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🌱 Anchorage's April Election Details + Dead Body Found By School
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Hello, people of Anchorage! Dominique-Noelle Rafael here with your Wednesday edition of the Anchorage Daily.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy. High: 39 Low: 26.
Here are the top 3 stories today in Anchorage:
- According to reports, around 210,000 ballots have been mailed out for Anchorage's April election. During this election, voters will decide on five Assembly seats and two school board seats, each with several candidates. A full list of candidates and a full list of ballot propositions are available on the city's election website. (Anchorage Daily News)
- Currently, Big Lake Elementary School is in stay-put mode due to a body being found outside near the school premises. There is limited information available; however, Alaska State Troopers' Communications Director Austin McDaniel claimed that "there is no danger to students or staff." The duration of the school's stay-put mode is still unclear. This is a developing story. (Anchorage Daily News)
- Last November, an ordinance was passed by the Anchorage Assembly to prevent Mayor Dave Bronson's appointees from serving for long periods of time without being confirmed by the Assembly. Currently, people in the Assembly have prepared a resolution to delay the confirmation of Uluao "Junior" Aumavae for the chief equity officer role. Yesterday, a meeting took place to discuss the resolution. For full details about the meeting and decisions made, please read the full article. (Must Read Alaska)
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Today in Anchorage:
- Preschool Storytime at Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)
- Art Lab at Muldoon Branch Library (4:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Anchorage School District is holding an online Countdown to Kindergarten event today at 7 p.m. It will be a great time for future students to practice activities and skills. For more details about the event, please check out the post! (Facebook)
- The Anchorage Museum wants to showcase architect and researcher Amana Aman's Alaska-based mapping and design project "Ephemeral Geographies: Migration of Design, Identity, and Senses of Place." For full details about the project, make sure to go check out its site! (Facebook)
- The Anchorage Public Library has some great reading recommendations for everyone! This week the libarary is encouraging people to pick up a copy of Kate Elliott's "Servant Mage." For a full list of recommendations, please check out the Instagram post. (Instagram)
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— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!