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Fairbanks approves LGBTQ class in narrow 4-3 vote

Education
After a year of unprecedented public comment over highly controversial changes to the Fairbanks School District’s curriculum, the final piece of the language arts overhaul was approved by the school board’s liberal majority. The 4-3 vote reflects deep

Seward considers mandatory face masks for indoors

Politics
Seward is the next in a series of local Alaska towns weighing or adopting mask mandates in recent dats. The Seward City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to enact an emergency regulation mandating that residents wear face masks inside buildings

Historic Fur Rondy sled dog race cancelled due to COVID

Culture
The Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship Sled Dog Race is cancelled this winter. The Greater Anchorage, Inc and the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association said concern over COVID led to the decision. The race is the most popular event during the late

Gov. Dunleavy and the shootout at the O.K. Corral

Opinion
As the story goes, when the wagon train master saw the enemy on the horizon, they circled the wagons, loaded their weapons, and fired inwards while the enemy stood outside and watched their self-destruction. On Dec. 3, 2018, Mike Dunleavy was sworn in as

A look at how Alaska’s red tide sunk into a blue lagoon

Politics
On election night it looked as if a red wave would increase Republican control of the Alaska House and Senate. Not only were conservative candidates winning, Ballot Measures 1 and 2, backed by millions of dollars from liberal outside sources, were also