“Delta is making a play to really make an impact on this market,” said Scott McMurren, a travel analyst based in Anchorage.
Economy
Roundabouts: To signal, or not to signal?
The Alaska Court of Appeals says it’s legal not to signal in a roundabout. The three judge panel noted that it would be difficult for drivers to signal their intentions according to a 100-foot rule.
Medical Schools Teach Students To Talk With Patients About Care Costs
Doctors and patients haven’t typically discussed how much medical care costs. But medical schools say that should change and are teaching future doctors how to broach the tricky subject.
New Southeast, Southwest transportation chief named
A longtime Department of Transportation manager will soon be in charge of the agency’s Southeast and Southwest Alaska operations.
Judge: National Environmental Policy Act probably doomed King Cove road
“Perhaps Congress will now think better of its decision to encumber the King Cove road project with a NEPA requirement,” Judge H. Russell Holland wrote.
Group studies economic effects of JBER force reduction
An Anchorage group is examining economic options to cope with Army downsizing in the years ahead. The Base Economic Analysis Review, or BEAR group, held its second meeting Wednesday.
Searchers respond to hikers lost near Mendenhall Glacier
A total of four hikers in the Juneau area became disoriented in separate incidents on Saturday on Mount McGinnis and Tuesday off West Glacier Trail.
Mendenhall Glacier ice caves on Smithsonian Magazine’s “bucket list”
Because the Mendenhall Glacier is melting, the magazine says there’s “less time to see one of the most breathtaking visions available.”
State ferry LeConte rescues six men from overturned boat
“One of the crew in the bridge of the ferry noticed there was a (boat) that was overturned and individuals that needed rescuing,” said DOT spokesman Jeremy Woodrow.
Two fishing vessels sink in Sitka area
It was a busy Labor Day weekend for the Coast Guard, responding to two fishing vessels that sank in separate incidents last week.