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The Great Alaska Earthquake and the 20-20 split House of 1964

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(4-minute read) WHAT HAPPENED IS COUNTER TO TODAY'S CONVENTIONAL WISDOM By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Former Speaker of the House Bruce Kendall died in 2012 at the...

Murkowski bills focus on Native Alaskans, women

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(2-minute read) CHAMPIONS NATIVE, WOMENS' CAUSES IN SLEW OF RECENT LEGISLATION Sen. Lisa Murkowski has shifted her focus in recent weeks. She has paid more...

EPA chief clears committee hurdle; now to full Senate vote

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(1-minute read) REPLACES SCOTT PRUITT Andrew Wheeler was approved to lead the Environmental Protection Agency by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today. The committee,...

Natives take over meeting, yell at officials over drilling of Coastal Plain

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(3-minute read) OBJECTED TO NON-NATIVES ON THEIR LAND Alaska Natives from Defending the Sacred AK and loosely associated groups took over a pubic meeting in...

Kawasaki to Fish and Game Commissioner: Recite climate change creed

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(2-minute read) DEMANDS TO KNOW HIS BELIEFS ON HUMAN CAUSES In the confirmation interview of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, Sen. Scott Kawasaki led...

No freedom for Jonathan Norton, parole board says

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COMMUNITY RALLIES, KILLER REMAINS BEHIND BARS The man who murdered Duane Samuels off of De Armoun Road in South Anchorage in 1989 was denied parole...

Metlakatla votes to change time zones

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FOR NOW, IT'S IN A TIME WARP Metlakatla quietly went on Alaska Standard Time last month. Until January 20 at 2 am, it was the one...

Eastman pulls surprise, but Knopp votes against Talerico — again

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(1-minute read) DEJA VU: KENAI REPUBLICAN SAYS NO TO REPUBLICAN SPEAKER Rep. David Eastman, a District 11 Republican, surprised House colleagues today by forcing a...

Breaking: Bernhardt the new Interior Secretary, replacing Zinke

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President Donald Trump announced he will appoint Interim Secretary David Bernhardt to be the permanent Interior secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, he will...
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