4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (452+ words) Dear Readers: Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. People are encouraged to forgive, reflect and start fresh. And while it is a Jewish holiday, its message is one that just about anyone can appreciate. The idea is simple:…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (205+ words) adn.com Letter: The Missing Middle Housing Opportunity should be about affordability, not just density Anchorage needs policies that help residents buy homes, not just policies that increase the value of developable land. We shouldn’t assume that every increase…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (813+ words) A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement....

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1293+ words) Chris Conners applied fresh white paint to the walls of a downtown office building Thursday, sprucing it up for new tenants. The former Port Heiden resident will soon be among them. He’s the maintenance manager at the Downtown Hope Center,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (852+ words) State officials are touting improved reading scores from Alaska students. Overall, 60% of kindergarten through third grade students reached or exceeded the literacy screening benchmark for their age group, the state education department said in a prepared statement last month. After…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (880+ words) Three Anchorage police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an armed man in East Anchorage earlier this year will not face criminal charges after state prosecutors found the shooting to be justified. The Alaska Department of Law’s Office of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (141+ words) Bank of America recently “unenrolled” cardholders from automatic payments, including me. I never signed anything. I never clicked anything. Just — poof — a payment on my Alaska Airlines Visa was not drawn when it was supposed to be. I was fortunate…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...