“Always be proud of who you are,” Phyllis Walluk told students gathered in the Nome-Beltz gymnasium during the school’s Indigenous People’s Day celebrations on Monday. Walluk, the cultural studies teacher, had just read out a list of...
The Nome Common Council welcomed new council member Randy Oles in its regular meeting, held on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Deputy City Clerk Wali Rana swore in Oles as well as two planning commission members, Jennifer Dean-Johnson, newly...
Driving the highways in other states at this time of year, you will see election ads, yard signs and bumper stickers…and many of those include support or opposition to judges on the ballot. You won’t see those in Alaska. Not because judges are...
Daily variations in sea level due to local meteorological conditions cannot be predicted and may significantly effect the observed tides in this area. All times are listed in Local Standard Time. All heights are in feet referenced to...
The U.S. President came to Alaska on Tuesday, spouting egregious lies and half-truths that are supposed to get us to vote red again so that the swamp creatures in Washington can go on living the high life while we here in rural Alaska are...
By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks A new “question” that has taken on increased relevance since...