Thumbs up:
Primary care: New clinics promise faster, better care for more Alaskans.
Purple Hearts: Valorous recipients of the medal can park at no cost, for life.
Port of Anchorage: Struggling port receives $25 million grant. Needs more, but it’s a start.
Fairbanks: Interior city is home to both Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA. Way to represent!
Thumbs down:
Youth football: Longtime football organization calls it quits.
Downtown retail: Those of us hoping for a replacement for Nordstrom are likely out of luck.
Hillside cats: Wolverines are making their way into town. That’s bad for small pets.
– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska