Music May 24, 2018

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The Wailin' Jennys, Shawn James, Claire Dunn, Sunny Sweeney, Margo Price & Jack White, Tula, Roberto Luti and PFC Band, Brian David Gilbert, Vinheteiro, Mario Jose, Scary Pockets

APRN Alaska News

Alaska’s fiscal future July 23, 2021
In August, legislators will meet yet again in Juneau to discuss lingering questions about this year’s permanent fund dividends and other budget issues. Will a bipartisan working group find a path forward?
Adelyn Baxter, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Wave of coronavirus infections in Cordova shuts down seafood processor July 23, 2021
The COVID spike in Cordova comes as much of Alaska experiences a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Health officials say the latest wave of infections is mostly driven by the highly-contagious delta variant infecting unvaccinated people.
Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

hires root beer -- 7/23/21 July 23, 2021
Today's selection -- from Charles E. Hires and the Drink that Wowed a Nation: The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur by Bill Double. Though root beer had long been an American homemade staple, traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree, Charles Hires took a recipe and built a national business with […]
new ideas take time -- 7/22/21 July 22, 2021
Today's encore selection -- from The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough. Yellow fever and malaria were the scourges of America's monumental effort in 1904 to build the Panama Canal. Science had only recently established that mosquitoes were the culprit in those diseases, but the men in charge of the effort were slow to […]

APRN Alaska News

Alaska’s fiscal future July 23, 2021
In August, legislators will meet yet again in Juneau to discuss lingering questions about this year’s permanent fund dividends and other budget issues. Will a bipartisan working group find a path forward?
Adelyn Baxter, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Wave of coronavirus infections in Cordova shuts down seafood processor July 23, 2021
The COVID spike in Cordova comes as much of Alaska experiences a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Health officials say the latest wave of infections is mostly driven by the highly-contagious delta variant infecting unvaccinated people.
Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

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...
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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...
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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 […]
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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

Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 312 July 23, 2021
For the fun and enjoyment of our readers being able to join in and solve mysteries, in this weekly Friday series, we ask you to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles, along with the location of each scene. You can look back on over three hundred of the earlier...
David Greenlees
Harry Hartz and Speed Boys Tame Chrysler’s World’s Fair Track July 22, 2021
Today we add more to our recent and past coverage of the 1933 to ’34 Century of Progress Exposition located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL. The Expo was given the name in honor of the City’s Centennial. Held during the depths of the Great Depression, the Big Three constructed impressive structures...
David Greenlees

Shorpy

Colonial Esso: 1940 July 24, 2021
November 1940. "City Hall after a snowstorm in Norwich, Connecticut." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Dave
Creative Differences: 1940 July 22, 2021
November 1940. "Boys in the schoolhouse in Ledyard, Connecticut, working on the school newspaper." Title of their typescript: "A Happy Christmas for Tom." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Dave

BloominThyme

Raised Bed Challenges June 14, 2021
Now that I’ve moved to raised bed gardening, I’ve come across some challenges. Namely, space. Granted this can be solved by adding beds, but they are costly and take time to build. And I want to garden now. It’s spring and I’ve been bitten by the bug! My other problem (I use the word loosely) […]
gardenfrisk
Cure for Ant Bites May 10, 2021
As any gardener knows, ants are a natural phenomena in the garden. Welcome, too, as according to Almanac.com they are generally considered beneficial in the garden. Most ants nest in the ground, digging a labyrinth of tunnels that aerate the soil and allow moisture to get to the roots of plants. They also till the soil by […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Benevolent genius creates Calico Cut Pants site for charity—because you've gotta give July 24, 2021
You know how it is: You’re in a hurry in the bathroom, you don’t shake enough, you end up dropping some pee on your pants. Do you live with the humiliation, mockery, and laughter of your co-workers? Or wouldn’t you agree that it’d be easier if there was a completely user-funded web site you could […]
William Hughes
What is your favorite piece of feel good entertainment? July 24, 2021
This week’s AVQ&A, from web producer Baraka Kaseko, honors the return of comfort food sitcom Ted Lasso:Read more...
The A.V. Club
Los Angeles still rainy, now very CGI in the first trailer for Adult Swim's Blade Runner anime July 24, 2021
Given the thoroughness with which Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner cribbed from the signs and signifiers of Japanese culture to create its Los Angeles dystopia—and how thoroughly that aesthetic has filtered back into art created on both sides of the Pacific in the intervening decades—it was probably inevitable that we’d…Read more...
William Hughes
Val Kilmer didn't want to do "silly," "warmongering" Top Gun at first July 24, 2021
Today marked the limited release (ahead of a streaming debut on August 6) of Amazon’s new documentary Val, in which Val Kilmer tells his life’s story, through both his own words, and decades’ worth of home video footage. (Although the actual narration of the film comes largely from Kilmer’s son, Jack, due to speaking…Read more...
William Hughes

The Authors’ Billboard

The Beauty of Freedom … by @JosieRiviera July 22, 2021
July is the time we celebrate the birth of our country and freedom. This year, we are also celebrating our freedom from Covid, and a return to “normal,” or at least our new normal. As the world begins to open, many of us plan to see family and friends, dine at restaurants, and travel! My […]
Josie Riviera
The best ice cream July 19, 2021
At a time when everyone is going on a diet, I am almost embarrassed to admit I love ice-cream. I don’t particularly like cakes or dessert, but give me an ice cream and you’ll see a happy person. The best ice cream I ever tasted left an indelible memory in my mind. We were in […]
Mona Risk

A Redleg’s Rides

Eastward, Ho! Days 45 through 47: Arrival in Williamsburg, Touring Jamestown Settlement, Kitty Hawk Flight July 22, 2021
Tuesday, July 20We arrived at the home of our friends, Jane and Larry H. in Williamsburg, VA. in the early afternoon. This is the end of the eastward motion for this RV trip.Martha and I were looking forward to checking out their new home in the Ford Colony development.Meet Boomer, the 3 year old Labrador […]
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Eastward, Ho! Day 43 and 44: Overnight stay near Dawson, WV and visiting Martha's friend in Charlottesville, VA July 20, 2021
Sunday, July 18A driving day, not much to report except some fairly nice scenery in terms of West Virginia's forest shrouded hills and mountains. Apparently 78% of the state is covered in forest and its so hilly, I doubt a lot of the hills are used for habitation.photo by Marthaphoto by MarthaWest Virginia State Capitol […]
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Barry Eisler

The Salton Sea May 13, 2021
I always try to visit the places I depict in my novels--realism matters to me personally, and has also become a key aspect of my brand as a novelist. This is why I have a Photos and Places page on my website, and more importantly a Mistakes page--people won't trust you to get it right if you don't […]
Barry Eisler
Putin Looms Perennially Large For The Economist April 25, 2021
Sometimes I can almost hear The Economist whispering, "Vlad, I wish I could quit you..."
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

Looking for Long-term PD Care in Anchorage Area July 13, 2021
Hello friends, I got a query on the Alaska Parkinson's Facebook page from a woman who wanted to know of any quality long-term housing/care facilities in Anchorage that handle advanced PD patients. I don't remember the names of any such places, but I know there are some. Anybody got the name of such a place? […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Roll Call, A Parkinson's Poem May 18, 2021
April was Parkinson’s Awareness month. It was also Poetry Month. Put them together, and you’ve got Parkinson’s Awareness Poetry Month. That calls for a PD poem. A poem that is full of false rhymes and staggering meter, the better to give it that old Parkinson’s feeling. Fortunately, I happen to have such a poem right […]
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

Notched Up and Flammable July 23, 2021
Back in June, I read an article in my Head Butler newsletter from Jesse Kornbluth. He described a book, Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. The passages he quotes highlight the ordinary insults/belittling/denigration African Americans face living in our society. But he said the book was like poetry, so I put it on hold […]
CloudyinAK
Did this come in your email? July 9, 2021
Do things look different?Does this blog look different?Is everything working the way it’s supposed to?Just when I think things are stable and running smoothly, technology throws a wrench in the works. I write and illustrate the blog; then I post it. Then it gets to you and your email because you signed up. But Google […]
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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… […]
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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… […]
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Matt Goff Sitka Nature

Sitka Nature Show #241 – Alia Lesnek July 18, 2021
Download Radio Show The July 18th show featured a conversation with Quaternary geologist Alia Lesnek. We spoke about her work investigating the timing of glacial retreat in Southeast Alaska, as well what raised marine clam beds tell us about ancient sea levels, and her recent experience in Sitka looking at ash and basalt from the […]
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Sitka Nature Show #240 – Matt Muir July 4, 2021
Download Radio Show The July 4th show featured a conversation with Matt Muir, who I know as an avid iNaturalist user. He lives in Anchorage and was visiting Sitka with his family to get a taste of Southeast Alaska (scheduling the trip in part to take advantage of a low tide series). Among other things, […]
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Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

SANDRA’S HUMMINGBIRD BUNDT CAKE April 22, 2021
A delightful and easy cake to prepare and is super flavorful...Servings: 12Prep: 30 Mins.Bake: 1Hr and 5 to 15 Mins. INGREDIENTS: CAKE: WET1-1/2 cups canola oil3 large eggs2 tsp vanilla extract3 mashed ripe bananas1 (8-oz can) crushed pineapple with its juice (do not drain) DRY3 cups all-purpose flour½ tsp ground ginger1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp freshly ground nutmeg1 tsp […]
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MAX'S RED CURRY CHICKEN April 9, 2021
Max says, "This is the easiest, quickest and tastiest Red Curry Chicken recipe I have ever made"...Servings: 4-6Prep: 20 Mins.Cook: 20 Mins. INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons red curry paste2 (13.6 oz.) cans unsweetened coconut milk1 large chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces1 medium yellow onion, largely diced1 carrot, sliced3 ribs celery, sliced diagonally¾ of a medium green bell […]
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