In an effort to stem the outcry over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores, Starbucks will close 8,000 U.S. stores Tuesday afternoon for anti-bias training for its employees. On April 12, two black men went to a Philadelphia store and did not buy anything; instead, they told the store manager […]
Maraq–Bog; Swamp ARapagka nag’art’lliik mararmi. I lost my (2) boots in the bog. The Alutiiq word maraq can be used to talk about any low lying, wet piece of land–a swamp, bog, marsh, or even a muddy meadow. The rainy Kodiak Archipelago is unofficially full of such places, but if you consult a map of […]
The Canadian government and Alberta are concerned that the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion will be halted by British Columbia who has concerns of an oil spill on land or at sea in their territory if the expansion goes through. Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd, the Canadian arm of the Houston, Texas oil company has set a May 31st […]
Thursday, officers with the Patrol Division, Community Action Policing (CAP) and the Investigative Support Unit (ISU) partnered with Fred Meyer (1000 East Northern Lights Blvd.) for another undercover Retail Detail operation. Officers arrested 25 people for various felony and misdemeanor charges. More than $1500.00 in stolen merchandise was recovered by the team. The arrests […]