Amarsaq (N), Amaryaq (S)—High Bush Cranberry Amaryat quuhnartaartut.—Highbush cranberries are (always) sour. The highbush cranberry (Viburnum edule), known locally as the bog berry or sour berry, is a large flowering shrub that grows in Kodiak’s thickets and clearings, often in shady spots. This plant, found widely across North America, produces small red berries that dangle […]
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that a former Nikiski resident was sentenced to 45 months in Federal prison for possession of firearms while being a convicted felon. 56-year-old Steven Andrew Bush, who pleaded guilty to a single count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm on January 3rd of this year […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska state flags to be flown at half-staff beginning Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in honor of former first lady Barbara Bush who passed away April 17, 2018 at the age of 92. The Governor’s order follows a directive from the White House lowering all U.S. flags to […]
President Donald Trump once again over-inflated his viewer numbers, saying that his address was “the highest number in history,” but, according to Nielsen, that is not true. The TV rating company reports that about 45.6 million watched Trump on Tuesday night. That’s well below the viewership for former President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union, […]