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Monthly Archives: May, 2019

MRAK Almanac: Ray Troll exhibit, and Drive Your Tractor to Work Day

May 6, 1929: Noyes Slough bridge on the Chena River was taken out by ice, as seen in photo below. The slough is named after Fred Noyes,...

My story: Heart trouble on a plane

By KEVIN CLARKSON The last thing I wanted was to draw attention to myself. The idea of causing a fuss weighed on my mind. But,...

Honor Flight takes veterans to DC, brings back memories

The Honor Flight of veterans from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam conflict visited Washington, D.C. last week, where they were welcomed...

So you want to live off the grid. How about Mount Rich?

A PIECE OF RUGGED, REMOTE PARADISE FOR CHEAP The Alaska land sales are underway once again. As with most of the land the State of...

Are we investing in solutions, or just spending more?

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR As deliberations on Alaska’s budget approach the Legislature’s constitutionally mandated deadline — the session’s 121st day — the struggle to maintain...

Sen. Tom Begich: A legislating and litigating household

As reported in Must Read Alaska last week, Sen. Tom Begich's wife and the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization she leads are suing the Dunleavy Administration over...

Is Eagle River ready for a divorce?

By DONN LISTON CONTRIBUTOR While many residents of the Railbelt from Eagle River to Eklutna were enjoying a cold one in their taxed-to-the-max Municipality of Anchorage...

Anchorage homicides by the number: 14 so far this year

Anchorage is gaining on the record-setting homicide year of 2017. After a slight reprieve in violent deaths in 2018, the numbers are on the...

Legislature now in 24-hour rule mode

After the House vote on the Senate budget today, and when the Senate appoints its members to the conference committee on Monday, the "24-hour...

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