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Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

The Municipality of Anchorage fired shots when they filed their opposition to Alaskans for Open Meetings' Preliminary Injunction motion on November 25. Alaskans For Open Meetings (AFOM) effectively seeks to invalidate Anchorage ordinances enacted in August during the shutdown because the Anchorage Assembly held telephonic and video meetings instead

Alaska, COVID-19 and Race by Data

According to data supplied by the state of Alaska, through November 30, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were the most likely group of people to have contracted COVID-19 and were also most likely to have died. American Indian/Alaska Natives make up the second largest group of people directly affected by

What's going on in Anchorage Emergency Departments?

What's going on in Anchorage Emergency Departments?

First appeared in Anchorage Press: Since Anchorage has seen an increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations, residents have been scouring social media platforms looking for information on how the pandemic is affecting their city. Some healthcare workers have taken to social media to share their struggles and make attempts to share with

Alaska Mask Makers Shipping 1,000 Masks to Chevak, Alaska

Alaska Mask Makers Shipping 1,000 Masks to Chevak, Alaska

Alaska Mask Makers sprung to life at the beginning of the pandemic, immediately seeing a need for mask production and distribution across Alaska's most rural areas. To date, AMM's group of dedicated volunteers has produced and sent over 38,000 masks to areas of Alaska that

Woman Files Police Report After Anti-Masker Allegedly Threatens Family

Updated 11/24/2020 I received word that the online report was approved by the Anchorage Police Department. The alleged victim who filed the complaint will be following up with APD sometime today. An Anchorage woman has filed an online police report with APD after an alleged altercation at a

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold Issues an "Apology" and Cake

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold Issues an "Apology" and Cake

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold has taken to her professional Facebook page to apologize for "venting on Facebook with too much emphasis." Reinbold says some Alaska Airlines employees may have found her venting offensive. She also posted a picture of this cake. The controversial figure has made numerous

Are Some ASD Schools Returning in December?

Are Some ASD Schools Returning in December?

In an undated letter to Mirror Lake Middle School families, school principal Allison Susel appears poised to return "special education students who participate in specific programs to MLMS" beginning on December 7. In the letter, the principal does note specifically that "returning to in-person learning is completely