Elin Johnson
Elin Johnson grew up in Juneau, Kodiak, and Anchorage. She graduated from Linfield University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies and International Relations. She has written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, The Well News, New America, The 340B Report, Open Campus Media's Work Shift, and others. Reach Johnson at elin@thecordovatimes.com.
DOT allocates $747M to Alaska for 2024
On Oct. 5 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced that it has assigned $747 million to Alaska in Fiscal Year 2024...
Celebrating Media Literacy Week with The Cordova Times
This week is U.S. Media Literacy Week. Established in 2015 by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and inspired by Canada’s Media...
Cordova Electric Cooperative and CoBank donate to four local organizations
Four local organizations each received $5,000 in funding from the Cordova Electric Cooperative (CEC) and CoBank last month. The award recipients were the Cordova...
GAPP annual meeting focused on new markets, recipes, endeavors
The Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) annual meeting was held in Seattle last Thursday, bringing together fishery leaders, industry experts, marketers and fans to...
Cordova Chamber awarded Local Chamber of the Year by the Alaska Chamber
Last Wednesday the Cordova Chamber of Commerce was awarded the Local Chamber of the Year award by the Alaska Chamber. It was Cordova’s first...
A Q&A with the new Cordova Times intern
The Cordova Times is pleased to announce the appointment of a new intern for the upcoming year: Mhikee (Kyi) Gasmen. Gasmen, a senior at...
City looks to fill board and commission vacancies
The mayor’s office and Cordova City Council are soliciting applications for upcoming open city board and commission positions. Three seats are opening up for the...
Annual Fat Bear Week is bearing down upon us
The time is coming. The week all bear enthusiasts have been waiting for. It’s almost Fat Bear Week. Fat Bear Week is returning Oct. 4...
Alaska Department of Public Safety receives $3M for criminal records system updates
Last week the state announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded more than $3.3 million in grant funding to...
Research shows Alaska is one of the most expensive states to die in
Most Alaskans know how expensive it is to live in the state. High housing, food, merchandise, and gas costs are juggled every day. Now...
