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There's Absolutely no Good News in This Week's COVID Case Update

There's Absolutely no Good News in This Week's COVID Case Update

Alaska DHSS has released the weekly COVID-19 Case Update and there's not one shred of good news in it. Case trends and predictions * For the fourth week in a row, more cases (2,017) were reported in Alaskans this week than any previous week, a 56% increase over

The Mailbag: October 25, 2020

The Mailbag: October 25, 2020

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day of non-mask wearing to write me an email expressing your exceedingly great displeasure with my "propaganda" writing. I sense that you may be a Trump supporter and not a fan of science — regardless, I will attempt to

It's Time for a Statewide Mask Mandate

It's Time for a Statewide Mask Mandate

I've seen enough, it's time to give the mask mandate in Anchorage teeth and it's time for the state of Alaska to issue a statewide mask mandate. Reality Check: Because a global pandemic has been politicized for the first time in modern history, the