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Legislators Celebrate African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day

Legislators Celebrate African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day

Senator David Wilson (R-Wasilla) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) will be co-hosting a virtual celebration event for the annual African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building Alaska Highway Day.

This Week In Sanity: "Meg"

This Week In Sanity: "Meg"

Last summer, the Anchorage Daily News mentioned Save Anchorage almost as an aside when David Bronson launched his campaign for mayor.

Fast and Loose.

Fast and Loose.

As someone who has read the Alaska Landmine on a fairly regular basis, I’ve mostly found the political writing and investigative reporting to be good work — laid out in a way that makes complicated, convoluted issues easy to understand and dissect. With that being said, nobody from the Alaska

Alaska State Sen. Reinbold comes out as COVID positive

Alaska State Sen. Reinbold comes out as COVID positive

Part-time cake maker and see-through mask connoisseur Sen. Lora Reinbold came out today as yet another COVID-positive conservative. Reinbold made the super-shocking announcement on her Facebook page. Thankfully, the grounded state Senator appears to be maintaining a positive attitude about her recent COVID diagnosis and says she will reveal her

Alaska DHSS announces 863 total new cases of COVID in Alaska

Alaska DHSS announces 863 total new cases of COVID in Alaska

Alaska DHSS announced 863 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska — 842 of them among Alaska residents.

This Week In Sanity: The 'Hill' to Die On

This Week In Sanity: The 'Hill' to Die On

It's a strange thing watching the Anchorage Daily News cover the most vitriolic and disturbing series of Anchorage Assembly meetings since the "Summer of Hate," without once mentioning the Facebook group directly involved in the breathtaking dissemination of misinformation in our city. Save Anchorage has engaged

Alaska Activates State's Crisis Standards of Care for Multiple Health Care Facilities

Alaska Activates State's Crisis Standards of Care for Multiple Health Care Facilities

Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of resources within some hospitals, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) activated the State’s crisis standards of care document, Patient Care Strategies for Scarce Resource Situations, for 20 Alaska health care faciliti