June 3, 2013 – U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today spoke on the Senate floor on the unique challenges facing Alaskans in the wake of the tragic flooding in Galena and other Yukon River communities. Begich took the opportunity to highlight the need to strengthen communication efforts and infrastructure in rural areas to improve disaster mitigation […]
The oldest member of the Senate and the last surviving World War II survivor in the Senate passed away due to complications of viral pneumonia in New York's Presbyterian Hospital at 4:02 am this Monday morning.
Word of the Week Lesson Nengauwaq : Son in law Gui nengauwangq’rtua. : I have a son–in-law. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Alutiiqs use the term nengau’aq in a variety of ways. In some communities, it specifically means a son-in-law: the man who married your daughter. In others, the word is a general […]
At least 119 people died in a poultry slaughterhouse and subsequent fire that broke out in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin just after dawn on Monday.