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Homegrown Leadership: Seabee Officer Returns to Inspire Anchorage Youth During Navy Week
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 21, 2025
ANCHORAGE, AK (Jun 19, 2025) Lt. Paul Leray, a Civil Engineer Corps officer in the U.S. Navy and native of Eagle River, returned to his hometown during Navy Week Anchorage 2025 as part of the Navy’s Fleet Outreach Ambassador Team (FLOAT)....
Thousands anticipated to join in Downtown Anchorage Summer Solstice celebrations
Alaska's News Source
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June 21, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Summer Solstice celebrations continued into the weekend in Downtown Anchorage, where the annual Summer Solstice Festival was held. Thousands of people are expected to pass through the area, including tourists, people who...
Operation Take Back America targets Alaska
Must Read Alaska
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June 21, 2025
Two federal cases have revealed drug trafficking networks that point to Alaska as a hub of the illicit trade. Starting last March, three Juneau residents allegedly conspired to acquire meth for sale in Alaska. The trio also allegedly plotted to...
Kevin McCabe: Alaska’s education cartel is counting kids for cash
Must Read Alaska
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June 21, 2025
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE As a state representative, I have a front-row seat to the transformation of Alaska’s public education system into what I’ve come to call the Alaska Education Industrial Complex, a sprawling, self-serving machine that treats...
Alaska village turns to solar, cuts diesel
Ketchikan Daily News - Alaska
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GALENA — Eric Huntington built his dream cabin nestled in the wilderness of central Alaska, eventually raising two daughters there. But over the years, he learned that living in this quiet, remote village came with a hefty cost. Every year, the...
Alaska corrections department head acknowledges ‘bumps in the road’ with ICE detainees
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, delivers remarks during a committee meeting on Friday, June 20, 2025 in Anchorage. The hearing was focused on the Department of Corrections decision to house Immigration and Customs...
Navajo County Education: 2,675 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in districts in 2023-24 school year
East Arizona News
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June 21, 2025
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 Superintendent Michael L. Wright | Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 Superintendent Michael L. Wright | Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 There were...
Enrollment Analysis: American Indian or Alaska Native students comprised 9.8% of Graham County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year
SE Arizona News
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June 21, 2025
There were 686 American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled in Graham County districts in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education. Data showed that American Indian or...
Alaska’s oldest fair quietly reconsiders decision to nix LGBTQ drag shows
Alaska Watchman
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June 20, 2025
The new-look board of the historic Fairbanks-area Tanana Valley State Fair is quietly plotting to reverse the fair’s recent decision to bar controversial LGBTQ drag queen shows at the so-called “family friendly” annual event. This past winter,...
Coconino County Education: 243 Asian students were enrolled in districts in 2023-24 school year
Coconino News - Arizona
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June 21, 2025
Flagstaff Unified District Superintendent Michael A. Penca (2023) | Flagstaff Unified DistrictFlagstaff Unified District Superintendent Michael A. Penca (2023) | Flagstaff Unified District There were 243 Asian students enrolled in Coconino County...
Alaska House Judiciary Committee hearing misrepresents federal guidance on ICE setainees
Must Read Alaska
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June 21, 2025
A fault-finding hearing held Friday by the Alaska House Judiciary Committee veered into political theater as Committee Chair Rep. Andrew Gray (D-Anchorage) repeatedly cited outdated federal guidance to raise concerns made by Democrats about the...
Alaska legislators probe state’s conduct with federal immigration detainees
Alaska Beacon
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June 21, 2025
Members of the House Judiciary Committee held an unusual summer hearing on Friday to investigate the conduct of the Alaska Department of Corrections and the state’s decision to take temporary custody of more than 40 immigrant detainees formerly...
81-year-old Portland activist ID’d as bicyclist struck and killed by MAX train
OregonLive.com
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June 21, 2025
The bicyclist struck and killed by a MAX train Wednesday in Southeast Portland has been identified as Portland activist Michael O’Callaghan, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. O’Callaghan, 81, grew up mostly in Oregon, spent...
Here are some of the main Pride events happening around Anchorage this month
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 22; Williwaw Social, 609 F St. Lamia Monroe will be hosting this brunch featuring queens Athena Nuff, Frankie Doom, Dela Rosa, Ruby Fox and Hank VanDickerson. Showtime starts at 12:20 p.m., tickets start at around $23. The...
Clear Space Force Station hosts Interior Alaska Mayors and Tribal Leader
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 21, 2025
CLEAR SPACE FORCE STATION, ALASKA, UNITED STATES 06.03.2025 Clear Space Force Station, Alaska – In an outreach event, leadership from Clear Space Force Station welcomed mayors and tribal representatives from across the Interior, including...
Southeast Alaska and the Yukon are neighbors, but fear of being stuck between causes trip cancellations
Homer News - Alaska
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June 20, 2025
Alaskans and Canadians are canceling their cross-border trips due to fear of being detained, but Canadian passengers aboard cruise ships are still arriving in Southeast Alaska. Jaime Bricker, tourism director for the City and Borough of Skagway,...
Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows
Alaska Beacon
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June 20, 2025
Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a Department of Labor and Workforce Development analysis. The state’s GDP – the value of all goods and services – rose...
Pima County Education: 3,949 American Indian or Alaska Native students were enrolled in districts in 2023-24 school year
South Pima News - Arizona
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June 20, 2025
There were 3,949 American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled in Pima County districts in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education. Data showed that American Indian or...
Farmers Protest Unjust Immigration System
The Progressive Magazine
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June 20, 2025
During the Great Depression, my great grandfather and other farmers in Wisconsin organized penny auctions to help prevent some of his neighbors from losing their property to foreclosure. On the day a farm was put on the auction block, farmers in...
Ware County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year
South Georgia Times
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June 20, 2025
Among the many ethnicities represented in Ware County schools, white was the most prevalent among Ware County students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education. Of the 5,573 students attending Ware County...