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Yearly Archives: 2019

Anchorage women sit this march out

(3-minute read) JUNEAU MARCHES SAME DAY AS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ACCUSED OF ANTI-SEMITISM Although about 650 women participated in the Women's March in Juneau on Saturday, Anchorage...

‘He fell to his knees and I shot him again’

WRITE THE PAROLE BOARD: JONATHAN NORTON IS A DANGER TO SOCIETY BY RALPH SAMUELS GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Oct. 5, 1989. It was a Thursday. It was the day...

Donlin Mine clears more permit hurdles

BIG STEPS -- WASTE MANAGEMENT AND BONDING Donlin Gold moved its mining project forward today, receiving two key permits from the State of Alaska. The first...

Doug Vincent-Lang gets Fish and Game boards’ OK

(1-minute read) COMMISSIONER'S NAME FORWARDED TO SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION Interim Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang won unanimous approval by the powerful joint boards of Fish and...

Murkowski votes with Democrats to defeat ban on taxpayer-funded abortion

Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted with nearly all of the Democrats and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine to defeat the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion bill...

Breaking: Neal Foster is new House Speaker Pro Tem

SHARON JACKSON SWORN IN The Alaska House, still trying to organize, chose Rep. Neal Foster as the Speaker Pro Tem of the body. The position...

Kenai’s Ricky Gease is new state Parks director

BRENT GOODRUM IS NEW DNR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER The executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association has been named the next director of the State...

Will the State of the State Address be delayed?

(2-minute read) HOUSE ORGANIZATION ON DAY 3: NO RESOLUTION Gov. Mike Dunleavy's State of the State speech is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22, but nothing...

One of Fairbanks Four faces assault charges

SMASHED WINDOWS WITH A BAT, THREATENED DRIVER One of the members of a group of men who were labeled the Fairbanks Four is now on...

Ferry system to swap vessels, save money

NEW FERRIES WILL GO INTO SERVICE AS DESIGNED, BUILT The Alaska Marine Highway System will make route changes and use the new Alaska Class ferries...

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