2nd Alaska hospital worker goes to emergency department after receiving COVID shot
A second staff member at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was taken to the emergency department after getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. According to a Dec. 16 statement from the hospital, the man experienced eye puffiness, light headedness and a
Juneau health care worker hospitalized after severe reaction to COVID vaccine
At least one health care worker in Juneau experienced a severe allergic reaction from getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15. The Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services issued a statement about the incident on Dec. 16. “A health care worker in
Push to recall Quinn-Davidson and Perez-Verdia continues in Anchorage court
The ongoing effort to recall Anchorage’s Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson and Assemblyman Kameron Perez-Verdia is continuing with a court challenge against Anchorage Clerk Barbara Jones’ refusal to approve two applications for recall petitions. David
First Alaskans get fast-tracked COVID shots
The first shipments of Pfizer COVID vaccines arrived on Sunday night via UPS from the Pfizer plant in Michigan. They quickly headed to health care facilities across Alaska with the first of two rounds of shots already administered to many residents. Gov. Mike
Petition warns Alaska Airlines not to mandate a COVID vaccine for travel
With growing speculation that a COVID-19 vaccine may soon be a condition for flying on major airlines, a petition is now circulating online to tell Alaska Airlines to oppose a vaccine requirement. The petition on Change.org supports individuals right to
12.11 > On COVID Vaccination
We have been conditioned this past year to abandon all sanity on the altar of the fear of COVID, and now, we are being prepared for the medical messiah to save us all, a vaccine. Any virologist or epidemiologist will tell you, and searching anywhere from the
Pruitt’s lawsuit highlights the peril of a runaway Alaska Supreme Court
Rep. Lance Pruitt, who lost his State House seat by a mere 11 votes to challenger Liz Snyder, is seeking relief from the very court system that suspended an election law it deemed overly burdensome just three weeks before the general election. On Dec. 9,
2020 exposed a festering disease in America
This past winter the world began to change before our very eyes as the specter of an unknown global pandemic struck fear into the hearts of men. Lockdowns and closures – unthinkable in modern America – reshaped our lives overnight. Whole sectors of
Can Biden’s Defense Secretary pick stop China from becoming the premier global superpower?
Potential President-elect Biden has announced General Lloyd Austin as his choice for Secretary of Defense. I don’t know much about General Austin, never met him during my time in service. However, all indications are he was a rock solid military leader who
Anchorage Assembly uses double standard when interpreting the word ‘shall’
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted to Anchorage Assembly members by Beth Abisror in response to their refusal to hold a special election to let residents vote on a replacement for former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz who resigned on Oct. 23. Dear
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