Monday is Columbus Day in the United States. It is also a day that many people now celebrate as Indigenous Peoples Day. Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937, in honor of Christopher Columbus’ so-called discovery of America. Many people, especially Native Americans, have taken offense at the notion that Columbus discovered the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, will host a Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska National Guard armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will honor the women and men […]
Monday is Columbus Day in the U.S., a federal holiday that celebrates the so-called discoverer of the Americas — the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. U.S. President Joe Biden also has proclaimed, as he did last year, Monday as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” His proclamation does not make Indigenous Peoples’ Day a federal holiday, even though Biden’s […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – Saturday, Governor Mike Dunleavy proclaimed July 16, 2022 as Rural Transit Day in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is joining Transit Agencies across the nation to recognize Rural Transit Day. The day focuses on what agencies do to support the specialized needs of rural passengers. It’s also about […]