On Sept. 9, 2006 the family of Frank and Helen Martindale Rice Held it's 26th annual reunion at the Causeway in Thomson. There were 105 family members and a few friends in attendance. After a delicious picnic dinner, the annual meeting was held.
A contract worker from Anchorage was assaulted with a meat cleaver as he worked on a fire prevention system at the school in Teller, Alaska State Troopers said.
Alaska State Troopers say a contract worker from Anchorage was assaulted Monday with a meat cleaver as he worked at a school in Teller. Troopers say 28-year-old Guy Robinson needed stitches to close cuts he suffered when he was attacked by 19-year-old Shawn Pushruk, who was charged with assault.
A coalition including parents, educators and the 13,000-member National Education Association are suing the state, alleging that school district budgets fail to adequately provide for state-mandated exit exam proficiency.
The state goes on trial Monday, charged with shortchanging Alaska schools for decades and cheating children of the education promised by the state constitution.
Alaska consistently ranks among states with the highest per-capita rates for domestic violence, but now a report from a nonprofit group called Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) contends that Alaska could also be the worst state for false allegations of domestic violence.
