David Reamer

She was a friend of Rosa Parks, a student of Thurgood Marshall — and the first black attorney in Alaska

Despite her Quaker faith, Mahala Dickerson was known for her ferocity. Her confrontations, fueled by an utter lack of patience for fools, became the stuff of Anchorage legal legend.

David Reamer

| Histories of Anchorage

16 hours ago

Who killed Anchorage’s first police chief? Nearly 100 years later, it’s still a mystery.

Histories of Anchorage: Chief John Sturgus was shot with his own gun in February 1920. No one was ever arrested for the crime, and Sturgus became Anchorage’s first unsolved murder.

David Reamer

| Histories of Anchorage

January 12

The Anchorage parking fairies: How a $75 ticket started a movement

Histories of Anchorage: The old Anchorage Parking Authority made a mistake when it provoked Linny Pacillo in the mid-1990s.

David Reamer

| Histories of Anchorage

January 5

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