This Day in Alaskan History-July 2nd, 1915
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July jobs up 1.0 percent from July 2022
JUNEAU, Alaska — July’s statewide job count was up by 3,600, or 1.0 percent, from July 2022. Leisure and hospitality added 2,100 jobs over the year, benefitting from a record-setting number of cruise ship visitors. Health care added 600 jobs, followed by oil and gas (400) and professional and business services (400). Most Alaska industries […]
This Day in Alaska History-July 21, 1917
On July 21st, 1917, a salmon tender pulled into Seward with news of deaths in the major storms that had encompassed Cook Inlet. The crew on the tender reported that five fishermen were lost and two Kenai fish traps had been washed away as the storms lashed the coastline there. Fish traps dotted the seascape […]
‘Bloodbath’: At Least 6 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Mass Shooting at Illinois July 4th Parade
“What freedom do we have if we fear being gunned down at a parade?” asked one progressive politician horrified by the reported carnage. Panicked children and adults ran for their lives Monday as at least six people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a mass shooting that took place during a Fourth of July […]