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Early results SURPRISE! Democrat Mary Sattler Peltola leads 6 AKwannabe Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 5031

Just read, posted by a friend: 'TONIGHT: Jim and Faye Palin, ex-in-laws of Sarah Palin, are hosting 2 elleng Aug 2022 Aug 2022 19 4963

This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 5045

Bear Alert! 3 Steerpike Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 2243

A smile or a grimace ? "Alaska is ours" billboard in Russia 4 steve2470 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 4816

An elementary school thought it was serving milk to students. Turns out it was floor sealant. 5 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 5360

young man went on a violent spree in an Anchorage complex for seniors. An 88-year-old fought him off 3 Demovictory9 May 2022 Jun 2022 9 5714

Alaska House approves major update to alcohol laws, including changes for breweries 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 0 3773

White supremacist gang members convicted of murder, kidnapping in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 8 3572

Camera captures landslide that cuts off key road in Alaska - CNN 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 9 4558

In a special U.S. House race, Alaska Democrats see opportunity 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2935

Alaska lawmakers struggle with dividend debate 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2705

Wasilla's Rep. Eastman is ousted from House Republican caucus 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 3983

Trump-backed Alaska hopeful officially files for Senate run 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3761

Sarah Palin announces US Congress bid 11 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3705

Iditarod punishes 3 mushers for sheltering dogs in windstorm -- WTOP News 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 3980

Grounded Tug Spills Diesel in Alaska 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 3373

Biden admin suspends Alaska mining road plans approved in Trump era 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 3000

National Republican group sidesteps new disclosure law with $3 million donation in Alaska governor's 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 3489

National Republican group sidesteps new disclosure law with $3 million donation in Alaska governor's 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2448

Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant announces run for U.S. House against Don Young 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 3397

Alaska House considering action against Rep. David Eastman, 'life member' of group linked to Jan. 6 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 3790

Legislature rejects higher pay, per diem restrictions 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2562

UA President: University has turned a corner on funding 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2616

A for effort, but the recall of far-right Assembly person will not proceed. 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 3692

Burn before reading: Bronson's behind-the-scenes quest to purge library of LGBT content 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2462

Alaska Court System fires magistrate judge who wrote public letter criticizing Republican Party 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 3908

Alaska salary commission votes to cut state lawmakers' expense payments 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3394

Alaska to stop offering COVID-19 tests at state's airports 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3319

Anchorage Mayor Bronson's personal shadowy police force, the Men's Club, detailed 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 19 5743

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Alaska's Hobo Jim - Iditarod Trail 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2922

Sullivan still seeking a 'bridge' ship to fill the icebreaker gap 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2783

After city declines to prosecute, judge dismisses faith-based shelter's challenge to Anchorage's 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3994

Where are Alaska's snowy owls? 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3066

Anchorage PD Chief McCoy announced resignation in response to improper demands by Bronson admin. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 4685

Tensions over PFD fuel talks of a new constitutional convention. Alaskans will vote on whether that 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 3756

Minutes before midnight, Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes budget restoring program funding 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 2709

Bronson's bungled homelessness response -- how we got here. 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 3333

Expel Eastman website launches 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 2110

Winds whip up volcanic ash from 1912 eruption in Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 2896

'Right Side of History': Alaska Mayor Cheers on Vax Skeptics at Fringe Doc Event 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 3528

Anchorage business owner agrees to pay $400K over fraudulent CARES Act loans, federal prosecutors 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 3770

Alaska Legislature breaks record for days in session, with frustration rising to the surface 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 2828

Virus continues its rampage; some hospitals 50-60 percent full with COVID-19 patients 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 2749

Anchorage's homelessness director resigns. No clear path for unhoused families this winter 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 3166

Sanity Prevails -- Outcomes in Fairbanks elections show some hope for rationality in even the most 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 3358

Dunleavy, Republicans, decry lack of special session action 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 2701

Alaska man faces charges over threatening Murkowski's life 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 3446

Anchorage mayor's proposed budget cuts over 50 city jobs 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 3587

Alaska's fourth special session begins with legislators unable to agree on when to meet 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 2862

Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1996

Iditarod announces new principal partners for 50th anniversary race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 2503

This year's Alaska Permanent Fund dividend amount is $1,114 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 2084

Mayor Bronson defends use of Holocaust imagery by mask mandate opponents during heated second night 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 2409

Alaska's largest hospital implements crisis care standards 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1826

Barred From Flying Over Mask Dispute, Lawmaker Asks to Be Excused From Senate 12 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 4978

Trans-Alaska pipeline under threat from thawing permafrost 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Sep 2021 3 1810

Judge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil project 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 2418

Alaska Science Forum: The closest people to an 8.2 earthquake 7 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 15 3303

Dunleavy declines to appeal judge's ruling in favor of rural power subsidy 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1720

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Clean-energy projects will be highlighted during Alaska visit by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1994

New ballot measure would require Alaska to formally recognize Native tribes 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1770

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will run for re-election in 2022 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1528

$90 million pledged to University of Alaska Fairbanks 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1542

Fatal Crash Renews Concerns About Safety of Alaska Aviation 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 2391

Since Palin's name has come up, does anyone know what happened to AK blogger, Gryphen 3 hlthe2b Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 3389

Alaska Legislature's next special session will begin Aug. 16 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1601

Constitution bars Alaska attorney general from suing legislative agency, judge says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2082

Judge says Alaska's new ranked-choice voting system is legal 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1462

Only minimal damage reported after Alaska's largest earthquake in over a half century 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1970

Revealed: assistant attorney general in Alaska posted racist and antisemitic tweets 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2030

Judge hears case challenging Alaska's new ranked-choice election system 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1825

Dunleavy's per diem veto over PFD situation raises concerns for Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 2242

King Crab Wins First Mock Ranked Choice Voting General Election 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 2000

Former state legislator Lance Pruitt fined $19,716 for multiple violations of campaign finance and 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 2312

Alaska lawmaker shares social media post comparing media and medical professionals to Nazi war 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1947

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes $525 Permanent Fund dividend and $215 million in programs, projects 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1580

Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator from Alaska, dies at 91 1 peppertree Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1687

Polls continue to show Dems have an open lane to win Murkowski's seat 8 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 14 4526

Does anyone else born in pre-state Alaska feel like they have lost their citizenship? 3 iemitsu Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2426

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