Articles from the May 13, 2021 edition
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Digging in for downtown
Renate Davies (left) and WCA staff Esther Reece, Lizzie Romane, Deanna Horn and Kim Wickman dug in, pitched in, planted and trimmed one of the 14 downtown garden beds last Friday as part of the...
By Cruise lines can choose between vaccinations or practice voyage
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has given cruise operators a choice for returning to work: Show that at least 98% of crew and 95% of passengers are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or run tests voyages with volunteer passengers to assess whether...
State pays former employee $85,000 in free speech case
ANCHORAGE (AP) – The state has agreed to settle for $85,000 with a former employee whose job application was rejected because she supported the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The out-of-court settlement was announced April 26 by the Alaska chapter o...
Florida tells cruise line it cannot require vaccinations
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is threatening to keep its ships out of Florida after the governor signed legislation banning businesses from requiring that customers show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. The company says the law signed by...
Coast Guard sinks abandoned tugboat
JUNEAU (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has sunk a derelict, abandoned tugboat in 8,400 feet of open water 145 miles west of Juneau. The Coast Guard, in a news release, said the 107-foot-long, steel-hulled Lumberman was sunk May 2. Coast Guard Petty O...
