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We profiled four adults who have become more creative in the latter part of their lives from April to July. We're concluding that coverage with suggestions about how to engage in artistic pursuits through learning. We are grateful to the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism for providing grant support for this project. You haven't touched your yarn stash in a year. Your guitar gathers dust in the corner. Your camera still has an SD card from 2020 in it. Maybe it's time to get out of your...
Dr. Joan Haig, Ph.D., a former board vice president for the Older Persons Action Group, died July 7, 2026. She was 79. Joan, a longtime professor of mathematics at the University of Alaska Anchorage, was deeply involved in her community, and her board service for OPAG, the nonprofit that publishes the Senior Voice, was just part of it. While she was on the board, she was the treasurer before becoming vice president. "When I think of Joan, I think the primary impression at work and with the...
The Anchorage Municipality put out audited financials in July. The Municipality’s bond rating reserve and emergency fund have been fully restored, replenishing savings that had been drained since 2018. Having an adequate “rainy day” fund stabilizes the Muni’s financial outlook and helps protect taxpayer dollars, according to a release put out by Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office. Financial rating agencies expect the Municipality to maintain 10% of its annual “major fund” operating expenses in a reserve fund—about $52 million—with an...
Why loyalty point scams matter When’s the last time you checked your loyalty point accounts? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. Airline miles, hotel points, and credit card rewards tend to sit quietly until you need them. Unfortunately, that lack of attention is exactly what scammers want. Loyalty points may not feel like real money, but scammers treat them like cash. Experts estimate that scammers steal more than $1 billion in rewards points each year, largely due to reduced security measures and lack of attention. How loyalty point scam...
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association celebrated not only the 120th Anniversary of Alaska's oldest lighthouse, but also the culmination of six years of hard volunteer and contract labor at a remote island work site when it reopened on June 1 in Southeast Alaska. Great grandchildren of the original Eldred Rock Lighthouse head keeper, Nils Adamson, received the chance of a lifetime; to stand where their ancestor served on the 120th Anniversary of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is...
