022 with awards going to two Alaska shipyards. The M/V Hubbard, one of the...

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