Dear Alaska Friends and Neighbors, Governor Dunleavy has presented Alaskans with a false choice. He claims we have to pick between our seniors, schools, university, construction jobs (the state’s construction budget has been slashed during this self-inflicted deficit crisis), and economy, or a larger PFD. This false choice ignores obvious solutions. We can sidestep […]
Decision puts the brakes on old-growth clear-cut logging, for now. TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA—Today a federal judge issued a court ruling that halts the initial phase of the largest timber sale approved by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in 30 years, at least until the court case is resolved. The USFS has a 15-year plan […]
FORT WAINWRIGHT – The 65th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company based at Fort Wainwright was called by the Alaska State Troopers late Sept. 19 to evaluate an unexploded ordnance item found by a North Pole homeowner. Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Schneps and Spc. Preston Johnson responded to the call and discovered an AN-M41A2 bomblet, which is a […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Army officials have identified the USARAK Soldier who was found dead on post Thursday, Sept. 19. Sgt. Ken Conrad Chambers was a signal support system specialist with the 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Chambers, 33, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, joined […]