Fishing Hole will get shelter from gulls
Seagulls feed on fish scraps Friday, June 3, 2016, at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon cleaning tables Friday, June 3, 2016, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska.
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Governor, can we have that cup of coffee?
Are campaign promises empty promises that no one expects candidates to keep? Have we become that cynical? Running as the "unity ticket" in 2014, Bill Walker and Byron Mallott promised to improve the state of Alaska's tribal relations.
Murkowski, Sullivan give ‘non-endorsement endorsement’ for Trump
Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are playing the Washington, D.C. word game of the moment, in which they say they are supporting Donald Trump for president, but not endorsing him. There is no real difference between support and endorse, but Murkowski and Sullivan would love it if the former could signify a bare minimum level of approval, like a "D" in political science class.
Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract
Two maritime unions with 250 Alaska jobs at stake have begun a campaign to stop the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline from switching to a nonunion company for escorting oil tankers safely out of Prince William Sound, where the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil in 1989. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
AFN announces its keynote speakers for the 2016 convention
The Alaska Federation of Natives announced its two keynote speakers for this year's convention and both are from western Alaska. The AFN Board of Directors selected Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle to speak alongside Emil Notti.
Alaska Federation of Natives names conference keynote speakers
The original AFN president and a former Congressional staffer will be the two keynotes speakers when the largest gathering of Native people in the United States holds its annual convention in Fairbanks this fall.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/30/alaska-native-survey-whpacific/ -story-block
Jon Morris, left, and Aaron Amador, both of WHPacific, work a GPS receiver as they plot utility locations on Airport Vista Way in Santee. - John Gastaldo Jon Morris, left, and Aaron Amador, both of WHPacific, work a GPS receiver as they plot utility locations on Airport Vista Way in Santee.
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Last week, Alaska senators Lisa Murkowski , Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young asked Secretary of State John Kerry to negotiate with Canadian leaders to make sure appropriate environmental safeguards are in place for mine development in Southeast Alaska. The congressional delegation explained the importance of this issue to Alaskans and the need for assurances that the water quality in transboundary waters between Alaska and Canada will be maintained.