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Alaska voters head to the polls with bad weather delaying voting in 2 remote communities
Anchorage is under a high wind warning, with part of the Old Seward Highway closed by downed power poles as voters go to the ...
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Parks Highway reopens at Houston after troopers detain 2 people in search
The Parks Highway has reopened Tuesday near Houston, after Alaska State Troopers say two people sought by law enforcement ...
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Alaska elections officials hope to avoid problems with rural voting, as seen in primary
Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean, was one of two Alaska communities whose polling places didn't open for the ...
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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?
Despite its name, the Electoral College isn’t so much a body as a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted ...
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Feds to monitor compliance with voting rights laws in rural Alaska
Monitoring will focus on the Bethel, Dillingham and Kusilvak Census Areas, as well as the North Slope and Northwest Arctic ...
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Regulating phone use in schools | Talk of Alaska
Should cellphones be banned in school? If so, what should those bans look like? We discuss it on this Talk of Alaska.
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Bear Valley parents pack school board meeting to protest Anchorage school closure proposal
Bonnie Gurney is a real estate appraiser and parent of a Bear Valley student who also testified at the meeting. Gurney said the district’s assessment that Bear Valley lacked growth potential was ...
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Rethinking education for a healthier society | Line One
On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton and his guests explore ideas to rethink how we deliver education for a healthier future.
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Alaskans are increasingly abusing multiple drugs, complicating treatment
Combining drugs increases risk of overdose and makes withdrawal and getting medication assisted therapy more complex.
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It’s Election Day. Here’s what to know about voting in Alaska.
For a rundown of the candidates on the ballot, the nonprofit Alaska Beacon has a voter guide with candidate questionnaires and other resources. Candidates also file official statements with the ...
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New road for Canadian mine worries Wrangell residents downstream
The site of the Galore Creek Mine, about 25 miles northeast of Wrangell, is very close to headwaters of the Stikine River.
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Alaskans line up like never before to vote early in the November election
More than 100,000 Alaskans had already voted by early Monday. That includes early in-person voters, who have exceeded the record the state set four years ago.