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Editorial
With the firing of Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Executive Director Angela Rodell at the corporation’s quarterly board meeting, a full explanation...
Editorial
The October borough election brings clarity to both borough administrative staff and elected officials as they assess the needs for mandates and new...
Editorial: Vote No on proposition 2
We encourage a NO VOTE on Proposition #2, which seeks to remove the Frederick Point East Subdivision from Borough Service Area 1. Changes to Service A...
Editorial: PMC facility to be funded by outside sources
A new group of citizens are advocating in favor of SEARHC to provide for the future health care...
Editorial: Congratulations Joyce
We congratulate Joyce Cummings on her semi-retirement from her 35-year tenure at First Bank. We...
Borough continues abatement process over spilled sewage
It's been almost a year since the Petersburg Borough was made aware of raw sewage being dumped from...
Editorial: Noteworthy employees
The word is already out. Pilot reporter Brian Varela is leaving Petersburg this week. His 3-year...
Editorial: Land bill must give details
Despite the fact that there were specific reasons why the five landless communities of Haines, Ketch...
1967 Shelby GT 350: A high performance investment
Tim and Polly Koeneman were looking for a fun performance car, in 2003 when they decided to steer aw...
Editorial: Term limits not needed
A suggestion by Assembly member Taylor Norheim that term limits are needed for borough assembly...
Editorial: Changes not needed
Changes to Service Area 1 boundaries proposed under Ordinance 2021-08 are unnecessary and ill...
Editorial: Vaccine risk is low
We're getting closer to achieving the required herd immunity levels needed to abate the spread of...
Triem v. Alaska Airlines:
The Supreme Court of the State of Alaska ruled last month that Superior Court Judge William Carey...
Editorial: It's so preventable
It should be obvious by now that no amount of peer reviewed science or proven medical knowledge is...
Editorial: A milestone
Today (Feb. 11) will be a significant day for hundreds of Petersburg residents who head to the...
Editorial: A job well done
We applaud the work of the entire Petersburg Medical Center staff and everyone that worked with...
Editorial: Money is circulating
Overall, Petersburg doesn't look like a town in distress. We've seen what happens in "down" years,...
Editorial: Health consequences
It's clear that the actions of Petersburg's Emergency Operations Center, the Petersburg Medical...
Editorial: Bring me your newspapers
I'm a newspaper addict. I can't help myself. I love reading newspapers, printed on newsprint, in...
New testing tent erected at airport
A new 20-ft. x 40-ft. tent has been erected at the Petersburg airport to provide shelter for...
Editorial
The Aspen Daily News in Aspen, Colorado runs a statement every day on their front page Flag that states: “If you don’t want it printed, don’t let i...
Editorial: Accident was newsworthy
We’ve had phone calls from a handful of people about our use of the photo and page one coverage of last week’s fatal Mitkof Highway crash. It sad...
Editorial: Just lucky
2,132 Alaskans are reported infected with the Covid-19 virus along with 487 non-residents as of...
Editorial: Don't threaten
We love public comments. So do public officials, in both elected and administrative positions. It's...
Short-term mandates are ok
The following editorial was posted to the newspaper website on Monday, July 13. My goodness....