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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