JUNEAU – Today, Representative Pete Petersen (D-Anchorage) invited his East Anchorage neighbors and others throughout the city who have electricity after Tuesday’s storm to donate canned food, flashlights, batteries, candles and other emergency supplies to those who still do not have power and may be running low on essentials.
WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail after accepting the Democratic Party nomination. Obama, and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, are focusing on battleground states likely to determine the outcome of the November 6 presidential election.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich announced today the hiring of life-long Alaskan Amy Miller as his new press secretary. Miller will replace Julie Hasquet, who is leaving Begich’s office to work for BP-Alaska.