By PAULETTE SCHUERCH As Typhoon Merbok bore down on Northwest Alaska, we in the Northwest Arctic Borough braced for impact as the storm made a beeline for us. Tensions were high, but everyone pulled together to work together, communicate, and ensure that all in the community were safe. This is how it is in rural Alaska … Continue reading Paulette Schuerch: Rural Alaskans always adapt, and right now it means changing our U.S. senator