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Lawsuit filed to save historic home of Alaska flag

CultureSeptember 3, 2020

The non-profit Friends of Jesse Lee Home filed suit against the City of Seward in superior court, charging the home rule city with inverse condemnation, bad faith, and unfair dealing in its decision to demolish the historic home of the Alaska State flag. The

Home of Alaska’s flag is history: Seward to demolish historic site

CultureJuly 14, 2020

A nationally recognized historic structure – the Jesse Lee Home in Seward – will be demolished after the Seward City Council voted 5-1 to destroy one of Alaska’s most historic landmarks. Despite hearing from 29 people, 19 of whom pleaded with the city

Will tonight spell the end of the Alaska State Flag’s historic home?

CultureJuly 13, 2020

Most every year July 9th is a cause for celebration in Anchorage. Large crowds gather at Alaska Family & Child, the oldest non-profit in the state, which started as the Jesse Lee Home for Children. The governor usually speaks about a 13-year-old boy named

Benny Benson

Lawsuit filed to save historic home of Alaska flag

Home of Alaska’s flag is history: Seward to demolish historic site

Will tonight spell the end of the Alaska State Flag’s historic home?

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