Anchorage – Today, Representative Les Gara (D, Anchorage) called on four major oil companies to stop misleading Alaska voters. “When you spend over $8 million to dishonor voters by blitzing them with false information, it’s a reflection you have a weak case,” Gara said of the television and radio ads paid for by BP, ExxonMobil, […]
Alaska will join 26 other states and move to the central issuance format for IDs, drivers licenses, and permits beginning in June of this year, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Beginning next month, all new issues, and renewals will be issued a temporary card that is good for a period of 60 days […]
Dear Friends and Neighbors: I’d like a world where people tell the truth during elections. But wishing doesn’t work in this new world where outside corporations and groups are allowed unlimited election $pending. With that money these special interests constantly violate the old adage that you’re entitled to your own opinions, but that you’re not entitled to your own […]
Itgaq (Literally, “foot”) – Flipper Gui wiinam itgai pingaktaanka. – I always like the sea lion’s feet. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken.) Sea mammals propel themselves through Alaska’s coastal waters with strong, sleek flippers. Flippers not only help animals swim, they can be important tools for exiting the water and moving on […]