When it comes to most educational outcomes, Alaska can’t boast about being number one. However, according to a Harvard study published last year, our charter schools can. Make no mistake, we’re not talking about private schools. Charter schools in Alaska are public schools. They are the envy of the nation because they excel at offering […]
NEW YORK — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden again denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the core tenets of the U.N. Charter – the clear prohibition against taking other nation’s territory by force. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden again […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Wisconsin man drowned while out on a sport-fishing charter boat in Juneau on Sunday and another was injured in the rescue attempt. Wildlife troopers were notified at noon on Sunday that CPR was being performed on Theodore Short of Osseo, Wisconsin after he was pulled from the water in […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the remains of two victims of the capsized 30-foot charter vessel near Low Island in Sitka Sound that rolled over on Sunday were recovered Wednesday evening. The remains have been tentatively identified as Danielle Agcaoili of Waipahu, Hawaii, and Brandi Tyau of Canoga Park, California. The remains were sent to […]