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Alaskans weigh in on a controversial proposal to reform federal subsistence rules.
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FEMA adds storm-affected communities eligible for disaster assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added dozens of communities to the list of those...
Aleutian waters could open to mineral mining in first-ever federal offshore lease sale in Alaska
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is evaluating whether to hold a first-of-its-kind lease sale...
Almost 1 in 4 Alaska workers doesn’t live in the state, new report concludes
The proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal...
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LatestAfter the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice
Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and...
Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans
Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies:...
They’re cured of leprosy. Why do they still live in leprosy colonies?
Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.
This season, ‘The Pitt’ is about what doesn’t happen in one day
The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones.
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