Homes of people who relocated from Newtok are visible in Mertarvik in August 2024. (Rick Bowmer / AP) Communities across Western Alaska have been hit with a series of major changes to foundational aspects of our lives and well-being. Nearly everyone …
The pork-barrel deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was enough to get her to vote for the motion to proceed to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) late last night, which passed by a count of 51-49. But the deal lost a lot of its luster this morning, …
Up until now, locally milled lumber in Alaska couldn’t be used in residential building projects. That wasn’t because of quality, but because building codes typically require a grade stamp from a national agency, something too expensive and inaccessible for …
Ella Goss, chief executive of Providence Alaska, has announced her retirement, effective Aug. 1. Goss has worked with Providence for nearly 30 years and was the first woman and registered nurse to lead the state’s largest health care provider since its …
What happens when you give two adventurous octogenarians a Class C motorhome, a loaded itinerary and 15,642 miles of North American wilderness? You get “Ride With Us! 15,642 Miles, Seventy Nights Camping,” a memoir by Sportyman (the husband’s pseudonym) …
It was a cheap tool, poorly made from cut-rate material. Still, someone had put work into it. And the person who lost it — centuries or perhaps a millennium ago — probably missed it. After all, they couldn’t just pop into Samson’s Hardware for a …
‘Alaska’s energy economy” is not a political slogan. It is the foundation of our communities, a driver of our independence, and a critical piece of national security. That is why I support Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s efforts to protect the energy tax credits …
I am Alaska Native — Koyukon ‚ raised on the Upper Koyukuk River. I know my family history. I know my culture, my language and the values passed down from our elders. I know what it means to live off the land, and I also know what it means to live in a …
In the days before my recent trip to Anchorage, I stretched myself into an Alaskan biorhythm by staying up late and sleeping in, certainly a luxury of the semi-retired. And it worked. I was ready for the Land of the Midnight Twilight and its semi-dark four …
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