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In this Oct. 19 photo, shoots of crops are seen inside an indoor hydroponics farm owned by a local Alaska Native corporation in Kotzebue.

Arctic farming: Town defies icy conditions with hydroponics

ANCHORAGE — The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even summer temperatures are too cold for boreal… Continue reading

In this Oct. 19 photo, shoots of crops are seen inside an indoor hydroponics farm owned by a local Alaska Native corporation in Kotzebue.

My Turn: Senate Bill 91 and sex trafficking

Today, I will sign the criminal justice reform bill into law — but a portion of Senate Bill 91 needs to be fixed.The massive criminal… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2016
  • By GOV. BILL WALKER

My Turn: Gwich’in culture deeply rooted in Arctic wilderness

Here in Alaska, we are blessed with the natural elements that people travel from all over the world to experience. For me, it is not… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2016
  • By Melissa Engel

From the Sidelines: Poll is a misleading way to view team name

At first glance, it read like a headline concocted by The Onion:“New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by (slur of Native… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2016
  • By VAHE GREGORIAN

My Turn: Saving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A sacred part of our collective story

I have never been to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and yet, it is a part of me, and I a part of it. I… Continue reading

  • May 23, 2016
  • By BONNIE DEMERJIAN
In this February 2016 photo, Thunder Mountain's Ava Tompkins looks to drive against Ketchikans' Courtney Kemble, front, and Alexis Biggerstaff, back, during a game at TMHS. Tompkins has signed to play college basketball at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Tompkins to play at NCAA III Wesleyan

At three months old, Ava Tompkins sponged up the game from her father’s chest as he hollered at high school players as a coach in… Continue reading

In this February 2016 photo, Thunder Mountain's Ava Tompkins looks to drive against Ketchikans' Courtney Kemble, front, and Alexis Biggerstaff, back, during a game at TMHS. Tompkins has signed to play college basketball at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Alaska Editorial: Closing rural schools to aid the state budget isn’t the best option

The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily:Schools are the heartbeat of many small communities. Take away a school, or easy access to a… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015

My Turn: Alaska’s foster children need help, homes

All children should have a loving home and the opportunity to succeed. That’s unfortunately not the case for many of Alaska’s foster youths. Today, 40… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2015
  • By LES GARA

Israel convicts 2 youths in 2014 killing of Palestinian teen

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jerusalem court on Monday convicted two Israeli youths in the grisly killing of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy whose slaying was part… Continue reading

Writer Ernestine Hayes, author of "Blonde Indian," reads from her forthcoming memoir, whose working title is "The Dao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir," during the "Shaped by the North" panel discussion in Juneau on Sept. 24.

Book review: Ernestine Hayes’ ‘Blonde Indian

“Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir” by Ernestine Hayes. 173 pages, 2006, University of Arizona Press, $16.95 Ernestine Hayes’ genre defying debut takes its shape from… Continue reading

Writer Ernestine Hayes, author of "Blonde Indian," reads from her forthcoming memoir, whose working title is "The Dao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir," during the "Shaped by the North" panel discussion in Juneau on Sept. 24.

Giant conifer from Alaska will grace US Capitol lawn

KENAI — Alaska’s forests will finally have a representative in Washington, D.C.: This year’s Capitol Christmas tree will be the first one from the Last… Continue reading

In this photo taken on Oct. 13, Marjorie Tahbone of Nome, left, and Denali Whiting, of Kotzebue, take a selfie during the First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage.

Inupiaq woman joins traditional tattooing movement

ANCHORAGE — Marjorie Tahbone pushed a needle into and back out of a woman’s forearm, allowing the ink-covered end of the cotton thread to soak… Continue reading

In this photo taken on Oct. 13, Marjorie Tahbone of Nome, left, and Denali Whiting, of Kotzebue, take a selfie during the First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage.
Pictured left to right: Holly Ireno, Michelle Strickler, Kathy McCasland, Kellie James, James Morris, Deanna Hobbs, Dan Larson, Mandee Smith.

Thunder Mountain High School October student recognition

Students at Thunder Mountain were recognized in the school’s library. The speaker was Michelle Strickler. The PTO and Site Council provided lunch. Mr. Blankenship provided… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2015
Pictured left to right: Holly Ireno, Michelle Strickler, Kathy McCasland, Kellie James, James Morris, Deanna Hobbs, Dan Larson, Mandee Smith.