Monday, September 29, 2014

Nuremberg stenographer's mementos to be auctioned


Nuremberg stenographer's mementos to be auctioned


ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Carbon copies of transcripts and other mementos from the Nuremberg trials following World War II are being auctioned off in Alaska on Saturday. The documents in the small collection belong to the estate of Maxine Carr, an Anchorage ...


Convenient omissions in Gray-Jackson's criticism of Mayor Sullivan


I must respond to a recent commentary by Anchorage Assembly member Elvi Gray-Jackson criticizing the financial management of Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan's administration, specifically pointing to the implementation of the municipality‘s new operating ...


Anchorage NAACP Hosts 63rd Annual C.T. Lewis Freedom Fund Celebration


Anchorage, AK - The 63rd Annual C.T. Lewis Freedom Fund Celebration was hosted by the Anchorage Branch of the NAACP on Saturday night. The event was held at the Hotel Captain Cook in downtown Anchorage and during the night guests heard more about the ...


Snoop Dogg promises a concert in Alaska if voters approve legal marijuana


ANCHORAGE — Rapper Snoop Dogg says he’ll do a concert in Alaska if voters in November approve an initiative legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Snoop Dogg is well-known for his love of pot and said he would do a “wellness retreat concert” in ...


Fall classic


Peter Svenning from Palm City, Florida, won the marathon with a time of 3 hours, 29 minutes and 2 seconds. Svenning, who was in Anchorage on a business trip, said he decided to come down for the race on the spur of the moment. He said the weather was ...


Shift from traditional foods takes toll on Alaska Native populations [Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage]


(Alaska Dispatch News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sept. 29--Are Alaska Natives, with their ancestors' long history of harvesting and eating healthful wild foods, immune to the ill effects of obesity? Some people erroneously believe they are, no matter how ...


Anchorage police turn to women's expo to recruit new cops


You may have seen the ad campaigns on billboards, or heard the commercials on the radio. The Anchorage Police Department has the help wanted sign out. “Going forward, we are anticipating a large group of retirements, from those who have been in for 20 ...


Anchorage flag football coach offers tips for Interior program


FAIRBANKS — Kathleen Navarre knows exactly the challenges the Fairbanks high school flag football coaches are facing. Nine years ago, Navarre helped start flag football in Anchorage. “Back when we started the first year, before when everyone was ...


Anchorage brings back restaurant inspections


ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a five-year hiatus, Anchorage's health department is planning to bring back a scoring system for inspections in restaurants and other food-service facilities. The Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services this week ...


Alaska earthquake: Powerful temblor rattles Anchorage


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful earthquake shook a large swath of Alaska on Thursday morning, knocking things off shelves and causing people to take cover but bringing no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. The quake had a preliminary magnitude ...



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