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APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 26, 2021 November 27, 2021
Kenai residents protest the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Also, the Biden administration kicks off the comment period on restoring roadless protections in the Tongass National Forest. And a look at Alaska Native Medical Center's Traditional Native Foods Initiative.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
A new coronavirus variant leads to global concern, travel bans and market jitters November 26, 2021
Stock markets around the world tumbled on Friday after scientists in South Africa identified a new, fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus. While it's too soon to tell exactly how the variant functions, virologists are rushing to learn more.
Joel Rose - NPR

Delanceyplace.com

the invention of cherokee writing -- 11/26/21 November 26, 2021
Today's selection -- from Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond. Cherokee writing was invented in 1820 by a Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah: "Sequoyah observed that white people made marks on paper, and that they derived great advantage by using those marks to record and repeat lengthy speeches. However, […]
humans were here -- 11/24/21 November 24, 2021
Today's selection -- from The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales. Plastic in the ocean: "The immense size of the deep ocean swallows debris from human lives. Two studies published in 2014 estimated the total amount of microplastics floating on the surface of the world's oceans to be around 39,000 tons. That was far less than […]

APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 26, 2021 November 27, 2021
Kenai residents protest the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Also, the Biden administration kicks off the comment period on restoring roadless protections in the Tongass National Forest. And a look at Alaska Native Medical Center's Traditional Native Foods Initiative.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
A new coronavirus variant leads to global concern, travel bans and market jitters November 26, 2021
Stock markets around the world tumbled on Friday after scientists in South Africa identified a new, fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus. While it's too soon to tell exactly how the variant functions, virologists are rushing to learn more.
Joel Rose - NPR

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

Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

How To Build Your Author Platform When You Have No Clue What That Means – By Rachel Thompson… November 28, 2021
on Bad Redhead Media: When I first started in the publishing industry over ten years and seven books ago, the nebulous concept of an author platform sounded like a vague box of ‘things’ a writer would buy at the Invisible Writer Internet Store. “Want the deluxe package?” an oily salesman with an extreme side part […]
Chris The Story Reading Ape

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

The Old Motor

Gee Whiz – We Wonder How Well This Plan Worked Out November 24, 2021
Just a short post today before we get ready for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. We truly hope you don’t get stuck in a traffic jam like this on the way to grandmas house. We aren’t going to comment on this photo, although over the Holiday Weekend we would like our readers to tell us about...
David Greenlees
Tacoma WA: Garage – Repair Shop – Lube Rack – Auto Parts Store Photos November 23, 2021
Photos relating to vehicle repair are always interesting, and this feature contains five images taken the Tacoma, WA, area in different establishments catering to the motorist and the trade. The lead image was taken in 1952 at the “Big 6 Service Station” at the intersection of 6th Ave and N Proctor St in the City;...
David Greenlees

Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

My Grandfather: 1915 October 25, 2021
My paternal grandfather (standing, far left) spent quite a lot of his life crewing on square-rigged ships (also known as "windjammers") out of San Francisco. These ships were owned and operated by Alaska Packers, which was a division of the Del Monte Corp (aka the California Packing Corporation). The company had a small fleet of […]
Bob Burns
Golden Krust Bakery September 10, 2021
Found these pictures in my parents photo album. I have no idea who the people are. Thought others would get a kick out of seeing them.
Candice Philpott-Burck

Shorpy Reader Comments

Re: Re: This was me November 27, 2021
In reply to Any Way You Slice It: 1940: DBell, thank you! I did not know that and have (it is painfully obvious) never studied the proper way to carve a bird. I always just assumed it was not within my skill set to accomplish that task without hacking the poor gobbler to (its second) […]
JennyPennifer
Re: This was me November 26, 2021
In reply to Any Way You Slice It: 1940: Jenny, way into a long life, I only learned a few years ago, how best to carve that turkey (and chicken) breast! Remove the wings (even by simply ripping them at the breastbone joint!), and slice a line down the side, as close to the back […]
Dbell

BloominThyme

Tropical Orb Weaver Spider September 27, 2021
So I recently had a meet and greet with this interesting visitor. Startling experience to be sure, but intriguing, too. I mean, just look at this spider! Incredible. It’s quite large, about the size of my thumb, and a bit intimidating. As I’ve never met a spider this large (I’m happy to say) and wasn’t […]
gardenfrisk
Beneficials in the Garden September 2, 2021
Upon first inspection of this photo, you might be wondering if I’ve lost my mind. The tomato hornworm is not a beneficial in your garden. They can do extreme damage to tomato, pepper and eggplants in a matter of hours, destroying en entire plant within days. Definitely not good, especially when you’ve been salivating over […]
gardenfrisk

AV Club Wiki Wormhole

As Yellowjackets dives into Shauna’s backstory, get ready for Hanukkah with Eight Crazy Nights November 28, 2021
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, November 28. All times are Eastern. Read more...
Sulagna Misra
Watch the late Stephen Sondheim absolutely crush it on CBS's Password November 27, 2021
Stephen Sondheim died yesterday, ending a life largely spent in pursuit of the joys of the written word, and the music accompanying it. Sondheim’s contributions to the form of musical theater are, of course, legendary at this point, even as they chart a slow, often slippery climb to ultimate ascendancy and triumph.…Read more...
William Hughes
Pee-wee Herman is the latest celebrity DJ, and it's great November 27, 2021
Earlier this year, we reported on the rise of Tom Hanks, celebrity DJ—a combination of man and medium that offered a pretty perfect mixture of dad joke vibes, dad rock energy, and just general daddishness. But Hanks now has a competitor in the world of “Celebrity DJs we’re actually happy to hear take the mic,” […]
William Hughes
The 10 best pop-culture gifts for kids this holiday season November 27, 2021
Let’s face it: If you don’t have kids, you might not know what to get them for the holidays. What do they have, what don’t they like, what’s too old for them, what’s too young? And even if you do have kids, sometimes they give you a frustratingly short list (“Legos”) and you just want […]
Marah Eakin

DamnDelicious

Easy Skillet Dinner Rolls November 21, 2021
Nothing beats warm, super soft, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth homemade dinner rolls. No more store-bought rolls! You can find me by this warm cast iron skillet filled with the best dinner rolls of your entire life. The type of dinner rolls where you hoard the entire skillet, slather on more butter, and eat all 10 in one […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Roasted Turkey Breast November 17, 2021
Yields the most tender, juicy meat with the crispiest skin! 15-20 min prep time. That’s it! So simple yet SO GOOD. If you are keeping Thanksgiving small or you’re simply just not in the mood to cook an entire Thanksgiving turkey, this recipe is here to save. your. day. Or T-day I should say. It’s […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

Who’s Ready for Christmas 2021? November 27, 2021
Christmas is, and has always been, my favorite time of the year, especially when there were young children in the family who still believed in the jolly old elf. Back in those days, we had a ritual. Part of it was attending the Santa Claus parade, decorating the tree, participating in the church Christmas pageant, […]
Susanne Matthews
Four Corners Monument by @TaylorLeeWrites November 26, 2021
Quiz: Where in America can you find four state governments, two semiautonomous Native American governments, and four US federal government departments. Answer: The Four Corners Monument. Believe it or not, this inauspicious monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the […]
Taylor Lee

A Redleg’s Rides

Visiting Fort Huachuca's Museums November 28, 2021
All these years, I thought Huachuca, the name of the Army Post located in Sierra Vista, AZ and home of the Army's Military Intelligence Branch meant Dirty Water.Dirty Water you ask? Huachuca, sounded a lot to me as: Agua Chuca which is Spanish for Dirty Water you see.Well, today I learned otherwise. It's actually from […]
redlegsrides
Warmer weather returns to the Dragoon Mountains November 27, 2021
Ah, the sun is back along with mostly clear skies for the majority of the day!Today I decided to explore the trail that leads towards the Skyline Traverse Trail on the NE corner of the Dragoon Mountains.You basically follow Road 687, past the fences and gates put up by Dragoon Mountain Ranch (gated community), and […]
redlegsrides

Barry Eisler

Flash-Forward Preambles: What, How, and When October 16, 2021
Updated BelowFor various reasons, recently I got a little obsessed with flash-forward movie and television preambles. That is, presentations that begin with a scene from later in the story, and then spend some amount of screen time catching up to the “later” scene that came at the start. How much catch-up varies. Sometimes the catch-up […]
Barry Eisler
It's Not a "Bad Art Friend." It's a Bad Artist October 11, 2021
Recently the New York Times published an article by Robert Kolker called Who Is the Bad Art Friend, which purported to be about the incredibly silly question of what constitutes a “bad art friend,” even the diction of which is markedly childish (for a short, incisive rejoinder, see Elizabeth Bruenig’s The Harsh, Central Truth of the Viral “Bad Art Friend” […]
Barry Eisler

Twice In a Lifetime

Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska.The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska.Earlier this winter, the boys and I headed […]
Letting go March 20, 2019
So...this beautiful island is our home.See the barky?The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west side of […]

The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag

New Post on the NWPF Site "What I Like About Parkinson's Disease" October 2, 2021
Staying positive can be tough with Parkinson's Disease (See what I mean? that in itself is a negative statement.) No problem. I posted a list of the things here I like about PD on the Northwest Parkinson's Disease Foundation Community blog. you are welcome to crib from it, if you are feeling negative. Reason #2 I […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Parkinson's Is Not Witchcraft, Q & A With Uganda's Hannington Kabugo September 22, 2021
Harrington Kabugo with Miriam "A patient who was treated like my mom she was in her bedroom for 10 years not getting out I went and got her and brought her in my house" Hannington Kabugo, 36 became a Parkinson's advocate after his mother died with Parkinson's disease over a decade ago. A […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Alaskan Urban Hippie

Comparing Mint Plants: Spearmint, Apple & Chocolate April 23, 2020
Mint is a reasonably cold-hardy perennial, meaning it grows back every year under the right conditions. Just like there are many different kinds of tomatoes (cherry, beefsteak, roma, etc.), there are plenty different varieties of mint, too. Here’s an overview comparison of three different kinds of mints that grow well for me in Anchorage, Alaska: […]
Ashley
Chickens Laying Eggs in the Winter April 4, 2020
Do chickens still lay eggs in the winter? That’s a common question many curious poultry lovers ask me. The answer? It depends. Egg laying chickens will naturally taper off and cease egg production in winter months, assuming you live somewhere that gets darker in winter months than summer. In Alaska, where our winter months might […]
Ashley

Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds

Road Trip: One Amazing Thing November 1, 2021
I started writing a post titled “Human beings do amazing things,” and I was telling you all about the amazing things encountered on this trip: art, museum exhibits, architecture, theater, food. But there was just too much. It got boring: This great thing, that great thing, oh and another great thing.So I’m just going to […]
CloudyinAK
Road Trip First Stop: Logistics October 24, 2021
When I take my urban infusion months, I live in a place. I become a resident, not a tourist. This trip was different (and not just because Tim was with me); it was a sightseeing trip. We stayed in hotels, not apartments. We ate out; we didn’t cook. I didn’t get a library card; Tim […]
CloudyinAK

Craig Medred

Dragging you down November 28, 2021
If a paper published last week in the open-access journal of the American Medical Association is to be believed, social media really can drive you crazy. Mental illness is nothing to […]
craigmedred
Careful out there November 26, 2021
Alaska’s now popular Knik Glacier has bagged its first misguided adventurer of the winter season. Social media was this week lighting up with photos of a late-model Ford Ranger pickup truck that […]
craigmedred

Cinthia Ritchie

Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
cinthiaritchie
Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
cinthiaritchie

Matt Goff Sitka Nature

Snowy Cross Trail Loop November 28, 2021
Warmer (into upper 30s) and less windy today, but precipitation still fell mostly as snow. This afternoon I walked a loop to Indian River and along the cross trail back to Baranof Street. I felt motivated in part by a desire to document coho salmon for the year. Connor said he saw a couple in […]
matt goff
Snow Showers November 27, 2021
The snow showers and associated winds out of the west that developed last night continued through today. The sun peaked through a couple of times between showers. Despite regularly falling snow, it never got deeper than two or three inches. Above freezing temperatures made for heavy, wet snow that compacted under its own weight and […]
matt goff

Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

SANDRA’S ASIAN CABBAGE MANDARIN RAMEN SALAD November 7, 2021
This healthy salad is just as vibrant as it is delicious…Servings: 10-12 Prep: 30 Mins. Refrigerate: Min. of 1 hr. before serving INGREDIENTS Salad 6 cups shredded green cabbage 1 cup shredded carrots 1 pkg chicken ramen noodles broken into small pieces, reserving seasoning pkt for dressing ½ red bell pepper, julienned […]
sandra
SANDRA'S HEARTY LENTIL and SWEET POTATO STEW November 2, 2021
A delicious and fulfilling stew to prepare for your loved ones on a fall/winter day...Yield: 8-10 Servings Prep: 20 Mins. Cook: Appx. 1-1/2 hrs. INGREDIENTS 2 TB canola oil 1 LB moose meat cut into bite-size pieces (or beef) 2 TB flour 6 cups beef broth 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion […]
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