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Notes On The News: Why journalists aren't perfect
The answer is quite simple, really. The person who typed this is human.
Jan 143 min read


Dzantik'i Heeni playground gets renewed scrutiny as new school board members question district funding for project
Concerns include taking funds from districtwide needs, whether or not city should pay for equipment since surrounding neighborhoods will use the park.
Jan 144 min read


Gov. Dunleavy working with DigitalBridge to build data centers in Alaska
Controversial CBR investment may be part of Dunleavy’s gas pipeline plan and Trump’s Stargate AI project
Jan 149 min read


Letter: The Nome Serum Run saved lives, Iditarod has cost at least 150 dogs theirs
Condolences to the family of Jirdes Winther Baxter, who led a long and storied life. The delivery of the diphtheria serum that saved her life became known as the Nome Serum Run. The Serum Run was a one-time occurrence, prompted by a public health crisis. Today, lifesaving medicine is delivered to places like Nome by air.
Jan 141 min read


US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Jan 141 min read


Police blotter for Jan. 12
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Jan 141 min read


CBJ: All evacuation advisories lifted, risk level remains elevated
Winds in Juneau peak near 60 mph, top 80 mph elsewhere in Southeast Alaska; Thane Road reopens after being closed overnight.
Jan 143 min read


Alaska needs leaders who will get off the fence
It’s an election year for governor and the Legislature. Which means it’s a chance to elect people who will help pull our foot out from under the fence and get Alaska back into the game. Sitting on the fence is not an answer.
Jan 143 min read


Proposed small-scale data center in Wrangell raises questions
The town’s economic development board, which advises the assembly, has raised several questions about a possible borough land lease for a California-based company to build and operate a small-scale data center.
Jan 143 min read


New bill would allow Alaska to use vaccine advice of medical experts outside of federal government
House measure would allow the state to follow childhood vaccination recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which opposes the administration’s vaccine cutbacks
Jan 144 min read


Murkowski, Shaheen introduce bill to block Trump from seizing Greenland
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has teamed up with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to introduce a bill to block President Trump from taking over Greenland. The legislation, the NATO Unity Protection Act, would prohibit the use of Department of Defense or Department of State funding to blockade, occupy, annex or otherwise assert control over the sovereign territory of a NATO member state. The legislat
Jan 141 min read


Slides block roads to both Sitka hydro dams
Record rainfall and warm temperatures coincided with a Friday afternoon avalanche that left rock, wood and other debris across a stretch of Green Lake Road, about a half-mile past the Medvejie hatchery.
Jan 133 min read
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