
Alaska to launch major media blitz to increase COVID jabs
The seemingly endless government-funded radio, television and social media messaging aimed at getting the maximum number of Alaskans to submit to experimental Covid jabs won’t end anytime soon. In an effort to convince ever more residents to get the shot,


Population forecast: Aging Alaska to have fewer children in coming years
The State of Alaska just released a report titled “Alaska Population Projections: 2021-2050,” which predicts that state population will slightly increase over the next three decades, but the population will also age rapidly and include far less children.


Alaska Troopers launch online reporting system for certain crimes
The Alaska State Troopers have introduced a new crime reporting system that allows Alaskans to report information about certain crimes online. The new system, launched June 10, is for certain non-emergency crimes where the suspect is unknown and the incident


State warns that Alaska tops U.S. in case rates but omits that death rates are lowest
The latest weekly Covid clinical update from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services begins by warning Alaskans that the state is in the “throes of the Omicron surge” with the highest per capita Covid case rate in the nation. It omits,


Alaska truckers to roll in support of Canadian brothers fighting mandates
Two separate groups of Alaskan truckers and their supporters are set to thunder across the highways of The Last Frontier on Feb. 6 to show support for Canadian truckers. The southern neighbors just completed a historic convoy to Ottawa this past weekend.


Anchorage Mayor: We must save the Port of Alaska to preserve our way of life
When I came into office, resolving the homelessness crisis in Anchorage was my number one priority. However, as my team and I assessed the dire situation at the Port of Alaska (PoA), it became quite clear that rebuilding and modernizing the Port had to become


Commissioner on aging warns Alaska to prep for exploding senior population
Aging affects each and every one of us. If we live long enough, we will face this natural process in our own individual ways. I say “individual” because we are all unique and have experiences that belong to us alone. Some circumstances, however, are


Texas goes further than Alaska to defend National Guard from COVID jab
On Dec. 14, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a letter along with four other state governors, requesting that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “reconsider” the mandate that all National Guard members get the COVID shot or face punishment. Two days later,


Amid supply chain crisis, major Alaska trucking company imposes vax mandate
One of Alaska’s leading trucking companies that transports supplies throughout the U.S. and Canada, announced that all its employees and private contractors must get COVID shots. An Oct. 8 letter from Alaska West Express President Eric Badger states that


Alaska to gather data on teens sexual orientation and gender identity
In a few weeks, tens of thousands of teens from all across Alaska will be given time during school to fill out the Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Conducted every two years, it collects detailed information about the sexual practices, drug use and general

