Some testifiers told the school board the class is overdue and that public education should reflect the diverse American experience.
After feedback from the business community, the council elected to keep the sales tax rate increase to 5.5% and amend the maximum tax on any single transaction to $11 instead.
"We don't know what happened. Things were going well. We were there yesterday doing business," Howard Thies said. "The restaurant was doing really well. But now it's pretty much toasted."
All nine of the Interior senators and representatives were present Tuesday.
Brace yourself for more cold. According to a statement published by the National Weather Service on Tuesday, temperatures around the Interior …
Passengers are expected to resume their trip Wednesday morning following the arrival of a replacement aircraft from Delta.
About 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, searchers notified troopers they had found the woman deceased about 2 miles off the main trail and 4 miles from where her snowmachine was located on its side.
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson celebrated the stay in a statement released Tuesday afternoon, noting the Division of Elections will not be printing official booklets required for the collection of signatures.
Denali Borough Mayor Clay Walker encouraged sixth-graders at Healy’s Tri-Valley School to participate in the essay contest by visiting their classroom and giving them a sense of his everyday job.
According to Brown, the tax puts all other North Pole restaurants and retailers at a competitive disadvantage when people can shop in Fairbanks where there is more choice and no sales tax.
Passengers are expected to resume their trip Wednesday morning following the arrival of a replacement aircraft from Delta.
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson celebrated the stay in a statement released Tuesday afternoon, noting the Division of Elections will not be printing official booklets required for the collection of signatures.
About 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, searchers notified troopers they had found the woman deceased about 2 miles off the main trail and 4 miles from where her snowmachine was located on its side.
Brace yourself for more cold. According to a statement published by…
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