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Labor Day has its origins in the labor union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
Alaska Labor Day Wknd Traffic Watch traffic “back-ups” in real time.
Greater Anchorage area traffic cams
Links to your favorite road and weather cam’s?
Do you, or someone you know have a weather cam?
I still want a home weather station, especially a wind gauge. No desire to have a home weather cam.
Carol Swartz is a member of the Alaska Women’s Network (AWN website updated soon, maybe next week).
At its simplest, ‘political correctness’ today means to conservatives ‘when liberals tell us what we can’t say or do.”
Simple may be easy, but it glosses over a much more complicated set of realities that underly the idea of political correctness.
Colin Kaepernick and ‘Political Correctness’ Conservative Style – Part 1
Danae Dawneall Kish Using Priorities and Conscience as her formula, the end result is now hit and run driving. The comments in the below article are a sad, but true statement of Anchorage’s judicial system.
Alaska Business Monthly Michelle Anderson and Ahtna Focusing in On Alaska
Anchorage Loussac Library Youth Events September 2016
Recognize any of the original artists mentioned?
This year the New York Academy of Medicine invited museums and libraries to share images from their collections as coloring sheets for kids and adults. Hundreds of libraries and museums around the world started participating, sharing images, and creating printable coloring pages. We will link to some of our favorites on the right. Below are images we found in the Alaska collection to share. (Printable PDFs on the right.) Please share your images online and tag @anchlibrary and use hashtag #colorourcollections!
Clicking on an image will link you to a full size jpg.
Anchorage Loussac Library Color Our Collections
Aviation in Alaska has one of the highest rates of accidents and incidents.
Aviation Safety Network: Alaska
Alaska Dispatch Listing of Aviation News
Fortunately the pilot was able to stay in command of the aircraft
Zaz Hollander: K2 plane makes safe landing on Parks Highway with six aboard
Facilitator and Mentor at Blue Canoe Writers, Matki Writers, and Flying Island Writers; Publisher/Editor at Petroglyph Press
Saturdays
May 7 – Oct 8, 2016
9 am – 2 pm
@ Subway/Cellular One Sports Centre
(the corner of Old Seward and O’Malley)
South Anchorage Farmers Market September 3, 2016
Is there more money in Alcohol than Cannabis? (Sarcasm)
Cannabis Social Clubs became popular in the United States during prohibition. Cannabis was often used as a legal intoxicant since alcohol was illegal.
Teapads were developed as clubs in urban areas where jazz music was performed and cannabis was consumed. Teapads usually catered to those in the jazz scene and were usually furnished comfortably, often playing jazz music. Music in homage from these clubs arose; Gene Krupa even composed an entire album named “Teapad Songs Volume 1”. These clubs disappeared after cannabis became illegal.
Gene Krupa Tea Pad Songs Volume One I’m Feeling High and Happy
Alaska Can not stop Heroin, Can Not Stop Meth, Can not stop Alcohol related crimes including but not limited to: murder, drunk driving, child and domestic abuse but by god let’s stop pot smokers. Don’t be farming hemp either~
Laurel Andrews: Alaska attorney general: Marijuana social clubs are illegal
The following rant, loud writing, is for single and small groups of people. Natural disasters, happenings beyond control (broken natural gas lines, water mains, etc.) are not a consideration.
When one chooses to build on rock (no water) difficulty in reaching or outside fire service areas, unstable soil and not get insurance, should everyone else be financially responsible?
Build on rock, then complain there is no water and ask city to provide water. The homeowners along the proposed route will be asked to help defray the costs~
Recently a fire was started at McHugh Creek in the Anchorage area. Remember, fires are prohibited in the park. Fortunately no lives were lost. Folks built nearby, knowing their escape routes were limited to one road. These are expensive homes, $500,000 being entry-level.
There are means to protect against a majority of fires. Build with non-flammable material, external & internal fire suppression systems, clear all flammable materials away from dwelling and on and on.
The Matanuska River has changed course and flooded throughout the years. People choose to live on and near it. Then they expect or demand everyone else bail (no pun intended) them out.
Zaz Hollander: FEMA rejects buyout for owners of disappearing property along Matanuska River
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