“It’s not a myth like some people might claim. It’s real. It really affects us up here, big time,” said Steve Ginnis of the Fairbanks Native Association.
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Scientists, policymakers converge in Fairbanks for Arctic Science Summit Week
“Good public policy, including good foreign policy, … must be based on facts on the ground, which is to say it must be based in reality,” said Julia Gourley, the United States’ senior Arctic official on the Arctic Council.
Haines EMT describes ‘powerful’ experience of helping refugees in Greece
Kocher says he didn’t know much about the refugee crisis until a nonprofit called Remote Area Medical asked him to travel to Greece in November and help investigate the need for medical care. He arrived back in Haines this month and described what he and his team would see every day on the shores of Lesbos.
‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ comes to Juneau after locals talk out Israel-Palestine tiff
The one-man play “Wrestling Jerusalem” opens in Juneau this Thursday. Locals brought it to town after talking out a difference of opinion on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Toksook Bay basketball player to star in ESPN’s ‘I am Yup’ik’
A short film starring Toksook Bay high school student Byron Nicholai will air on ESPN’s SportsCenter next month.
Juneau, Haines in the running for national library award
Winners will be selected later this spring, and representatives from winning institutions will travel to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony at the White House in May. Last year, the public library in Craig was among the 10 winners from around the country.