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2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year Receives Grosvenor Fellowship

2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year Ben Walker has been selected to receive a Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship. The fellowship is a professional development opportunity for pre-K–12 educators made possible by a partnership between Lindblad Expeditions and the National Geographic Society. The Fellows were selected from a competitive applicant

Draft Resolution to Address Anchorage Assembly Member Jamie Allard's Conduct Under Consideration

Draft Resolution to Address Anchorage Assembly Member Jamie Allard's Conduct Under Consideration

The Anchorage Assembly is considering a resolution to address the conduct of Jamie Allard at the Feb 9 Anchorage Assembly meeting. Written testimony is open to all Anchorage residents and can be sent at this link. Allard has not publicly commented on the draft resolution but was busy with the

Wasilla Police Officers Drag Alaska Native Woman from Walmart

Wasilla Police Officers Drag Alaska Native Woman from Walmart

A Facebook live video is making the rounds on social media after being viewed more than five thousand times. Video taken by Wasilla resident Mike Linn appears to show two unmasked Wasilla Police officers dragging an Alaska Native woman out of a Wasilla Walmart yesterday evening. The video has some

One Mulling Ethics Complaint Against ASD Superintendent

An Anchorage School employee is considering filing an ethics complaint against Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop after a (now removed) photograph appeared on the Willow Crest Elementary School Facebook page. The photograph appears to show Dr. Bishop reading to students in a school classroom. Some who have seen the picture have

Cost of Sending One Pallet of H2O to Tuluksak Will Make You Sick

Cost of Sending One Pallet of H2O to Tuluksak Will Make You Sick

The village of Tuluksak's water purification plant burned down. Donations have helped provide water to the village but likely won't be enough to sustain them. The village has been without running water for over two weeks and reportedly 1/3 of the federally recognized tribe has