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Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

"I work for ASD, as a special education preschool teaching assistant. I have been with ASD for over 20 years. I'm 3 years away from my earliest retirement, and I have more than one "high risk" for an adverse outcome should I contract Covid. I

Letters from ASD Staff to the Community

Letters from ASD Staff to the Community

"Thank you for posting about ASD schools. I am a teacher and a mom of 3 kids in the district. It is true that for many years our concerns have been dismissed by the superintendent and high level district administration. Teachers and principals often get information at the same

Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

"I'm a part of the Anchorage School District and work with some of the most challenging students at the elementary level. I am against the reopening of schools right now because we clearly don't have a "safe" plan and our numbers continue to

Save Anchorage Is Simply Incapable of Doing the Right Thing

Save Anchorage Is Simply Incapable of Doing the Right Thing

Related: Save Anchorage, Must Read Alaska and the Plot to Overthrow the Mayor I wanted to take a moment out of my day and address a statement made to Save Anchorage by one of its moderators because, indeed, "things have gotten quite wild," but not for the reasons

Little Dipper Diner Petition for Review Denied

Little Dipper Diner Petition for Review Denied

An Anchorage diner who defied the Municipality of Anchorage's temporary emergency order prohibiting indoor dining in August, petitioned the Alaska Supreme Court last month asking it to review Judge Marton's ruling ordering the diner to comply with the emergency order. On October 14, 2020, Alaska'

Lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against APD & the Municipality of Anchorage

A lawsuit filed against the Anchorage Police Department and the Municipality of Anchorage today alleges the discrimination of Anchorage police officers on the basis of color, race, and ethnicity. The complaint states that APD Officer Jared Tuia joined the Anchorage police force in 1999 and has served for 20 years

Fly: 9/2020-10/2020

Fly: 9/2020-10/2020

Sad news today as I've learned that "Fly" has succumbed to the Coronavirus. Fly was well known around the world for making an appearance at the Vice-Presidential debate last evening, encouraging Americans around the world to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Fly began his