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Images February 6, 2017

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907 Updates February 06, 2017

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Nathaniel Herz: Alaska Legislature funded lame-duck trips to Las Vegas and Quebec, even as it scales back overall travel

Lame Duck

 

 

 

Alex DeMarban: Energy royalty audits and adjustments brought Alaska an additional $117 million in 2016

 

 

Dermot Cole: At 100, Fairbanksan Al Weber finds himself looking ahead, not back

 

 

Congratulations Marjorie Tahbone!
Rue Kaladyte: Meet Alaska’s fastest woman with an ulu

 

 

Rue Kaladyte: Photos: 2017 Alaska Ski for Women

 

 

Jim Paulin, The Dutch Harbor Fisherman: Unalaska’s popular police blotter falls victim to staffing shortages

 

 

Annie Zak: New apprenticeship programs aim to train Alaska workers amid a tough job market

 

Tegan Hanlon:  Alaska’s two top education officials, Johnsen and Johnson, unite with goal to strengthen education

  • AK Women, AK News

RSS Alaskanomics

  • Alaska population declined 0.5 percent in 2020 January 9, 2021
    Jan. 7, 2021 No. 21-2 JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s population decreased by 3,831 people — 0.5 percent — from July 2019 to July 2020, based on population estimates released today by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was the fourth straight year of decline for the state’s...
    Alaskanomics

RSS APRN Alaska News

  • Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 18th, 2021 January 19, 2021
    While Alaska's capitol saw no protests over the weekend, Alaska guardsmen head to D.C. to support the presidential inauguration. And, the Alaska Black Caucus celebrates Dr. King. Plus, an Anchorage attorney advocates for prisoners, saying they don't deserve to die of Covid-19.
    Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
  • With ‘highly orchestrated’ plans, Anchorage schools prepare to welcome students back to classrooms January 18, 2021
    The first phase of students will be returning to classrooms after being away for nearly10 months due to the pandemic.
    Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

RSS Delanceyplace.com

  • hernando cortes lands "with one bare foot" -- 1/19/21 January 19, 2021
    Today's selection -- from Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend. In a history-changing clash of civilizations, the explorer Hernando Cortes invaded Mexico: "Then in 1517, the townsfolk [of Potonchan] heard that some strangers with remarkably hairy faces had landed a very large boat at Champoton, another Chontal town lying to […]
  • martin luther king visits india -- 1/18/21 January 18, 2021
    Today's selection -- from Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. In 1959 Reverend King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, toured India. There he had a startling revelation: "In the winter of 1959, after leading the Montgomery bus boycott that arose from the arrest of Rosa Parks and before the trials and […]

RSS Bob Mayer

  • We’ve Let Ourselves Be Massacred And It’s Still Going On January 9, 2021
    I wrote this post before the recent coup attempt in Washington, but it’s all still true. Even more so. Time to be blunt. The official number of COVID-19 deaths today is over 336,000. 3,725 Americans died yesterday. This in a country that tore the world apart over a lesser number on a single day” 9-11. […]
    Bob

RSS Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

  • Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
    Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing.   For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here.   For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
    feigleycommunications
  • 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
    Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized.   Here are...
    feigleycommunications

RSS Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

  • 6 Agents Seeking Women’s Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoirs, Kidlit, YA, SF/F and more – by Erica Verrillo… January 19, 2021
    on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: Here are six literary agents actively seeking writers. Eve MacSweeney is interested in narrative non-fiction and literary fiction titles that speak to her interest in emotionally driven stories, singular voices, and compelling social issues, particularly as they concern the lives of women. Susana Alvarez is looking for […]
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

RSS I didn’t have my glasses on…

  • nonviolence. January 18, 2021
     on this day honoring mlk, and every day — “this is the unusual thing about nonviolence – nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory.” – martin luther king, jr. — image credt: philosophytalk.org
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

  • Keystone XL is out; Dakota Access next? January 19, 2021
    New administration signals a major reversal in climate change policies
    Indian Country Today

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • Music of Legends of Windemere: The Mercenary Prince January 19, 2021
    The second of the two last minute additions to the series.  Well, not really last minute, but they were added after I began writing and publishing.  Legends of Windemere: The Mercenary Prince was designed for a few reasons.  The biggest one … Continue reading →
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • Dog days of winter January 19, 2021
    bluebird of bitterness

RSS Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

  • It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020
    We live in the most perfect area to have a staycation. The gulf with its white sand beaches are only five minutes away. We have the best restaurants with fresh seafood and seats with the best views. The charter fishing experience is top notch. Evidently, this is not a best kept secret anymore. The only […]
    Elle Knowles

RSS KarmaTube

  • Musicians on Kindness January 14, 2021
    "What if kindness was a form of music, with its own rhythm, its own flow, its own song?" This engaging video points out the give and take of the whole human experience through highlighting music, with its reciprocal energy which inspires both the musicians and their audiences. The featured street musicians reflect on the power […]

RSS Positively Present

  • The 10th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 13, 2020
    It's hard to believe, but this is the TENTH year of the Positively Present Gratitude Challenge! I've been doing this for a decade (and I know many of you have too!), and I'm so excited to begin this year's challenge on November 1. There's always something special about celebrating gratitude during the month of November […]
    positively present

RSS The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

  • Coal Frost Mist Squirrels Aliens Diesel Wind Rain Ice Sunshine & UnFire January 16, 2021
    Yes, the walk through the image above was as cold as it looks. The towpath was frozen, the canal was … More
    Ian Hutson

RSS Joan Reeves: Slingwords

  • New Release: Her Timeless Gamble by Nancy Fraser January 19, 2021
    Bestselling Author Nancy Fraser has a new book publishing today.For a change of pace, this novel, Her Timeless Gamble, is a historical romance.Get to Know Nancy FraserJumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon is how Nancy, an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author, describes what she writes.She says she "can’t seem to decide which romance […]
    Joan Reeves

RSS World United Music

  • Prog Rock and Progressive Activism May 24, 2020
    Progressive Rock Through the AgesBy: Stewart BrennanProgressive Rock is one of several experimental genres that evolved out of Rock n Roll in mid 1960’s. It was a purely creative genre that carried at its initial core, reflections of morality, philosophies, political views and the social economic conditions of the times.The genre had a wide range […]
    Stewart

RSS WASP Final Flight

  • Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
    "Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
    Unknown
  • Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
    "My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
    Unknown

RSS The Old Motor

  • Comment on Before Cars and Coffee: Lozier Speedcar – Mystery Racing Car – Dudley Perkins HD by Steve K January 19, 2021
    In reply to Jonathan R. Yes, the closest Deperdussin got to automotive endeavors was after SPAD merged with Bleriot and the company made cyclecars along with airplanes. If I had to make a wild guess (without having looked at the book recently for details), possibly a Hispano-Suiza is the inspiration for the Gomez-Deperdussin? The company, […]
    Steve K
  • Comment on Bustling Childress and Houston Texas Street Scenes by Johnny Ringo January 19, 2021
    In reply to Roundfender. And a home town girl from Houston, according to Wiki. Nearly all her films were lost in a studio fire, I believe
    Johnny Ringo

RSS SassyZenGirl

  • Earn $6,000/mo Passive Income with Stock Footage (no prior experience!) May 23, 2020
    Stock footage might not sound too sexy or fun, but this is an easy one to start and doesn’t require any start up funding. In fact, you can start with your smartphone camera. Ready? You Ready Are You Ready GIF from Youready GIFs   What is stock footage and how does it work? Stock footage […]
    Gundi Gabrielle

RSS Stump the Bookseller

  • 351H: Goose and Gorilla kid’s book? January 14, 2021
    We’ve got a memory of a kids book about a goose and a gorilla. It was published before 1990 for sure, but it could be quite a bit older. It had a similar feel to the recent hit “Boy Mole … Continue reading →
    admin

RSS Ana’s Attic

  • New Kindle and Audiobook Releases Sales and Freebies | January 2021 January 6, 2021
    New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Are you in our FB Group, Ana’s Attic After Dark? *Updated 1-2 times a week* See the full December Release Recap here 1/19: I haven’t been able to read or even listen to books lately, but then I started How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and […]
    Ana's Attic

RSS Shorpy

  • Badger State Fur: 1901 January 19, 2021
    Milwaukee circa 1901. "The river from Sycamore Street." Lofty landmarks notwithstanding, our favorite building here bears the name of the Meinecke Toy Company. With Badger State Fur a close runner-up. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.
    Dave
  • The Long, Long Factory: 1941 January 18, 2021
    October 1941. "General Motors Fisher Body Ternstedt Division manufacturing plant. West Trenton, New Jersey." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.
    Dave

RSS Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

  • The Big Shot: 1957 January 16, 2021
    I never did get the full skinny on how it all went down that day. All I know is that it was my brother and his pal, this guy. A couple of ex-Catholic high school boys; you know the type - four years in, walk out with a fancy piece of paper, the whole nine […]
    tterrace
  • B Ball Champs January 5, 2021
    This is the 1932 basketball team of the Sweetser Braves. Sweetser is a small town in Grant County Indiana. This photo celebrates the team's win of the Grant County Championship. The win is significant because Sweetser was a very small school compared to the others in Grant County. The people pictured represent the entire team. […]
    ZENMAN

RSS Shorpy Reader Comments

  • Let's meet in my office. January 18, 2021
    In reply to The Long, Long Factory: 1941: It's easy to find---the one with a window.
    PhotoFan
  • Wonder women January 18, 2021
    In reply to Little Kittens: 1941: These three girls are so charming and elegant, each in her own way. The windswept hair of the young lady in back is terribly alluring, and the kerchief with braids and leather gloves in front is so grown-up. Even little kitten girl is styling with that hand-knotted cloth belt. […]
    jd taylor

RSS Kim’s Shopping

  • 6 Ways to Make Money Aside from Your Job January 13, 2021
    Whether it be for a new car, retirement fund, vacation, or college tuition, sometimes, we want to earn a bit of extra cash. However, it's not always easy, especially when you may already have a full-time job. Luckily enough, there are some great income-generators that don't require a lot of your time. Want to learn […]
    Kirstin

RSS Thoroughly Reviewed

  • Best Travel Makeup Bag May 23, 2020
    Travel Makeup Bag Comparison habe ROWNYEON HaloVa Relavel Rownyeon Pro MelodySusie Ac.y.c Mossio B & C Chomeiu Material Nylon OxfordFabric Nylon Oxford Fabric PU... The post Best Travel Makeup Bag first appeared on ThoroughlyReviewed.com.
    Linda Krantz

RSS Whimpulsive

  • Wordless Wednesday #539 February 12, 2020
    Signs of Spring For more Wordless Wednesday, Click here.
    suziqoregon

RSS Debra Lynn Dadd

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RSS BloominThyme

  • Sun Hemp Cover Crop August 12, 2020
    Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. […]
    gardenfrisk
  • Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
    At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
    gardenfrisk

RSS Word of the day

  • conjecture January 19, 2021
    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 19, 2021 is: conjecture • \kun-JEK-cher\  • verb 1 : to arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork : guess 2 : to form a supposition or inference Examples: Some scientists have conjectured that Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life. "He conjectured that the quick-sprouting barley would […]
    Merriam-Webster

RSS AV Club Wiki Wormhole

  • Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster reunite for Silence Of The Lambs' 30th anniversary January 19, 2021
    Just ahead of CBS’s premiere of Clarice, a Silence Of The Lambs sequel series, Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins have connected to chat about the beloved thriller’s legacy on its 30th anniversary. Variety facilitated the reunion, which consists of lively chatter about their initial reactions to the script, their first…Read more...
    Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
  • Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor on lockdown breakdowns and their favorite masks January 19, 2021
    Given that we’ve been in quarantine for 11-odd months now, it seems totally understandable that we’ve all probably developed some adorable little quirks, from the time of day we decide to get out of our pajamas to the weird indoor ways we exercise. A lot of us also have gone through dozens of masks in […]
    Marah Eakin on Film, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club
  • Wario Isn't Evil, He's Honest January 19, 2021
    Mario was back for another adventure. But this time, it was personal. Hiroji Kiyotake, the director of 1992’s Game Boy hit Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, wanted to pursue the idea that this time Mario wouldn’t be fighting to help or save someone else. Hence: Wario, Mario’s greed-and-crime-focused rival.Read more...
    Mike Sholars on Kotaku, shared by Erik Adams to The A.V. Club
  • Time out: Saved By The Bell revival already renewed for season 2 January 19, 2021
    To paraphrase George Orwell’s 1984, there has always been a Bayside High. There will always be a Bayside High. And it will remain as brightly colored, as divorced from reality, and as stocked with good-natured dimwits as ever. At least, that seems to be the plan for Peacock: The streaming service just announced it has…Read […]
    Alex McLevy on TV Club, shared by Alex McLevy to The A.V. Club

RSS DamnDelicious

  • Homemade Breakfast Sausage January 16, 2021
    Nothing beats homemade! These sausage patties are so so easy to make and they’re also freezer-friendly. Win-win! Not sure if it’s the New Year, or if it’s the quarantine-lockdown-stay-at-home-order, but I’ve been making A LOT of things from scratch. Pizza dough. Rosemary bread. Sourdough biscuits. Pasta. English muffins. Hamburger buns. (recipes for the latter all […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious
  • Homemade Pizza Dough January 9, 2021
    So much easier to make than you think, and it’s such a game-changer! Perfect for pizza night and it’s freezer-friendly! If you have not tried homemade pizza dough yet, this is it for you guys. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s foolproof. And it makes two pizza balls so you can make both for pizza […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious

RSS The Authors’ Billboard

  • Moving along, very slowly January 19, 2021
    So 2020 is over, but the new year didn’t start on the right foot and the level of stress hasn’t decreased at all. Talking about stress, how do you cope and survive? How do you deal with that unbearable itching that seems to eat at your heart? Last year I locked myself at home, avoiding […]
    Mona Risk
  • Can you read this? January 18, 2021
    If you can read this, be grateful for a multitude of blessings. First and foremost is you have the gift of sight. Even if you wear glasses, contacts, or had corrective surgery, you can distinguish dark and light on a very detailed level. Second, give thanks for electronics. You could break that down to the […]
    Dani Haviland

RSS ezvid

  • 8 Best iPad Kneeboards 2021 January 19, 2021
    Ezvid Wiki

RSS Task & Purpose

RSS wikimedia

  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 19 January 19, 2021
    Picture of the day Interior of Santa Isabel Theater in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. It was named in honor of Princess Isabel of Braganza.
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 18 January 18, 2021
    Picture of the day Wintry view over a protected landscape area near Beilstein, Württemberg, Germany. The detailed landscape with small fields, little woods, vineyards and fruit trees is typical for that protected landscape area.

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