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Teachers go Extra Mile to Keep Children Safe During the Pandemic

Teachers go Extra Mile to Keep Children Safe During the Pandemic

As far-right COVID-19 deniers work overtime to spread their misinformation about the global pandemic and mask usage under the auspice of "news," teachers and Anchorage School District staff have been working overtime to make certain that classrooms do not become a breeding ground for the ever mutating virus

Biden Says Back to School Will Look, "Very, Very Different"

Biden Says Back to School Will Look, "Very, Very Different"

The Anchorage School District is set to begin a phased approach to returning children and staff back to school January 19 — just one day before President-Elect Joseph Biden and his new administration enter the White House on January 20. Prior to the election, Biden delivered remarks about schools reopening, saying

COVID-19 Plagues Businesses and Now — Misinformation

COVID-19 Plagues Businesses and Now — Misinformation

It started innocently enough when a local Facebook group hatched a plan to inform the Anchorage Assembly and the public that the COVID-19 mandates enacted by the municipality had decimated local Anchorage businesses. The Save Anchorage Facebook group compiled a list of the companies they claim the Assembly closed — seventy

Amendment to Resolution Draws Audible Gasps

During the nearly six-hour-long Anchorage Assembly meeting last evening, Assembly members began debate on a resolution that sought to condemn the riots on Capitol Hill last week. The debate on this one resolution lasted a little over an hour as some assembly members offered their own amendments to the proposed

Birchwood Saloon Calls "B.S." on Save Anchorage — Not Closing

Birchwood Saloon Calls "B.S." on Save Anchorage — Not Closing

Last evening the Save Anchorage Facebook group presented a flyer during the Anchorage Assembly meeting that purportedly reflected “closed” or soon-to-be-closed businesses — but one of the businesses the Facebook group listed on its flyer doesn’t appear too happy at the moment. In a post to the Birchwood Saloon Facebook

Liberal/Progressive Gun Club Forms in Anchorage

Liberal/Progressive Gun Club Forms in Anchorage

A post made to the social media platform Reddit announced that a new Liberal/Progressive gun club has formed in the city, calling itself the "Anchorage Progressive/Liberal Gun Club" and has established a Facebook page for the group. The group writes of themselves: "We are a

Save Anchorage Under Scrutiny by Facebook

Save Anchorage Under Scrutiny by Facebook

Save Anchorage has drawn the attention of Facebook employees for their fake news and conspiracy theory posts - but they may not understand the message employees are sending them. Fed-up Alaskans have been reporting posts and comments made by group members, with some Alaskans going so far as to write