In Fairbanks Sunday, the mournful song of an Alaska Native singer filled the air as a procession of parents, grandparents and children secured 215 orange banners to the Centennial Bridge, next to the Golden Heart Plaza.
The Alaska Legislature is expected to vote this week on the proposal under the state budget compromise.
The 17th annual Stream Cleanup Day event started at Lions Club Park picnic shelter near Danby Road and brought together around 35 volunteers, including kids, teenagers and old-timers who have been attending the cleanup for years.
Attorney Kristi Nuna’q Williams, an Alaska Native who was born in Fairbanks, will serve as staff director and general counsel of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, of which Sen. Lisa Murkowski is vice chair.
Nancy Reeder now says she was asked to resign while internal department documents paint a picture of strife with officers and staff.
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In 1963 Edward Lorenz presented a hypothesis to the New York Academy of Science that a butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion, which would move other molecules of air, in turn moving more molecules of air – eventually capable of starting a hurricane on the other side of the planet.
This year also happens to be the 100th year of operation for First National Bank Alaska. Bank president Doug Longacre noted that he drove the 110 miles from Fairbanks that morning to get to Healy for the ceremony.
Murkowski said in a lengthy statement provided by her office that she wasn’t surprised when the administration suspended the lease program but she was “incredibly disappointed” Interior did so to leases that have already been issued and patented. She also asked for help from state officials.
The event honors everyone who has been affected by cancer and includes an opening ceremony, a survivor/caregiver walk, a luminary ceremony and a closing ceremony.
The Relay For Life started with prayers, songs and speeches, before the procession led by bagpipe players made several laps around the track.
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly finalized the base proper…
The guard puts storefronts — recruitment centers open to the public — in places where they can get the most traffic and community involvement, and, as one of the larger communities in Alaska, Fairbanks is a perfect fit, Jurva said.
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser embarked on a culinary version of a diplomatic mission when he visited Alaska to celebrate both states’ contributions to America’s seafood economy.
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Goldpanners general manager John Lohrke declined to comment directly on the situation.
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Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns exploring the bowhead whale exhibit now on display at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
Howard Hughes landed near the present-day library building to refuel during his round-the-world flight on July 13, 1938. Bruce Haldeman, a local historian par excellence, told me how Hughes, who once said, “I’m not a paranoid deranged millionaire. Goddamit, I’m a billionaire,” was flying a plane with special compartments filled with ping pong balls so it would float if it crashed in the ocean. Read more
