COAST GUARD AIR STATION KODIAK — Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska. What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter hovering overhead. Fast […]
The Alaska Department of Health Weekly COVID-19 and Influenza Update has been updated with data from the week of January 8 – January 14, 2023 and can be viewed here. Key Findings: COVID-19 transmission continued to occur in most parts of Alaska during the week of January 08 – January 14, 2023. There is no […]
One advocate urged President Joe Biden to “reiterate his commitment to only signing a clean debt limit increase, and specifically rule out a closed-door commission designed to cut Social Security.” Sen. Joe Manchin provoked outrage Wednesday by suggesting congressional Democrats should agree to pursue changes to Social Security as part of a debt ceiling agreement […]
“Florida is doing its best to shut down discussions about race, slavery, anything having to do with a challenge to the idea that racism is still a real factor in American life today,” said one author and former professor. Academics and Democratic lawmakers reacted angrily Thursday after the administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis […]