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Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Fire season is here, as lightning keeps crews busy on the Loon Lake Fire on the Kenai

The Loon Lake Fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge became more active Sunday, according to the Division of Forestry, which has received...

Yukon Quest for 2022 will be two races

For the 39th running of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, the board of directors has decided that the race will be split...

Conference Committee sets PFD check at either $525 or $1,100, as dividend becomes a bargaining chip for budget

The Alaska Legislature's Conference Committee unveiled the Permanent Fund dividend for this year: It will be either $525, or $1,100, depending on whether the...

Mark Hamilton: Build your media filter based on science, not narrative

By MARK HAMILTON (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series by Mark Hamilton about the history of the Pebble Project in Alaska.) We are...

Coast Guard, CDC: We’ll change the mask rule, but for now won’t enforce masks on fishing boats, commercial vessels, ferries

The Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Coast Guard, reversing their position from less than a month ago, said the federal agencies will no...

Gov. Inslee letter to Blinken, Mayorkas: Reopen border, use of vaccine passport

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter this month to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, requesting immediate full...

Biden not improving with time

You go into the woods for a few days and when you come back you learn the Biden administration is no brighter than when...

Naked power grab: Biden to rewrite ‘waters’ rule; will affect Alaska above all other states

The Biden administration plans to reverse yet another Trump environmental policy. Biden's Environmental Protection Agency will once again redefine the Waters of the United...

Nielsen: Tucker Carlson dominates cable news shows

According to Nielsen, the Tucker Carlson Tonight show was the top cable news show in total viewers in May, with an average of 2.94 million,...

Dan Fagan: Is Lisa Murkowski pulling Dan Sullivan to the left?

By DAN FAGAN It stung recently when Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan announced his endorsement of his Senate colleague Lisa Murkowski if she chooses to run...

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