ANCHORAGE — With children back in school, health officials are urging Alaskans to be extra vigilant in preventing the spread of respiratory viruses. “This is the time of year when cold virus activity starts picking up again,” said Dr. Michael Cooper, infectious disease program manager for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. “And […]
Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) today welcomed the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board’s unanimous adoption of “Erin’s Policy.” The measure directs the district to teach students techniques for recognizing and reporting sexual abuse, and train teachers and staff to recognize signs of abuse and how to respond to them. The Board approved the policy at […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the Tok School on Friday morning after a report of a theft there. Troopers went to the school in Tok at 9:30 am on August 1 to investigate the theft of three computers from the school. The investigation showed that a Apple iMac desktop and two Apple MacBook laptops were […]
ANCHORAGE: In Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, Gov. Parnell’s budget is forcing property tax rate increases and teacher layoffs. By “locking in” three more years of education cuts, the legislature has forced local governments to choose between teacher layoffs and higher taxes. The damage is even worse in Fairbanks because reduced pipeline property taxes are shifting […]