WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski took part in a Department of Education (Education) online forum yesterday to ask important unanswered questions surrounding the details of possible No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers for Alaska, learning Education’s decisions will be made public in approximately two weeks, and educators are still welcome to contribute comments. She […]
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – The Doyon, Limited board of directors voted to approve a shareholder dividend in the amount of $3.88 per share, or $388 per 100 shares,during their quarterly meeting in Fairbanks on August 20, 2011. The dividend will be distributed to shareholders on December 6, 2011.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Attorney General John J. Burns and other state attorneys general today called for information from Backpage.com on how it is attempting to remove advertising for sex trafficking, especially ads that could involve minors.
GENEVA-The head of the United Nations anti-drugs agency has called for strengthening border controls around Afghanistan – still the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin – boosting security in that country, and lowering demand in so-called “consumer countries.â€