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Military September 13, 2020

FYI September 13, 2020

907 Updates September 13, 2020

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KTUU Alaska’s News Source: UPDATE: New photos released in the disappearance of Florence Okpealuk; officials would like to speak to driver; Assembly to consider officially adopting Anchored Home plan; 2020 Alyeska Climbathon and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Residents begin moving into their new homes at Juneau’s expanded Housing First facility; Looking back at six months of COVID-19 in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Armed Convicted Felon Caught Breaking into Vehicles on KGB Road Saturday; Return to Crash Site is Emotional, Healing and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: UA says reports of sexual assault are down and more ->

 
 
 
 
Mountain View Post: Party City opens Mountain View store
 
 
 
 

  • 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

  • Fairbanks woman remembered for moving hundreds of dogs from shelter to sleds January 21, 2021
    Carol Kleckner is credited with saving 500 sled dogs that otherwise might have been euthanized at Fairbanks shelters.
    Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
  • These Alaskans were driven to witness this Inauguration — or something near it January 21, 2021
    An Anchorage couple, who'd never before voted for a Democrat, felt passionate about witnessing America turn the page.
    Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media

RSS Delanceyplace.com

  • doubts about democracy -- 1/21/21 January 21, 2021
    Today's encore selection -- from American Colossus by H.W. Brands. From the earliest days after the American Revolution to the present, there have been doubts and criticisms about the effectiveness of a democratic government. These became especially pronounced during the late 1800s -- the so-called Gilded Age -- when capitalism roared to prominence within America […]
  • exoplanet J1407b -- 1/20/21 January 20, 2021
    Today's selection -- from Cosmos: Possible Worlds by Ann Druyan. The rings of the exoplanet J1407b. By the way, Neptune and Uranus have rings too: "Gravity has a big bag of tricks. Some of the loveliest are the rings around worlds. Half the planets in our own solar system are ringed. But of the thousands […]

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

  • The Writer’s Burnout Effect – by Chiara Talluto… January 21, 2021
    The worst thing that can happen to a writer is becoming “blocked” in their writings.  If you do a search on “overcoming writer’s block” on the internet, you’ll find almost five million results. What about writer’s burnout? I did a search and found over thirty-nine million results. That’s extraordinary. In my author circles, being blocked […]
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

RSS I didn’t have my glasses on…

  • liberty. January 21, 2021
    saw the spirit of liberty yesterday her return was lovely  yet she was there all along  never really left there was just no stopping her.  — “life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” -khalil gibran — image credit: 1907 barribol – the spirit of liberty twirls the american flag
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

  • Tribes to Joe Biden: Stop Dakota Access Pipeline January 21, 2021
    Tribes ask new president to direct Army Corps of Engineers to review process
    Mary Annette Pember

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • 7 Tips On Writing Great Book Reviews January 21, 2021
    I love books and believe everyone should leave reviews of the books they read. Reviews help readers decide if a book is worth reading, they also help… 7 Tips On Writing Great Book Reviews Excellent tips!
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • Today’s cultural moment January 21, 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

  • The Miracle of Morning January 20, 2021
    Amanda Gorman has achieved many firsts, including being the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States at age 19. On January 20, 2021, the 22-year-old Gorman read at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. What follows here is a video of her reciting "The Miracle of Morning," a poem written several years ago […]

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

  • The Reading Mother by Strickland W. Gillilan January 21, 2021
    Today, I'm sharing a poem that guided the way I raised our daughter.I'm a reader, and I wanted her to grow up to be a reader too.Long before I was pregnant, I read a poem by Strickland W. Gillilan entitled THE READING MOTHER.The words in the poem resonated with me because I am the person […]
    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 Schreffler Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Inc. Sunbury Pennsylvania by John Salemmo January 21, 2021
    Looking at the pictures, the building doesn't look that big. I wonder if the service dept. was at a different location. Nice dealership
    John Salemmo
  • Comment on The Round Door Rolls-Royce by Paul Fischer January 21, 2021
    Hi, my name is Paul. My great Aunt and Uncle were Max and Cecile Obie and you are all right. To my knowledge, the whole story was fake. They split their time between Saratoga and North Miami and had a number of cars such as Duesenbergs and prototypes. My Great Aunt would pick me up […]
    Paul Fischer

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

  • 351J: Large Red and Yellow Kid’s Storybooks January 19, 2021
    Looking for info on 2 books from my childhood. All I can remember is one was red and one was yellow. They were both large, like 12×16 maybe. The content was mostly stories and nursery rhymes accompanied by artwork and … 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

  • Inaugural Parade: 1921 January 20, 2021
    March 4, 1921. "Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding (obscured), Philander Knox and Joseph Cannon on Pennsylvania Avenue en route to Harding inauguration." Passing the National Radio School and Washington Post buildings. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
    Dave
  • The Inauguration: 1921 January 20, 2021
    "Inauguration. March 4, 1921. Crowds at U.S. Capitol." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. 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

  • Beaucoup HQ January 22, 2021
    In reply to The Pabst Building: 1901: I can't imagine a brewing company need a head office that large these days, especially with the brewery and bottling operation located elsewhere.
    kirkbrewer
  • They don't build them like they used to January 21, 2021
    In reply to Cold Stop: 1961: ... and that's not necessarily a bad thing. While having beautiful 1950s lines, at five years old and traveling those roads, that car has about two years to go before finding its way to the scrapyard. Likely to be melted down and reappear in the form a late '60s […]
    Steve Belcher

RSS Kim’s Shopping

  • 4 Low Cost Ways To Add Style And Character To Your Kitchen January 21, 2021
    Are you looking to give your kitchen a new look on a budget? Say no more! Kitchen is the busiest part of your home and a fun and well designed kitchen represents the mood and taste of the homeowners adding to the value of the entire home! But every so often you might feel like […]
    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

  • exact January 21, 2021
    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 21, 2021 is: exact • \ig-ZAKT\  • verb 1 : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain 2 : to call for as necessary or desirable Examples: "The choice between forgiveness and revenge is an age-old tale. Amy March burned Jo March's manuscript out of spite after […]
    Merriam-Webster

RSS AV Club Wiki Wormhole

  • Most sensational: The 5 episodes to watch when The Muppet Show comes to Disney+ January 21, 2021
    The Muppets were made for TV. It just took TV 20 or so years to get ready for The Muppets. They’d been local favorites, staples of the talk- and variety-show circuits, and some of the earliest stars of American public television. But until Jim Henson convinced British producer Lew Grade—who’d previously made a…Read more...
    Erik Adams and Gwen Ihnat on TV Club, shared by Erik Adams to The A.V. Club
  • What is Marvel's new Heroes Reborn and why can't we shake this feeling of impending doom? January 21, 2021
    Today, Marvel Entertainment—that’s the whole company, covering the movies, the comics, and the games—posted a curious teaser that simply had the name Heroes Reborn and “whatever happened to Earth’s mightiest heroes?” underneath. We don’t know specifically what that means, but there is one obvious implication, and…Read more...
    Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
  • Lady Whistledown and Netflix invite you to a second season of Bridgerton January 21, 2021
    We’re not sure if an official announcement confirming a second season of Netflix’s hotly devoured period drama Bridgerton really qualifies as good gossip. For some of us, our Twitter timelines have essentially devolved into steady streams of Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page) thirst and, as of Wednesday, well-curated…Read more...
    Shannon Miller on TV Club, shared by Shannon Miller to The A.V. Club
  • Overprotective internet panics over COVID survivor Tom Hanks looking cold at the inauguration January 21, 2021
    Thanks to the decades he’s spent playing regular guys with endearing smiles, Tom Hanks has cemented himself in popular culture as Everyone’s Pal. Thus, the world freaked itself right out when Hanks announced he and wife Rita Wilson had contracted COVID-19—something they recovered from before going on to share…Read more...
    Reid McCarter on News, shared by Reid McCarter 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

  • 10 Best Headphone Splitters 2021 January 20, 2021
    Ezvid Wiki

RSS Task & Purpose

RSS wikimedia

  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 21 January 21, 2021
    Picture of the day The Glecksteinhütte is an abandoned mountain hut in Fallätsche, Zurich. It was built in the early 1900s so that people in Zurich could enjoy an "alpine" experience without having to travel far to the higher mountains. Today, it is in danger of falling off the cliff it is built on. The […]
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 20 January 20, 2021
    Picture of the day Scuol Wooden door in a residential house.

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