Senator Murkowski Shares Veterans Day Message with Alaskans
Washington, D.C.— Senator Lisa Murkowski offered the following statement in observance of Veterans Day:
OP/ED Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: 'Joining Forces' with you on Veterans Day
Over the past five years, the two of us have had the privilege of traveling across America and around the world to visit with our extraordinary troops, veterans and military families — and time and again, we have been awed by your service and sacrifice.
AK Court of Appeals: Old Texting While Driving Law Not Enough
Alaska’s old law prohibiting the use of certain visual display screen devices while driving did not prohibit texting while driving, according to an Alaska Court of Appeals decision issued this week. The decision upholds Kenai Peninsula Magistrate Jennifer K. Wells’ action that called the law into question and inspired Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) and former […]
Alaska Science Forum: Visiting Bats and the Hot Maggots of Autumn
After she read a column on Alaska bats, Pat Holloway of Fairbanks sent me a photo of a little brown bat that made it into her house this summer. It surprised her, as bats tend to do when they appear in your living room.