1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (154+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Ranked choice voting goes beyond the party line The Alaska Division of Elections website reports more than 600, 000 registered voters in our state. And yes, Republicans outnumber Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin. But these two parties, together…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (510+ words) After the Vietnam War, it feels ungrateful to struggle with hearing "thank you for your service." Those men came home to a country that often did not appreciate what they endured. After the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans made a point to…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (202+ words) I know that eventually the stone, bearing her name and pertinent data, would be lifted from its place and turned 180 degrees about. When it was replaced, my own name and particulars would appear on the front, and we would rest…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (631+ words) Alaska stands at a historic fiscal crossroads. Our current dependence on volatile crude oil markets leaves our state budget unstable and forces regional boroughs to over-rely on rigid residential property taxes and underfund basic utilities. " Step 1: Secure immediate grid relief…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1797+ words) NUIQSUT " To an untrained eye, the endless expanse of Alaska's North Slope tundra looks empty. The flat landscape, only broken up by ice formations shaped by the wind blowing in from the Beaufort Sea, is home to caribou, arctic foxes…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (693+ words) Town Square Park, in Anchorage's downtown core, will close next month for extensive renovations that city leaders hope will revitalize the space. Built in the 1980s, Town Square Park is viewed as both a downtown centerpiece and a place that generates…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (594+ words) Dear Wanda and Wayne, Wedding season has barely arrived and it's already stressing me out. My girlfriend and I have been together for a year and a half and things are really good. We have great times, when we disagree…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago  (122+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. " Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3: 29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference Final at…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago  (805+ words) Dimond 5, Eagle River 0 Chugiak 4, West 1 Grace Christian 4, Redington 1 North Pole 3, Monroe Catholic 0 South 5, Service 0 Juneau-Douglas 6, Ketchikan 0 Chugiak 6, Eagle River 2 Redington 5, Houston 0 Palmer 5, Grace Christian 0 Kenai Central 0, Soldotna 0 Soldotna 6, Seward 0 Redington 1, Kodiak 1 South 5, Juneau-Douglas 0 Service 3, Lathrop 0 West Valley 5, East 0 West 2, Eagle…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (531+ words) BEIJING " A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident…...