Her husband was dying of COVID. A world of Twitter friends in Anchorage reached out to comfort her.

Also: Early Anchorage election results are favoring the incumbents Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, April 6. In today's newsletter: - Most incumbents are leading in early Anchorage election results. - Her husband was dying of COVID. A world of Twitter friends in Anchorage reached out to comfort her. - An alarming number of active-duty soldiers in Alaska died by suicide last year. In his most recent column, local historian David Reamer tells the story of former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond's 1978 election victory, which was so satisfying, "nothing felt so right than writing a song about the occasion." So he did, with the help of musician Dan Hopson. [Read the story (and listen to the song) here.]( 🌤️ Anchorage weather Mostly sunny today, with highs in the mid-40s. A chance of snow and rain lingers in the forecast today through the rest of the week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Her husband was dying of COVID. A world of Twitter friends in Anchorage reached out to comfort her.]( [Her husband was dying of COVID. A world of Twitter friends in Anchorage reached out to comfort her.]( The other side of the isolation of the last two years is the collection of people we’ve hung onto. Wendi Gratrix hung on to her Twitter friends. And they hung on to her, too. This story is part of our collaboration "Neighbors: Stories from Anchorage's pandemic years," with the Anchorage Museum. [Read More]( [Most incumbents lead in early Anchorage election results]( [Most incumbents lead in early Anchorage election results]( After a high-stakes race that attracted record campaign spending, three Assembly incumbents and two school board incumbents are leading their conservative challengers in the Anchorage city election, according to preliminary election results. Another Assembly incumbent, John Weddleton, is locked in a tight competition for his South Anchorage seat. [Read More]( [An alarming number of active-duty soldiers in Alaska died by suicide last year ]( [An alarming number of active-duty soldiers in Alaska died by suicide last year]( The number of U.S. Army Alaska soldiers who died by suicide increased sharply in 2021 even after the military invested millions of dollars to address an identified mental health crisis at the state’s two major bases. [Read More]( [An epic forecast for Bristol Bay salmon has industry leaders worried it will be too much to handle]( [An epic forecast for Bristol Bay salmon has industry leaders worried it will be too much to handle]( Alaska biologists are forecasting another massive run of sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this summer, raising questions in commercial fishing circles about whether the industry in the Southwest Alaska region will be able to keep up. [Read More]( [Alaska lawmakers consider $2,600 payment per resident in 2022, but proposals differ in details]( [Alaska lawmakers consider $2,600 payment per resident in 2022, but proposals differ in details]( Though the House’s proposed $2,600 payout is similar in size to a dividend proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the details of the two proposals are significantly different and reflect major differences between the governor and lawmakers. [Read More]( More from the ADN [After pope apologizes for abuses of Indigenous children in Canada, US churches face boarding-school reckoning]( [After pope apologizes for abuses of Indigenous children in Canada, US churches face boarding-school reckoning]( [Read More]( [US targets Putin’s daughters and Russian banks in new sanctions]( [US targets Putin’s daughters and Russian banks in new sanctions]( [Read More]( [Russia prepares for new eastern offensive as Ukrainians gather their dead]( [Russia prepares for new eastern offensive as Ukrainians gather their dead]( [Read More]( [Zoos are isolating their birds as avian flu spreads in North America]( [Zoos are isolating their birds as avian flu spreads in North America]( [Read More]( [Image]( [What’s driving the great resignation? It might not be the factors you’d expect.]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503