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Is Alaska on the cusp of natural herd immunity from COVID?

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The State of Alaska expects to have more than 50,000 fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccines ready to inject into residents later this month. This, however, comes at a point when the virus has already reached every Alaska community while rapidly surging through the

‘Why are masks so political? What’s the big deal?’

Culture
A good friend recently asked, “Why are masks so political? What’s so controversial about wearing a little face covering?” The answer to the first question is straight forward. Masks are political because local and state governments have passed laws

Palmer mask mandate defeated after overwhelming public outcry

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After listening to 20 hours of public testimony from more than 700 Mat-Su residents over a three day period, the Palmer City Council voted down a citywide mask mandate, 4-3, on Dec. 4. Nearly 70% of comments – both in-person and written – opposed the idea

Alaska’s voter registration system hacked – data exposed

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As early as Oct. 27, Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer was aware that Alaska was the victim of data exposure by outside actors targeting the Division of Elections Online Voter Registration System, which was built and maintained by an outside vendor and operated by the

Palmer mask mandate likely doesn’t have the votes to pass

Freedom
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Palmer City Council will read the final 250 some written testimonies on a highly controversial proposal to impose a citywide mask mandate. Once the letters are read into the record, which will likely take five to six more hours, the