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Yearly Archives: 2019

Alaska Life Hack: 15 day countdown to Anchorage plastic bag ban

Ready. Set. ... On Sept. 15, the Anchorage will be the latest community in Alaska to ban single-use bags that merchants have used for decades...

Tom Cashen, of a better generation in Labor

By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR I can manage a bit of sentimentality about the labor movement around Labor Day, and it is more poignant as I...

Study: World’s forests are expanding

If Americans are to believe The New York Times and others in the mainstream media, this year's forest fires around the world are the harbingers...

Earthquake near Klukwan felt in Juneau, Whitehorse

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Klukwan on Saturday night was felt by some residents in Juneau, while other living on Douglas Island and the...

Ambler Road to Resources draft environmental review completed

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPEN FOR ACCESS TO JOB-PRODUCING ROAD The Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road has been on the planning table for years, with...

Rep. Laddie Shaw, like Sen. Chris Birch, a man with no natural enemies

Rep. Laddie Shaw said the decision to put his name in the mix for Senate Seat M wasn't an easy one. The group he...

Former lawmaker Gattis: Leaving Bahamas, after all

Former Rep. Lynn Gattis and her husband are leaving their island location on Abaco, in the Bahamas, after an evacuation order was made in...

John Binkley retires from cruise line association

John Binkley announced he is retiring from his role as president of the Cruise Line International Association of Alaska. Binkley, who ran for governor the...

Tuckerman Babcock retires from Governor’s Office

Former Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock has retired from the Office of the Governor. He had been appointed chief of staff after Gov. Michael...

Lieutenant Governor says ‘no’ to radical election initiative

The lieutenant governor of Alaska has turned down a ballot initiative that would create a "ranked voting system for Alaska (first choice, second choice,...

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