A New Mosque Rises—in Alaska
Alaska’s first newly constructed mosque is going up in Anchorage. Excerpts from a Wall Street Journal story that was published Aug. 14, 2014: Alaska’s small but growing Muslim community is building the state’s first newly constructed mosque.
Billions of Medicaid Dollars That Could Improve Healthcare
ANCHORAGE, Alas. -- It’s almost as if the Affordable Care Act has disappeared behind some screen. Oh, sure, there are still questions about what each of us should do and when. And, just about every Republican in the country continues to campaign on a ...
Candidates for governor's race plan their next moves
ANCHORAGE — Candidates in Alaska’s three-way gubernatorial race wasted no time Wednesday launching their post-primary campaigns and welcoming their running mates for the general election in November. Republican Gov. Sean Parnell and Democratic ...
Battle for Senate Control Puts a Spotlight on Alaska
“Oh yeah, they’ll be back,” said Ms. Cook, 33, who works in child care in Fairbanks. Ms. Cook said she was born and raised in Anchorage, which is also Mr. Begich’s hometown. “I saw him all the time,” she said. For all Alaska’s vast size and ...
Candidates in Alaska 3-way gubernatorial race plan post-primary moves with running mates
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Candidates in Alaska's three-way gubernatorial race wasted no time Wednesday launching their post-primary campaigns and welcoming their running mates for the general election in November. Republican Gov. Sean Parnell and Democratic ...
Anchorage considers new strategy for multimillion-dollar port project
ANCHORAGE — More than 50 people tied to the embattled effort to overhaul Anchorage’s port will begin on Monday to consider another strategy, likely including a reduction in the scope of construction. The city predicts it will abandon the dock being ...
Embattled senator’s secret weapon: Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich wants Alaskans to know he is one of them and an independent voice against President Barack Obama. So he’s opening campaign offices in far-flung places like a coin-operated laundry in Dillingham ...
5 Anchorage men charged in connection with spring home invasions
Five males between the ages of 16 and 20, living in Anchorage, were indicted in Superior Court for a series of armed robberies in the spring, according to court documents filed Aug. 12. Court documents allege the group, made up of Terry Brendon Pierce ...
Anchorage Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Capt. Michael McKenna relieved Cmdr. Joel Stewart as commanding officer aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a change of command ceremony, August 15. "To the Sailors and Marines of ...
