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Chris Birch, one of the good guys

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Anchorage Republican state Sen. Chris Birch is dead at 68 after an apparent aortic dissection. A retired engineer, Birch served on the Anchorage Assembly for...

Words that heal and words that don’t

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LEADING DEMOCRATS IRRESPONSIBLY BLAME TRUMP FOR EL PASO MASS SHOOTING By KARL ROVE A friend of mine who lives in Texas is representative of voters who...

CIRI board adds its name to recall list

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In a message to shareholders of the Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), the board of directors says it is backing the recall of Gov....

Updated: Sen. Chris Birch passes; heart attack

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Sen. Chris Birch has passed suddenly from a heart attack today. Details will be included here as they become available. UPDATE FROM THE FAMILY Around 9:00...

People news: Human Rights vice-chairman resigns

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Marcus Sanders, a commission member of the Alaska Commission for Human Rights, has resigned from the commission, Must Read Alaska learned today. Sanders has accepted...

University budget cuts will harm Alaska’s economy

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By MARK MYERS Alaska’s economy is facing a serious threat due to the governor’s cuts to the University of Alaska.  While these effects are very...

Mat-Su Borough has surplus, opens door to possible property tax rebate

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Unlike its neighbor in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Borough is not in a "civil emergency." In fact, the Borough Assembly says it has a surplus. That...

IBU union was offered better contract last year, but wouldn’t take it

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The state ferries are running again and all is right with the world for the coastal communities served by the Alaska Marine Highway System. But...

Acid, incense, and balloons: How I almost made it to Woodstock

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By ART CHANCE This month some 50 years ago, a buddy and I started talking about going to a big concert in upper New York...
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On this day in 1958, the Senate sealed the fate of Alaska

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