Amy Bushatz
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Mat-Su Sentinel
Schools in the area were closed Monday and dozens of residents cycled through an emergency shelter set up by the American Red Cross.
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The Alaska Department of Transportation says they’ll pay for the infrastructure regardless of whether the ferry terminal gets built. -
The university system will host listening sessions in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage this week. There's also a survey. -
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A state forester shared tips on where and how to cut a Christmas tree in Southcentral Alaska, and how to make it last. -
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It wasn't in the budget, but Alaska Works Partnership managed to put together a construction workshop for Western Alaska disaster evacuees, who hope to use their new skills to rebuild after Typhoon Halong. -
Griffith died Tuesday peacefully at home in Anchorage, after a life spent trekking more than 10,000 miles across Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Mexico and Asia.
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