KTUU: Local restaurant pushes back against new COVID-19 mandates; As Anchorage ‘battens down’ protestors oppose another shutdown; Petition seeks $2,000 stipends for parents of children in ASD while learning at home and more ->
KTOO Public Media: A wayward boat scuttled Astra’s launch attempt Sunday. They’ll try again Tuesday.; The first Alaska cruise of the COVID-19 pandemic is underway; With virus funds, Newtok will build more homes in Mertarvik and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Eek VPSO Arrested For Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking and more ->
Alaska Native News: Bristol Bay Tribes Overjoyed with Congressional Intervention on Pebble Mine; Senator Stedman Thanks U.S. Coast Guard for 230 Years of Service and more ->
By Rhonda McBride -KMXT: Bear attacks jogger on Kodiak’s Pillar Mountain
Alaska Highway News, Bob Weber, The Canadian Press: First cancer diagnosed in dinosaur fossil hints at communal life
Michael R Dougherty from Anchorage Memories VIP: Anchorage Pioneer Joe Spenard
Be bear aware!
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: The Beautiful Bridge Hike In Alaska That Will Completely Mesmerize You
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Road Trip On The Glenn Highway In Alaska Will Take You Through Sheer Autumnal Perfection
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: The Flood Of 1967 In Alaska Will Never Be Forgotten
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Alaska News August 03, 2020
By Daniel Shvartsman, Seeking Alpha: Alaska Communications: Implementing An Activist Playbook, Still Cheap
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: VPSO sexual assault on village woman; where’s the media outrage?
Craig Medred: Limits of science
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: 80 Degree Days in Sitka
49 Writers Blog: Mini-Profile: Bob Armstrong
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Here Are 8 Jokes About Alaska That Are Actually Funny
Alaska News August 01 & 02, 2020
KTOO Public Media: Gardentalk – Time to harvest garlic, but watch out for mold and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Garden Tips: Natural ways to eliminate aphids and more ->
Evan Saugstad, Alaska Highway News: Junk news, selective reporting vilifies rural economies
The three stories above all have much in common. All are written by someone who does not like, agree with, nor rely on their subject matters for their living. All three use selective facts while ignoring others, and all appear to want one thing – to rid B.C. of our industries and the people who stand in the way of B.C. becoming a park.
By Aaron Goldfarb, Inside Hook: Inside the Rowdy, Reckless Boomtown Bars of Alaska in the 1970s As pipeline money poured into the city of Fairbanks, the Wild West saw a brief revival
Congressman Young’s Washington Report
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Alaska News July 31, 2020
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Lawyer for AFN appointed to redistricting board and more ->
KTUU: ’Please don’t leave our veterans behind,’ Veterans call for passage of the Heroes Act; UPDATE: Rep. Gary Knopp has died in a plane crash near Soldotna; Positively Alaskan: Actor formerly living in China helps students learn a world away and more ->
Fairbans News Webcenter 11: From dream to reality: Proposed railway would connect Alaska to the rest of the continent by rail; Siberian wildfires bring smoke to Alaskan interior and more ->
Craig Medred: Bear kills
Alaska News July 30, 2020
KTUU: Stebbins teacher arrested for attempted production of child pornography; APD: Officer-Involved Shooting in Eagle River; Growing AK: Finding a space of your own to garden and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Hope resident reportedly killed in bear attack; Siberian wildfires bring more haze to Alaska; Mysterious Bering Strait seabird die-off enters fourth year and more ->
Alaska Native News: StrongHearts Native Helpline Adds Sexual Violence Advocacy and more ->
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska, By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY: What is ‘white privilege’?
The Delta Discovery: Seeking stories of strange encounters
PR Web: Authors Susie G. and Ronni Woitel’s new book “Lucy in the Sky” is a sweet children’s story celebrating the life and brilliance of a perfect little star named Lucy
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Head To Moose Pass For An Alaskan Getaway In The Bear Cub Cabin
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Carter Lake Trail Will Take You To A Secret Lake In The Mountains Of Alaska
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Jet Ski 60 Miles Of Adventure And See The Most Stunning Glaciers In Alaska
Alaska News July 29, 2020
Alaska News July 28, 2020
KTUU: Missing and murdered indigenous women cold case office to open in Anchorage; UPDATE: Mat-Su schools to require masks this year for grades 3-12 and more ->
KTOO Public Media: In Haines, a race to harvest fruit before bears do; A big Mendenhall jökulhlaup could happen anytime, but scientists say it’s hard to know how big and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks woman hits Law Enforcement Officer with four-wheeler and more ->
Our Third Thirds: Male Menace
So, for example, you can use Google maps to get directions that are the fastest, that use the least mileage; but can you get one that shows the “safest” route? Men don’t see it, don’t collect it, don’t care to make that information useful to women. It took women to create Safecity, which crowd-sources personal stories of sexual harassment in public spaces to create a map indicating trends at a local level, mostly in India, but around the world.
SafeCity
If you have been sexually harassed or abused in public spaces anywhere in the world, please share your story with us on this crowdmap. You can report anonymously in under 2 minutes.
Alaska News July 27, 2020
Alaska News July 26, 2020
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Cargo takes off at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and more ->
KTUU: Proposed ordinance would prevent evictions in Anchorage through September; For ASD parents and staff, mixed emotions over move to online start and more ->
By Gary Black, The News Miner: After more than 50 years, famed Alaska House Art Gallery closing