Life is not a spectator sport. Former News Director for @Knom Yours for Western Alaska! Current freelancer working in AK.
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Regarding the ongoing search for missing Alaska Native woman in Nome, Florence Okpealuk, there was quite a slew of posts and updates over the weekend. @knom has the latest information released by NPD, the FBI, and some Nome citizens regarding this case:
https://t.co/rRZtF8NMGY
As Americans prepare for Super Bowl Sunday and the big game, I just wanted to add this perspective into today's narrative. Cheers to @KNBA for reporting on this issue:
https://t.co/7LpMbpPz3g
An "absurd ownership mishmash": How Anchorage road jurisdiction affects snowplowing, how it all came to be, and a look at whether it might change in the future https://t.co/pKKynWiQPV
“The folks who live and work near the camps, and the folks who live within the camps themselves want things to be better,” said Assembly member Felix Rivera.
https://t.co/eew5pKmHpD
Homeless residents, nearby business owners and service providers say that gun violence, assaults, extortion, theft and drug dealing have proliferated, largely unfettered, in Anchorage's Third Avenue encampment and surrounding streets. (via @adndotcom)
https://t.co/zCxQ9vQU3V
The #USWNT World Cup roster. History in the offing. U.S. going for historic and unprecedented 3 World Cups in a row…never been done, men’s or women’s. FIFA Women’s World Cup starts in 29 days. 🇺🇸⚽️
Alaska Legislature unlikely to pass major education policy changes in session, the Alaska Beacon's @clairestremple reports: https://t.co/76MrVesEdz #akleg
The U.S. Senate passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill Thursday that had Sen. Lisa Murkowski brimming with happiness. She didn't know where to start.
"There's so much in this crazy omnibus," she said shortly after the vote.
https://t.co/5NGZHj7G2P
For nine straight years, more people have left Alaska than moved to the state. University funding, career prospects and lifestyle amenities are factors cited as important to young Alaskans pondering their futures. Via @AlaskaBeacon https://t.co/k6PdrnjbKX
Typhoon Merbok spotlights Alaska's needs for science and climate-resilient infrastructure, @YJRosen reports for the Alaska Beacon: https://t.co/O5NSs87MIr
The Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik Immersion School opened in the ’90s as a charter school for kindergarten through sixth grade. District superintendent Kimberly Hankins says it's become a pioneer and leader among language immersion programs nationwide.
https://t.co/SpvRlXfxL2
Cheers to @AKpublicnews for doing a follow up on the Bering Strait region housing shortage story I put out at the end of 2021. They highlighted the wonderful community of Shaktoolik. It's worth a read and your time!
https://t.co/ASmNchsF2l