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Governor's race survey: Should Alaska spend millions more on its huge LNG project? Plus, Alaska books.
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (308+ words) We're back with the next edition of our recurring survey of the more than a dozen candidates running to be Alaska's next governor. This week's questions revolve around a huge "and hugely expensive " LNG export project pushed by Alaska's current…...
Alaska typhoon victims’ losses of traditional foods go beyond dollar values
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (703+ words) When natural disasters strike in the Lower 48, people affected are compensated for income lost from wage-earning jobs that have been interrupted, as well as lost assets with assigned financial value. For residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region who were displaced by…...
Chilkoot Indian Association seeks traditional food donations for evacuees
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (145+ words) The Chilkoot Indian Association is accepting food donations for Western Alaska residents displaced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. The drive is specifically focused on locally harvested or preserved foods, to provide for evacuees who have been "cut off from…...
Will it? Won’t it? And when? Anchorage contends with a restive volcano in its backyard
1+ year, 9+ hour ago (1377+ words) The volcano is far enough from Anchorage that destructive mudflows and avalanches pose no significant threat to people. The primary problem is ash, which can severely damage planes that fly through it and also poses risks to human health, pets…...