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Going rogue: North Korea launches another missile

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According to the Pentagon, North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile around 9:17 a.m. Alaska Time on Tuesday. It was the first launch from the...

Pro tip: Thompson & Co. unveils Blueprint Alaska

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Photo: Sarah Erkmann Ward, Jennifer Thompson Thompson & Co. Public Relations, will open a new public affairs agency, Blueprint Alaska, on Jan. 1, 2018. President and...

Crackdown? Slightly harsher penalties now in law

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Senate Bill 54 went into effect early Monday, with Gov. Bill Walker signing it into law upon the recommendation of the Department of Law,...

With ‘Friends of Maria’ who needs enemies?

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BEGICH, BERKOWITZ, LOTTSFELDT HOSTED Sen. Maria Cantwell came to Alaska in August, 2017 and took a tidy sum of contributions to her political action committee,...

Pebble looking to finish year on a high note

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The Pebble Partnership started the year with three big objectives: Make the Environmental Protection Agency back down from its pre-emptive sanctions against the proposed...

Aloha ‘oe: Hawaii readying for nuke

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U.S. MILITARY TO START FIVE-DAY EXERCISES, WITH F-35s The State of Hawaii has released a series of video messages letting Hawaiian citizens know that they...

History lesson: State government entrenched in self-preservation

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By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Part I: This was part of an introduction to a piece I helped author during the Frank Murkowski for Governor...

Rep. Geran Tarr seeking that ‘#MeToo’ moment in the sun

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She's back, and looking for revenge. THE BACKGROUND Rep. Geran Tarr, a Democrat from District 19, had a verbal dispute last February with Rep. Mike Chenault,...

Sleeping monster: Health insurance tax about to hit Alaska hard

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An onerous provision of Obamacare -- the so-called Affordable Care Act -- was delayed until 2018, but it's about to hit with a nearly...
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