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Copy shortlink: Four people are facing nearly $70,000 in civil fines for clashing with airline crews over mask requirements and other safety instructions on recent flights, part of what the Federal Aviation Administration called a "disturbing increase" in the number of unruly passengers who have returned to the skies with the easing of pandemic restrictions. The latest round of proposed fines, which passengers have 30 days to contest, came just days after the FAA said that it had received more than 1,300 unruly-passenger reports from airlines since February. In the pre...

Print article I was born in Anchorage in the early 1950s. I still live in the house that I grew up in. I remember, when I was a child, every window in the house had blackout window shades under the curtains. Why? Because after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and occupied parts of Alaska, Americans who lived within striking distance of the Pacific Ocean were terrified that a sneak attack was imminent. Everyone was required to black out all windows so that no light would escape and give an enemy bomber a target. Fortunately, everyone cooperated and notwithstanding Pearl Harbor, no West Coast...

Alaska Airlines Bans GOP State Senator Alaska Airlines has banned Republican senator Lora Reinbold after her continued refusal to comply with its mask-wearing policy, which could cause Reinbold future complications since the airline operates the only direct flights from her district to the state capitol. What do you think? Chris Schiele, Storm Chaser Advertisement “What’s really shocking is that this senator hasn’t bribed the right people to get her her own private jet yet.” Ann Barrass, Hamster Breeder Marc Stanko, Systems Analyst

Print article I think I have the solution for Alaska Airlines and its problem with Sen. Lora Reinbold regarding masks.If an Alaska Airlines employee feels anyone isn’t masked up properly, simply offer the offender a bag of pretzels and a bottle of water, just like they routinely do on their airplanes. Somehow, the mask experts have scientifically determined the virus becomes non-threatening during periods of eating and drinking. — Mark Slama

Print article If you haven’t voted for mayor yet, please consider this: Dave Bronson seems like someone in the same vein as Donald Trump and Mike Dunleavy — guys with high opinions of themselves with disastrous policies once in office. Remember the buyer’s remorse everyone felt a few short months after Dunleavy was elected? Still in the midst of a pandemic, we can’t afford another small-minded politician who thinks he alone can fix the problem. How many deaths would be acceptable for him, as long as he can have a wide-open economy?Ironically, the pandemic would subside if those shou...