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Happy New Year

The Republican-led disaster year of 2020 is coming to a close just as the United States has seen 344,000 American Covid-19-related deaths and witnessed over 4,000 deaths a day. In less than a month, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will enter the White House and begin

The Mayor of Anchorage Isn't to Blame

The Mayor of Anchorage Isn't to Blame

The Mayor is not responsible for COVID-19, no matter how many times you shit on her in some Facebook group. Do business owners honestly believe that healthcare workers are expendable as our ICU capacity has fluctuated between 4-6 beds over the past week? The only thing I hear when people

1,600 Backlogged Cases From Local Lab Now Cleared

Alaska DHSS announced tonight in their daily Case Count Summary that "the backlog of 1,600 cases from the lab reported earlier this month has all been added to the dashboard as of today." The state also added a note of caution for Alaska residents, writing that "

"See ya' Chump!"

You knew this one was coming. I woke up December 2 to find quite a few notifications on the Facebook page. The notifications came from a Facebook account with the name "EJ Johnson" associated with it, and since these comments were made publicly, I've no issue

Alaska, COVID-19 and Race by Data

According to data supplied by the state of Alaska, through November 30, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were the most likely group of people to have contracted COVID-19 and were also most likely to have died. American Indian/Alaska Natives make up the second largest group of people directly affected by

These Words From Dr. Zink Will Move You

From CMO Dr. Anne Zink On Twitter: "Every time I walk into my shift, I can see into the ICU. I love standing outside and glimpsing the beauty of this profession before I walk in to the middle of it. These days, it’s darker outside, the lights are