HOUR 1 

• Meta stock soared yesterday / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/meta-stock-rockets-20percent-on-solid-earnings-analyst-reactions.html
• Quarterback Tom Brady retires and gets huge FOX News sportscaster contract / (FOX) https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tom-brady-retirement-welcome-sight-football-fans
• Where are Russian and Ukrainian pilots? / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1153438336/russia-and-ukraine-battle-daily-in-the-sky-so-where-are-the-pilots
• Russians flee to Alaska for asylum / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/01/2-men-sail-russia-us-flee-persecution-settle-tacoma/
• Icy blast over Lower 48 / (WC) https://www.weather.gov/A member of a New Jersey borough council was shot and killed outside her home Wednesday night, and police are still searching for both suspects and a motive / (NY4) https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-city-councilmember-shot-and-killed-outside-her-home-motive-unclear/4081600/
• More than 6,000 flights were canceled this week / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/flight-cancellations-delays-thursday-winter-weather/index.html
• Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic. According to data released Thursday, Feb. 2, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of just 94,000 undergraduate students, or 0.6%, between the fall of 2021 and 2022 / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1129980557/the-college-enrollment-drop-is-finally-letting-up-thats-the-good-news
• Tom talks about colleges and trade schools
• Dalton from Mat-Su on his Sav-On Flooring business and the economic downturn
• One day after Durham School Services bus workers walked off the job, there is no indication of a potential resolution. On Wednesday, even more drivers, attendants, and monitors joined the picket lines formed outside the bus yard. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/02/strike-continues-mat-su-bus-workers-continued-negotiations-remain-unscheduled/
• Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola said Wednesday that Republican former state Sen. Josh Revak will be joining her Alaska office as state director. (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/02/01/rep-mary-peltola-announces-former-opponent-josh-revak-will-join-her-office-as-state-director/

HOUR 2

• Jennifer Yuhas with Local 71 on job opportunities and hunting, trapping, and outdoor recreation. Learn more about Local 71 jobs: https://www.local71.com/
• The state lawyers who represent Alaskans who can’t afford to pay for their own attorneys will soon stop accepting new clients who face serious felony charges filed in the Nome and Bethel Superior Courts because of an ongoing shortage of qualified attorneys. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2023/02/01/alaska-public-defenders-will-begin-refusing-cases-in-nome-and-bethel-citing-staff-shortage/
• The dire state of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga population, which is now below 300 animals and has continued to decline, is blamed on a variety of factors. They include industrial noise, urban pollution, vessel traffic, oil and gas activities, food stress, and climate change.  / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2023/02/01/combined-threats-keep-alaskas-cook-inlet-beluga-numbers-perilously-low-scientists-say/

HOUR 1

• Tom S is back from Hawaii 
• De-extension company targeting Dodo bird, Tasmanian Tiger, and Wooly Mountain / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/de-extinction-dodo-colossal-biosciences?
• Dances with Wolves actor arrested / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/02/01/dances-with-wolves-actor-arrested-in-nevada-sex-abuse-case/
• Joe from South Anchorage on Pebble Mine being stopped by the Federal government
• American Indians and Natives in chronic despair / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/01/1152222968/native-americans-left-out-of-deaths-of-despair-research
• Ambassador Francis Rooney represented Florida’s 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.  From 2005 to 2008 he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See, appointed by President George W. Bush / Purchase / The Global Vatican https://www.amazon.com/Global-Vatican-Catholic-Extraordinary-Relationship/dp/1442223618

HOUR 2

• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update / (MR) https://mustreadalaska.com/rep-kevin-mccabe-defined-benefit-golden-handcuffs-and-hb-22s-hidden-fiscal-dangers-for-the-future-state-budget/
• Bus drivers, monitors, and attendants in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District announced Tuesday that they are officially on strike, protesting against what they say are unfair labor practices (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/31/mat-su-school-bus-drivers-go-strike-after-dropping-students-off-schools/
• The head of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development unexpectedly resigned Tuesday, causing Gov. Mike Dunleavy to name Deputy Commissioner Cathy Muñoz the agency’s acting boss.
  Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter’s resignation was announced in an email from the governor’s office Tuesday afternoon, and state legislators (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/02/01/alaska-labor-commissioner-unexpectedly-resigns-for-undisclosed-reasons/
• Alaska’s most expensive earmarked project in the federal spending bill funds a $99 million sports and fitness center at Fort Wainwright / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/military/2023/01/31/alaskas-top-funded-earmark-is-a-99m-gym-at-fort-wainwright-officials-say-it-will-promote-military-mental-health/

HOUR 1

• Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152707633/cindy-williams-laverne-shirley-actor-dies-at-75
• Surgeon General warns kids 13 and younger shouldn't use social media; Research scientist Dr. Houman Hemmati provides insight on the perfect age for kids to join social media / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319537588112
• The country’s largest oil companies made more money in 2022 than ever before, eclipsing windfalls of earlier years and making themselves a potential target for driver frustration as prices at the pump rise. ExxonMobil on Tuesday reported a record-smashing annual profit of $55.7 billion for 2022, soaring past its earlier record of $45 billion in 2008. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/01/31/oil-companies-post-record-smashing-profits-as-gas-prices-creep-up/
• A new federal law, passed after the Department of Energy allowed the export of taxpayer-funded battery technology to China, aims to tighten restrictions on sending such government discoveries abroad / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152527049/congress-tightens-u-s-manufacturing-rules-after-battery-technology-ends-up-in-chInitially, the "Invent Here, Make Here Act" will apply only to programs in the Department of Homeland Security. But the law's sponsors in Congress say they plan to expand it to the DOE and other agencies next.
•  (7:30 AM to 8 AM)  Rick Whitbeck, Alaska Director for Power the Future on the new Biden decision re Pebble Mine / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/01/30/epa-to-issue-long-awaited-decision-halting-pebble-mine/ and (PTF) https://powerthefuture.com/
• Ken from Mat-Su on Pebble
• Alex from Anchorage on Pebble and its rare earth elements 

HOUR 2

• The new company providing school bus service in Mat-Su is facing a possible driver strike and is down more than $1.5 million in anticipated revenue after failing to meet contract specifications. The reduced payments to Durham School Services from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District largely reflect missed routes due to bus and driver shortages plus estimated damages due to service deficiencies, district officials say. (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2023/01/30/mat-su-school-bus-operator-docked-more-than-15-million-in-lost-contract-revenues-since-august/
• Starting Monday, school days in the Anchorage School District will get a little longer. After missing days of classes in December due to heavy snowfall, the Anchorage School District School Board decided to add an extra 30 minutes to each school day until March 9 for all grade levels / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/30/anchorage-students-parents-react-30-extra-minutes-added-school-days/
• Dalton from Mat-Su  (ANS) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/01/30/epa-to-issue-long-awaited-decision-halting-pebble-mine/
• Biden set to deliver State of the Union address; Sandra Bagwell, who lost her son to fentanyl, Jimmy's Famous Seafood President John Minadakis, and El Paso resident Barbara Carrasco joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss key issues plaguing the Biden administration ahead of the annual address / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319532932112
• The Biden administration wielded a little-used tool on Tuesday to stop the controversial proposed Pebble mine in Southwest Alaska,

HOUR 1 

• Tom overview NFL championship games / (The Ringer) https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/1/30/23577341/nfl-winners-losers-afc-nfc-championship-games
• Federal Reserve about to hike up interest rates / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/30/federal-reserve-likely-to-hike-interest-rates-again-how-to-prepare.html
• President Biden shows more sign of dimentia / FOX News) 
• China says it's ready for business - but is it? / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1151375846/china-economy-business-covid
• A four-star Air Force general sent a memo on Friday to the officers he commands that predicts the U.S. will be at war with China in two years and tells them to get ready to prep by firing "a clip" at a target, and "aim for the head." / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-air-force-general-predicts-war-china-2025-memo-rcna67967?
• Citing “the heinous actions of a few,” the city’s police department disbanded the Scorpion unit after video of several of its officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols / (BBC) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319490473112
• Dr. Bob Woodson on America vilifying the police / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319490473112
• RNC vote results for Chair / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qy7DmZrLZU
• Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel won re-election on Friday, bringing to an end nearly two months of barbs and accusations amid a major fight for the future of the GOP  (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ronna-mcdaniel-wins-re-election-unprecedented-fourth-term-chairing-republican-national-committee

HOUR 2

• Gary from East Anchorage on Rep Eastman only getting one staff member and his concern
• Alex from South Anchorage re the 2024 residential race
• 'Fox Across America' host Jimmy Failla joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the increasing crime rates in Chicago as Mayor Lightfoot appears 'indifferent.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319497994112
• A fire that started on Thursday evening destroyed the power plant located at the Ayaprun School in the village of Newtok in Southwest Alaska. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/28/fire-newtok-destroys-village-schools-power-plant/
• Woodcarver Mike from Meadow Lakes on Putin
• Assemblymember LaFrance not seeking re-election / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/27/chair-suzanne-lafrance-says-she-wont-seek-reelection-to-the-anchorage-assembly-as-most-seats-will-be-up-for-a-vote-this-year/
• A fire that started on Thursday evening destroyed the power plant located at the Ayaprun School in the village of Newtok in Southwest Alaska. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/28/fire-newtok-destroys-village-schools-power-plant/
• A month after a major backlog in Alaska’s food stamp application processing surfaced publicly, state officials are scrambling to hire emergency workers to address delays reaching crisis levels for Alaskans who depend on the federal program to feed their families.  / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/01/28/alaska-is-scrambling-to-clear-a-monthslong-food-stamp-backlog-as-major-medicaid-change-looms/

HOUR 1

• Fox News contributor Tyre Williams discusses the possibility of unrest as officials are expected to release traffic stop footage in the killing of Tyre Nichols / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319353648112
• 5 Memphis police officers charged with murder and jailed re Tyre Williams / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151721800/memphis-officers-charged-tyre-nichols-murder
• Woodcarver Mike from Meadow Lakes on the Tyre Williams case on the growing problem of crime in Memphis
• Memphis DA discusses Scorpion Unit / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memphis-police-scorpion-unit-tyre-nichols-rcna67711
• Gary from East Anchorage on the Tyre Williams case
•  Slowing birth rates in the developed world are resulting in aging populations and smaller workforces. But in parts of the developing world, the youth population is still growing, and some countries are struggling to create enough jobs for an expanding working-age population. (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151734308/immigration-economy-birth-rate-population
• Dalton from Mat-Su on Project Veritas
• Ken in Mat-Su on Carbon Sequestration on ESG and fractional banking 
• Grizz in Meadow Lakes on abortions and the importance of youth 

HOUR 2

• The former Health Department Director Joe Gerace has been accused of civil fraud. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/26/former-health-department-director-joe-gerace-charged-with-civil-fraud/
• Anchorage’s city election season has arrived, and soon a full roster of candidates in the regular April 4 race will be announced. Filing for the Assembly and School Board races ends Friday at 5 p.m. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/26/filing-for-candidacy-closes-friday-for-anchorage-assembly-and-school-board-races/
• Paul Asay from "Plugged In" reviewing "Left Behind - Rise of the Anti-Christ" and Oscars and Plugged-in Movie Awards
• Dave Stieren from Gov Dunleavy's office 
• In his first interview since the death of former Pope Benedict XVI, Francis told the Associated Press that laws criminalizing homosexuality are "unjust" and that Catholic bishops should apply "tenderness" and help ease discrimination by welcoming LGBTQ people into the church. (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151624399/pope-lgbtq-juan-carlos-cruz

HOUR 1

• Tom overviews Rep. Dan Newhouse's (R-WA) block China from owning farmland legislation / https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-introduces-bill-block-china-purchasing-american-farmland / https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-introduces-bill-block-china-purchasing-american-farmland
• Gov Kristi Noem (R-SD) wants to ban Chinese businesses / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kristi-noem-fire-state-freedom-caucus-overstepping-south-dakota-constitutional-limits
• Audie Murphy / on January 26, 1945, in eastern France, 250 Germans and six tanks attacked his unit. Ordering his outnumbered men to fall back, Murphy climbed onto a burning tank destroyer and used its machine gun to hold off the enemy. Then, though wounded, he organized a counterattack. For his courage the military awarded him the Medal of Honor. https://www.audiemurphy.com/
• Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151474285/social-media-platforms-face-pressure-to-stop-online-drug-dealers-who-target-kids
• State Representative Kevin McCabe from Mat-Su with a legislative update 
• Ken from Mat-Su with a carbon credit and ESG question for Rep. McCabe 
• Alex Gimarc from South Anchorage called asking to get the public opinion messaging (POM) system fixed 

HOUR 2

• Sen Hawley propose bill to prevent Pelosi and other in Congress to buy stocks and trade with insider financial info / (FOX) News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319262070112
• Sullivan Arena residents raise concern on safety / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/26/sullivan-arena-residents-raise-safety-concerns-following-stabbing-incident/
• Anchorage’s labor shortage will cost the economy thousands of jobs in high-wage industries like health care this yearJoe from Midtown  / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/01/25/a-shrinking-workforce-is-hobbling-anchorages-recovery-economic-forecast-says/
• Joe in Midtown Anchorage on the Colony High School Mary Fulp case
• Your kids are germ vectors / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/26/1151333478/your-kids-are-adorable-germ-vectors-heres-how-often-they-get-your-household-sick
• Gary in East Anchorage wants to get tougher on drug dealers 
• A federal agency said Wednesday it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country’s largest national forest in Southeast Alaska, the latest move in a long-running fight over the Tongass National Forest / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/01/25/biden-administration-reinstates-road-and-logging-restrictions-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest/

HOUR 1 

• Garmany agrres to send Leopard 2 tanksto Ukraine / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/25/world/russia-ukraine-news?
• M&M's spokes candies — the cartoon versions of the candies that appear in advertisements — will be paused indefinitely. The move comes after Fox News' Tucker Carlson spent months attacking minor brand changes to some of the characters as "woke." Maya Rudolph, a comedian and actor, will step in in their place / (NPR)   https://www.npr.org/2023/01/24/1150984597/m-ms-backlash-spokescandies-candy-tucker-carlson-fox-news-culture-war
• Immigration problem - Rep Henry Cuellar on the problem / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319232928112
• Ken on the Colony High principal's detention based on false mental health accusations 
• Tom & Dylan discuss the Mary Fulp story and reference Alaska Watchman's comprehensive coverage / (AW) https://alaskawatchman.com/2023/01/24/alaska-troopers-apologize-for-unlawfully-detaining-mat-su-principal-for-forced-psych-evaluation/

HOUR 2

• Roz in the Mat-Su on the Fulp detention and it's inappropriateness 
• Gary in East Anchorage agreeing with Roz that we need more God in our life and the complainant should be held accountable. 
• The Anchorage Assembly is finalizing all questions that are going on the ballot for the April election, and besides the standard Assembly business, the topic on everyone’s mind is the subpoena for the investigation into the alleged fabricated resume of Joe Gerace, the city’s former health director. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/25/assembly-holds-confidential-executive-session-joe-gerace-files/
• State Rep Fred Doucette from NH on President Trump's visit.
• Acting Anchorage Municipal Attorney Blair Christensen is leaving her job as City Hall/ (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/24/anchorages-acting-municipal-attorney-resigns/
• At O’Malley Elementary on Monday, students received chicken jerky, Cheez-Its, raisins, juice and shelf-stable milk in lieu of a standard hot lunch / (ADN) At O’Malley Elementary on Monday, students received chicken jerky, Cheez-Its, raisins, juice and shelf-stable milk in lieu of a standard hot lunch.

HOUR 1 

• Seven people were shot to death on Monday afternoon in San Mateo County, Calif., the sheriff’s office said, the second mass shooting in the state in three days / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/23/us/shooting-half-moon-bay-california/shooting-half-moon-bay-california?smid=url-share
• Senator Graham wants the U.S. to step up its support for Ukraine / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319171562112
• About two-thirds of Americans, most of them adults, play video games. The video game industry was worth nearly $200 billion in 2021 — more than music, U.S. book publishing, and North American sports combined. Does it employ hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone / (NYT) https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/video-game-market?
• Overdoses of fentanyl ballooning  in Seattle / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319168673112
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su 
• The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine strategy (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/23/1150032238/fda-considers-major-shift-in-covid-vaccine-strategy

HOUR 2

• Dalton from Mat-Su opposed the annual COVID vaccine recommended by the FDA
• Icy road conditions have led to most schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District using a remote learning day Tuesday (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/24/most-mat-su-schools-remote-learning-due-icy-roads/
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State address Monday night carried an optimistic tone that resonated with the Senate bipartisan majority, which applauded the positive, upbeat, and forward-looking message underpinning the address / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/24/gov-dunleavy-delivers-5th-state-state-address/
• Gary in East Anchorage
• A longtime Anchorage medical clinic for seniors has announced it’s closing at the end of February, prompting concern from patients and providers about dwindling healthcare options locally for some of Anchorage’s most vulnerable residents / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/23/senior-clinic-at-alaska-regional-to-close-in-february-leaving-vulnerable-patients-with-limited-options-for-care/Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced four appointees Monday to the University of Alaska Board of Regents, which is charged with managing the state’s university system / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/01/23/gov-dunleavy-appoints-4-to-university-of-alaska-board-of-regents/
• Joe in Midtown Anchorage on the Governor's 5th State of the State address
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HOUR 1 

• Tom S flies to Hawaii tonight 
• Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, CA, on Saturday night. /(MB)  https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/01/22/10-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-monterey-park-ca?
• This winter, the West has been slammed by wet weather. Heavy rains have pummeled California and the Rocky Mountains are getting buried with snow. (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/22/1150197343/why-heavy-winter-rain-and-snow-wont-be-enough-to-pull-the-west-out-of-a-megadrou
• Tom reviews the weekend's NFL Playoff results 
• Avatar 2 top $billion revenue / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/01/22/avatar-way-of-the-water-tops-usd2b-at-the-box-office?
• Anchorage Ombudsman speaks out on intimidation / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/21/anchorage-ombudsman-speaks-about-allegations-intimidation-by-mayors-office-while-top-executive-is-let-go/
• Joe in Midtown Anchorage doesn't buy the ombudsman intimidation story 
• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s deputy chief of staff, Brice Wilbanks, resigned this week amid the controversies that have engulfed city government since the former municipal manager accused Bronson and his administration of misconduct / (ADN)

HOUR 2

• Poland's Consul-General Adrian Kubicki discussing the Ukraine-Russian conflict  (8 AM to 8:30 AM)
• After months of turmoil amid a backlog of food stamp applications, the Alaska Department of Health Division of Public Assistance now has another issue on its hands. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/22/complaint-says-thousands-going-hungry/
• The Regal Cinemas Stadium 16 Imax and RPX at Tikahtnu Commons is one of 39 locations that Regal’s parent company plans to close as part of bankruptcy proceedings, according to court documents filed this week / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/01/20/company-plans-to-close-regal-cinemas-theater-at-anchorages-tikahtnu-commons/
• Woodcarver Mike's lovely bride "Miss Grizz" calls in from Mat-Su to defend Mayor Bronson 
• State budget process continuing / (ADN) 

HOUR 1 

• Retired General Kellog overviews Ukranian support against Russia from the U.S. and other nations / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318965666112
• Prosecutors announced yesterday that actor Alec Baldwin and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the on-set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza in 2021 / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/alec-baldwin-and-rust-armorer-charged-2021-on-set-shooting?
• Ret Gen Kellogg overviews support of Ukraine / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6318965666112
• Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs at Google / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150234270/google-layoffs-12000-jobs
• Anchorage Municipal Ombudsman Darrel Hess alleged in a memo sent Thursday morning that a municipal “executive” said Mayor Dave Bronson’s office was viewing surveillance footage of the ombudsman’s office to see which employees visited the office and spoke with members of the Anchorage Assembly. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/19/anchorage-ombudsman-memo-alleges-employee-monitoring-mayors-office/
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative committee update 

HOUR 2

• The Anchorage Assembly has appointed Robin Dern to represent Eagle River and Chugiak, filling the seat vacated by Jamie Allard’s election to the Alaska House of Representatives. / (ANS)
• Gary in East Anchorage 
• Dalton in Mat-Su
• Adam Holz from  Focus on the Family: Missing; The Son; Living 
• Dave Stieren from Gov Dunleavy's office 
• Dave Crosby passes / https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/
• Mary Fulp, a long-time Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District principal, posted a livestream video on her Facebook page Wednesday night that has now gotten more than 19,000 views / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/20/social-media-livestream-made-by-colony-high-school-principal-prompts-concerns/