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Unstable soil, Tank farms, Military jets, Railroad are just a few things to consider for ambiance~
Annie Zak: Ship Creek development leaves some worrying: What if there’s an earthquake?

Reform?
Nathaniel Herz: Lunches, cell phones, and airport lounge fees: How some Alaska lawmakers use leftover campaign cash

No one saw this coming? If they go dry, then there is no booze to steal. Problem solved?
Lisa Demer: Emmonak goes damp and finds a warehouse is targeted by booze thieves

Congratulations Roxy Wright!
Stephan Wiebe: Wright wins 4th Fur Rondy sled dog title – her first in 24 years

Suzanna Caldwell: At Alaska’s only seed-cleaning facility, things are really shakin’

AK Women, AK News

APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 6, 2021 December 7, 2021
A federal judge rejects the state's challenge to an emergency subsistence hunt in Kake. Also, the recent COVID outbreak in Petersburg stretches nurses as they treat patients. And listening to North Pacific killer whales reveals where they spend their winters.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Anchorage’s deputy health director is resigning, the lastest in a string of departures December 7, 2021
DeeAnn Fetko announced her resignation in an email to staff on Monday after 25 years working for the city.
Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

early new york – 12/6/21 December 6, 2021
Today's selection -- from Merchant Kings by Stephen R. Bown. The Dutch resisted requests of the residents of New Amsterdam--soon to be New York--for services such as schoolteachers, church ministers, a legal system and military defense, because of the cost: "Some [residents of New Amsterdam] began farming on Manhattan, 'a convenient place abounding with grass.' […]
From national lampoon to hollywood -- 12/3/21 December 3, 2021
Today's selection -- from You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried by Susannah Gora. John Hughes, legendary director of such movies as National Lampoon’s Vacation and Pretty in Pink, went from advertising copywriter to comedy writer for National Lampoon, all the way to Hollywood: "National Lampoon founder and chairman of the board Matty Simmons was so […]

APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 6, 2021 December 7, 2021
A federal judge rejects the state's challenge to an emergency subsistence hunt in Kake. Also, the recent COVID outbreak in Petersburg stretches nurses as they treat patients. And listening to North Pacific killer whales reveals where they spend their winters.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Anchorage’s deputy health director is resigning, the lastest in a string of departures December 7, 2021
DeeAnn Fetko announced her resignation in an email to staff on Monday after 25 years working for the city.
Lex Treinen, 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...
feigleycommunications

Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

The Art (and Importance) of Specifically Ambiguous Writing – By Harrison Demchick… December 7, 2021
on Writers Helping Writers: One of the cornerstones of effective writing is specific detail. Specific detail is what grounds the action of a scene in a tangible reality. It’s how we enable readers to see our characters and settings—and not only see them, but also hear, smell, taste, and touch them. When you’re imprecise, you’re […]
Chris The Story Reading Ape

Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Music Column – The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1984 Part One – Prince and The Revolution, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Van Halen December 7, 2021
Each week William and I select two top hits from the charts in the US and UK starting with 1960 for two weeks followed by 1961 etc..through to 1985. We will also include some of the notable events in those … Continue reading →
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

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

Kenmore Square Street Scenes Boston Massachusetts December 6, 2021
Today’s lead image and the enlargeable version below contain a view of Kenmore Square in Boston, MA, during the winter of 1934 or ’35. Today, it may be hard to imagine this area was actually known as Sewell’s Point in the early 1800s facing Boston’s “Back Bay.” In time at least a third of the...
David Greenlees
Neither Rain nor Sleet or Snow Could Stop These Buses December 4, 2021
While searching for photos for the recent Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! post , we happened upon these photos of City to City Interurban buses equipped with snow plows to keep their route clear. Both of these Bus Companies were commercial lines, and apparently, to keep things moving in the days...
David Greenlees

Shorpy

Twelfth and G: 1901 December 2, 2021
Washington, D.C., circa 1901. "View of G Street N.W., mostly north side, looking west from 12th Street showing Washington Savings Bank on the corner along with other businesses on the block." 5x7 inch glass negative, D.C. Street Survey Collection. View full size.
Dave
Watermelons on Ice: 1901 November 30, 2021
Washington, D.C., 1901. "Block 290. View of 12th Street N.W., west side, looking north from E Street toward F Street." 5x7 inch glass negative, D.C. Street Survey Collection. View full size.
Dave

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

Flaneurisme December 4, 2021
In reply to Twelfth and G: 1901: Notcom is correct - Washington Savings Bank on the right has been replaced by a Macy's, which takes up the north side of the block to 13th Street. But if you swing Google Street View to your left there is a Chase Bank. The church is gone, but […]
Doug Floor Plan
Take my money, please. December 4, 2021
In reply to Twelfth and G: 1901: I am openly drooling at the thought of what might be on offer in a 1901 antique dealer's shop.
Doghouse Riley

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 […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

HBO’s Landscapers upends expectations of the true-crime genre December 7, 2021
In case it has been too long since a prestige actress has been mixed up in a murder on HBO, Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman arrives to fill the void with Landscapers, a new limited series about a real-life double murder in England in the late 1990s. The actress stars as Susan Edwards, who […]
Chris Feil
Dave Bautista to star in M. Night Shyamalan's next movie December 7, 2021
Dwayne Johnson had to fight for a while to prove that he was a viable movie star and not just a gimmicky casting choice for roles like a certain cartoon scorpion monster that they accidentally put into an otherwise live-action movie, but Dave Bautista rocketed past the “wrestler-turned-actor” label to become a regular…Read more...
Sam Barsanti
Drake apparently “Way 2 Sexy” for those Grammys he was nominated for December 7, 2021
Drake, one of the few rappers to shave a cute little heart into his hairline, has taken yet another bold step in his continuously rising, often confusing career: He’s withdrawing his 2022 Grammy nominations. Per Variety, all two of his nominations are off the table, meaning that while he’s a Certified Lover Boy, he’ll…Read more...
Matt Schimkowitz
Read this: Succession’s Jeremy Strong is very committed to Acting with a capital "A" December 7, 2021
Sometime between Daniel Day-Lewis’ Oscar-winning turn as Daniel Plainview and Jared Leto sending his Suicide Squad co-stars condoms and dead rats, the general public lost their stomach for so-called method acting, a term so divorced from its original meaning that it basically became shorthand for “asshole on set.” Read more...
Matt Schimkowitz

DamnDelicious

Pull Apart Garlic Bread Wreath November 30, 2021
Warm, soft, pillowy bread bites smothered in garlicky, buttery heavenly goodness. An absolute crowd-pleaser! This Christmas, you’ll find me by the tree eating ALL the pull apart bread. Every single one of them. Every single pillowy bite covered in all that garlicky buttery goodness sprinkled with even more perfection: Parmesan. And since this comes together […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
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

The Authors’ Billboard

Adopt Don’t Shop! December 6, 2021
By Traci Hall ChichichiChihuahua! Did you know that there is more than one type of chihuahua? Growing up, my mom had an apple head chihuahua that fit in her robe pocket, named Pepi. My brother and I hated Pepi, because all she did was bark and we couldn’t play with her, and she was mom’s […]
Traci Hall
Homeless in Winter December 5, 2021
Where do the stray cats go in winter? I hope they find a warm place to stay. Or perhaps my local cats stay in the shelters I provide. I make the shelters out of big plastic storage bins. As you can see, this one is on its side, because that provides more floor space. The […]
Rebecca York

A Redleg’s Rides

A safer way to get on and off the VRRV's roof December 7, 2021
Back at the beginning of the summer trip to the East Coast with Martha in the VRRV; I had accidentally damaged the upper mount of the VRRV's ladder. Basically, while parking under some trees, the ladder hit a branch big enough to bend it:At the time, it had seemed secure enough and it wasn't like […]
redlegsrides
More rock climbing at the Indian Bread Rocks Recreation Area December 6, 2021
After a late breakfast, I headed towards what I call "picnic rock" to see what kind of sights I could see in the midmorning light.I didn't see anything up top that I'd not already captured yesterday. However, from there I saw another small hill with a somewhat flat rocky outcropping. It was close by so […]
redlegsrides

Barry Eisler

Talking Violence in Fiction and Fact With Tim Larkin November 28, 2021
Hugely enjoyed doing this three-part talk with violence expert Tim Larkin, one of the people with whom I've been privileged to train and whose influences appear in my books. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
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

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

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 Starrigavan High Tide December 5, 2021
Mostly clear through the first half of the day, then clouds and a few light snow showers later. I braved the roads to check Starrigavan at high tide. Today’s high was predicted to be 12.8 ft. This is about what it got to last month with some atmospheric assist. Things were working in the other […]
matt goff
Birding Walk to Crescent Harbor December 4, 2021
Chilly and cool, partly to mostly cloudy. Snow continued to accumulate overnight, with 8 inches on my deck rail this morning. Connor later told me he measured 11 inches on his work table in the yard. Much of the morning had blue skies over the house, though the sun was too low to be showing […]
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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