COBOL stands for Common Business-Oriented Language and was created in 1959. It was partly drawn on the work of computing pioneer Grace Hopper and was built for a single purpose: processing business ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Feb. 23 to reflect that an Anchorage Assembly candidate for District 6 was determined to be ineligible for candidacy. Six of the Anchorage Assembly’s 12 seats, ...

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