Yearly Archives: 2022
Zink says Omicron is here, time to use layered approach to avoid it
Dr. Anne Zink, the state's chief medical officer, said the Omicron variant is in Alaska, and cases of Covid-19 are on the rise. According...
Anchorage election season starts with official filing dates
Filing for Anchorage elected office starts at 8 am on Jan. 14 and will end at 5 pm, Jan. 28.
Seats to be decided on...
Hot takes: Notes on Biden vaccine mandate emergency Supreme Court hearing. Will court issue a stay by Monday deadline?
The Biden Administration at the Supreme Court on Friday defended the president's Covid-19 vaccine mandate on employees of large businesses.
The order that goes into...
First Amendment challenge: Gov. Inslee to advance law that makes lying about elections a gross misdemeanor
Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington announced Thursday that he will advance a bill that makes lying or spreading lies about free and fair...
Full flights: Alaska Airlines cuts 10 percent of remaining flight schedule for January
Get ready for more crowded flights for the rest of the month, Alaska. With an unprecedented number of employees unable to work because of...
Win Gruening: Alaska should make it easy to vote, hard to cheat
By WIN GRUENING
After Alaska’s Online Voter Registration System was breached last year, along with 2020’s contentious election, and what is shaping up to be...
Juneau’s mail-in election was a disaster: One of every 12.5 ballots rejected
(This story has been corrected from original version on Jan. 6)
KTOO in Juneau is reporting that one out of every 12 ballots cast by...
Your voice matters: Public input opportunity in search for Anchorage school superintendent
By DAVID BOYLE
As the Anchorage School District searches for a new superintendent to replace retiring Superintendent Deena Bishop, it is asking for community input,...
Jan. 6, the Super Bowl for the Left, brings condemnation of Trump from Biden-Harris, Murkowski, while Tucker Carlson mocks
It's the Super Bowl for the Democrats, the day to score touchdowns and field goals against Republicans and the former President Donald J. Trump....
Dan Smith: Deena Bishop sends weak message about possible closure of schools
On Dec. 21, Dr. Leana Wen, CNN Medical Analyst stated, “Don’t wear a cloth mask. Cloth masks are little more than facial decoration. There is no...