Alaska pharmacist speaks from the heart about COVID
"At least 80% of my time or so has been on COVID. In the last two, three weeks with cases being the way they are and hospitals being overwhelmed, it’s been more like 150%."
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How Alaska public health brainiacs cope personally with COVID
Sometimes it feels like a lot of blah, blah, blah...the same stuff discussed week after week. Other weeks I am gob smacked. That’s what happened at a press conference the end of July.
Kiss your last gas guzzler goodbye
Beginning with a curious date...
What 'breakthrough' COVID cases mean for Alaska's seniors
Breakthrough. As in falling through thin ice? No, this one is different, and it may be more important to seniors than any other age group.
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Giant 4th of July Parade in Anchorage...100 years ago
The pioneers of Alaska, with packhorses equipped for the trail, awakening the days when the intrepid conquerors of the wilderness first threaded the trails of the great northern empire...
Seniors stuck with student loans: Problems and prospects
Nearly 40 percent of federal student loan borrowers age 65 and older are in default
Inviting the Unvaccinated Masses to Alaska... A Swell Idea?
beginning June 1, the State of Alaska will be giving free COVID-19 vaccines to all national and international tourists that come to Alaska through any of four major Alaskan airports.
How Alaska seniors have fared in the pandemic
The pandemic hit us pretty hard and laid us low. Things are definitely getting better now, and we’ll get to that, but here is some of the not-so-good news first.
Entertaining novels about people our age
What next, meteor strike? Invasion of space aliens? Zombie neighbors? We live in strange, worrisome times, but fear not. A good book will transport you to a calmer universe, or at least a different one.
Tips on getting your COVID shot in Alaska
I got vaccinated at the Alaska Airlines Center, a large sports stadium on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. I said to Christy, my wife, “Now I know what salmon on a cannery conveyor belt feel like.”
Want a job or new skills? These resources offer both
The other day I had a most interesting interview via Zoom with several sterling denizens of Alaska civil service, discussing several employment programs that have tons of money, no waiting lists and just might make a huge difference in your life.
Entertaining novels about people our age
No matter what else happens during these nonstop tumultuous times, a good book is sure to improve your outlook. These books feature main characters who are older persons.