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It is a police car.

Police calls for Friday, Oct. 2

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It is a police car.
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Judge weighs arguments over ballot witness rules

The state wants a judge to deny a request to waive witness requirements for absentee ballots.

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Alaska U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin, left, and her daughter Bridget wave signs on the corner of a busy street in Anchorage in November 2018. Galvin, an Independent candidate, is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young. Young, the longest-ever serving Republican in the House, has not agreed to participate in many debates or forums this fall. “He’s dodging, he’s ducking debates because he’s afraid to talk the issues that Alaskans really care about most,” Galvin said Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, of her 87-year-old opponent who has been in office since 1973. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

Galvin says Young is ducking debates

Galvin’s campaign says Young has declined to attend four events in the weeks leading to Election Day.

Alaska U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin, left, and her daughter Bridget wave signs on the corner of a busy street in Anchorage in November 2018. Galvin, an Independent candidate, is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young. Young, the longest-ever serving Republican in the House, has not agreed to participate in many debates or forums this fall. “He’s dodging, he’s ducking debates because he’s afraid to talk the issues that Alaskans really care about most,” Galvin said Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, of her 87-year-old opponent who has been in office since 1973. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)
Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic is docked at Port Canaveral, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in April. Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away. The company said Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo / John Raoux)

Carnival cancels most 2020 US cruises as CDC extends ban

The latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery could still be many months away.

Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic is docked at Port Canaveral, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in April. Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away. The company said Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo / John Raoux)
Robin O. Brena is a lifelong Alaska who grew up in Skagway and is an original sponsor of Ballot Measure 1, chair of the Oil and Gas Transition Committee for the Walker administration and founder of Brena, Bell and Walker, a longtime Alaskan law firm. (Courtesy Photo / Robin O. Brena)

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 means jobs in Southeast Alaska

Alaskans should not be intimidated out of a fair share for our oil.

Robin O. Brena is a lifelong Alaska who grew up in Skagway and is an original sponsor of Ballot Measure 1, chair of the Oil and Gas Transition Committee for the Walker administration and founder of Brena, Bell and Walker, a longtime Alaskan law firm. (Courtesy Photo / Robin O. Brena)
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Opinion: Not now, not ever. Just say no.

Upcoming ballot measures “actually pose a threat to Alaskan values and our economic well-being.”

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Lora Vess is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of Social Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast. “

Raging fires are the new normal of climate change.

Sustainable Alaska: The role of humans in ‘natural’ disasters

Lora Vess is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair of Social Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast. “
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Opinion: We’re voting for Alaska’s fair share

Let’s show the oil companies that Alaskans can make informed decisions to keep Alaska’s Fair Share.

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Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 1

Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 1

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Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 1
Opinion: Stop cutting our Permanent Fund checks

Opinion: Stop cutting our Permanent Fund checks

Picture the oil companies with giant scissors cutting up our PFD checks. Now, picture that money going into the pockets of the companies’ rich investors… Continue reading

Opinion: Stop cutting our Permanent Fund checks
State again report over 100 new cases

State again report over 100 new cases

City reports 2 new COVID-19 positives

State again report over 100 new cases
A sign promoting Native American participation in the U.S. census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into her phone on behalf of a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. There are more than 300 Native American reservations across the country, and almost all lag the rest of the country in participation in the census. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Census takers: We’re being told to finish early, cut corners

Judge to hold a hearing on Friday to determine whether the Trump administration violated her order

A sign promoting Native American participation in the U.S. census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into her phone on behalf of a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. There are more than 300 Native American reservations across the country, and almost all lag the rest of the country in participation in the census. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)
Opinion: The climate change excuse

Opinion: The climate change excuse

It is clear that Dan Sullivan is the clear choice Nov. 3.

Opinion: The climate change excuse
Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020
US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order

US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order

Wilbur Ross says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5.

US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order
Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek
Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek
Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Let’s look at what he actually does.

Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company
Lycopodium clavatum or running club moss often has long stems that are covered with short leaves, and they “run” over the ground before making erect branches that bear cones on stalks. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)
Lycopodium clavatum or running club moss often has long stems that are covered with short leaves, and they “run” over the ground before making erect branches that bear cones on stalks. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)
Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery

Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery

It happened Saturday night.

Police seek information, suspects after armed robbery
City reports 5 new cases, state tallies 117

City reports 5 new cases, state tallies 117

City cases are from over the weekend and Monday.

City reports 5 new cases, state tallies 117