WASHINGTON — The recent anti-Muslim attack in Portland, Oregon, has highlighted an alarming rise in hate crimes across the U.S. targeting Muslims, African-Americans and other groups. But hate crimes against Native Americans often don’t often make headlines, which they say is part of a pattern of discrimination and violence dating back generations. They worry they may […]
A Sunday mid-morning vehicle collision injured poor and totaled both vehicles on the parks Highway, the trooper dispatch revealed. Troopers and State Park Rangers responded to the scene at mile 129 of the Parks Highway at 11:36 AM after responding to report of a two-vehicle collision at that location. Upon arrival, they found all four […]
Cirniq – Chignik Cirnimen aglita. – Let’s go to Chignik. The salmon-rich Chignik region of the southern Alaska Peninsula is home to three Alutiiq communities, each named for the body of water it overlooks: Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, and Chignik Lake. Foot trails link these small villages, winding through a lush, rolling, treeless landscape that […]
It’s not often that a fundraiser matches so perfectly with organizational mission, which is one reason why the Board and Staff at Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic are particularly excited about two events this week. A primary part of the mission at KBFPC is preventive screening for reproductive cancers, such as cervical and breast cancer. We […]