With former Iditarod champ Susan Butcher lost to leukemia this fall, and Iditarod icon Herbie Nayokpuk -- The Shishmaref Cannonball -- now in the intensive care unit of the Alaska Native Medical Center fighting for his life, I was reminded of my mother's words by an e-mail last week from Iditarod veteran Guy Blankenship.
A development group including a local architect and retirement-minded nonprofit has proposed redeveloping land under the Fairview Manor Apartments for a mix of uses.
RANCHO PENASQUITOS ---- A protest by several anti-illegal immigration groups Saturday afternoon on the edge of a canyon where migrant workers have camped for years was peaceful, but tense, as nearly 200 flag-toting demonstrators chanted, sang patriotic songs, and were confronted by a handful of human rights observers.
Frank Reed is a walking history book on Anchorage's past. Sitting in his home recently in downtown Anchorage, a small fire driving back a chill in the autumn air, Reed talked about growing up in Anchorage, witnessing the city's evolution from its humble beginnings as a tent city confined to Ship Creek to the sprawling metropolis that it has become.
Diana K. Gula, 29 of Fairbanks, was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence. Alaska State Troopers stopped Gula at 2:06 a.m. for a traffic violation and determined that she was intoxicated.
Alaska State Troopers are trying to locate Amberlynn Aubrey Swanson, 16, of North Pole. Swanson, a runaway, was last seen in the area on Oct. 11. Swanson is 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Democratic candidate Joe Thomas defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Ralph Seekins by a large margin Tuesday in the race for Senate District D. As of 10:45 p.m. last night, with more than two-thirds of precincts reporting, Thomas had won nearly 59 percent of the vote to Seekins’ 38 percent.
Opponents of the Alaska Gasline Now initiative - Ballot Measure 2 on the November 7 general election ballot - say the reserves tax is a bad idea that would delay construction of a gas line for years, and they're spending millions of oil company dollars to get that message to the public.
