HOUR 1
- Bad weather (rain/snow) and Tom reminisces driving three hours earlier at 4 AM from Anchorage
- Mat-Su school closed 2nd day for weather and icy conditions / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/02/17/snow-and-rain-will-continue-thursday-in-anchorage-as-another-storm-hits-southcentral-alaska/
- School districts remain divided on mask policies / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6297922629001#sp=show-clips
- Ryan S. Walters, author of "The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding"
HOUR 2
- Senator Murkowski introduced the bipartisan Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act, which would authorize the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide direct funding assistance to school districts for comprehensive student mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. This type of funding assistance from SAMHSA is currently available for colleges and universities, but not for K-12 school districts.
- Anchorage Assembly and School Board candidate financial reports released / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/02/16/money-pours-into-anchorage-assembly-and-school-board-races/
- Dalton from Mat-Su
- Joe from South Anchorage
- Tiffany Montemayor, PR Director for Alaska Division of Elections on the "I Voted" and Voter Guide artwork competitions for kids 5 to 18. https://education.alaska.gov/information-exchange-blog/2022-elections-artwork-contest
