But at least two small businesses in Alaska are retooling their operations from making things like custom car or gun parts, to producing face shields for protecting healthcare providers and printing the long swabs needed to test for the virus.
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This Juneau distillery is making hand sanitizer for organizations in need
With COVID-19 concerns, hand sanitizer has been flying off the shelves. But distilleries are creating their own product.
How to maintain mental wellness — for yourself and others — during social isolation
Psychotherapist Dr. Elaine Schroeder explores ways to maintain mental wellness during the pandemic and social isolation.
One Juneau shop owner is scaling back a dream because of COVID-19
The coronavirus is drastically altering the social landscape we live in. It’s also forcing Alaskans to reconsider their plans for the future.
A resident of the US since she was 3 days old, a Bethel woman faces deportation for voting
Bethel resident Becky Trimble says she has lived in the United States since she was three days old. She didn’t know she wasn’t a U.S. citizen until she was 22.
Stock up on books: Juneau’s public libraries close for 2 weeks in response to coronavirus
A lot of people were at the library Sunday to stock up on books. Potentially, they’ll be stuck at home, due to workplace and school closures taking effect Monday morning.