The insurance industry conducted a study recently which reveals a widening gap between insurance costs and wage increases. This problem led Vice President Joe Biden to address the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in a meeting which was conducted to manage and alleviate the problem of premium rate reviews. Commissioners all across the nation [...]
Alternative energy sources have been explored since 2009 by Toghetthele Corporation according to a presentation made recently in Nenana, Alaska. Toghetthele is the Nenana area Native corporation. Jim Sackett, CEO of the corporation was at a recent meeting of the Wellness in Nenana Coalition, and brought attendees up to speed on Toghetthele projects. Toghotthele is interested [...]
Donating to charity is something to consider, and easily done on your Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (pfd) Application. That deadline is looming closer by the second, and as of the morning of March 26, two-hundred twenty thousand, seven-hundred and eighty-six Alaskans have not applied yet. In order to get your pfd application completed, the sooner [...]
The Public Safety Training Academy in Sitka today was happy to announce the 28 Village Public Safety Officers and two Village Police Officers graduates this year, considering this batch is the 2nd highest number of graduates in the VPSO program history, same as with class of 1982. The highest was during 1981 with 30 graduates. [...]
More and more Alaskans are adding up to the Alaska State Troopers’ list of drivers driving under influence of alcohol and other substances. Despite the alarming news of growing DUI cases and the AST’s constant precautions, a lot of drivers traveling within the Alaskan roads don’t seem to grasp the real danger of driving while [...]
Technical education and training is important on some career paths. On March 24, 2012, the State of Alaska will conduct its 2012 Alaska Aviation Careers & Airport Job Fair at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – North Terminal, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. According to reports, over 300 jobs will be offered to [...]
Hazard fuel reduction treatment (fire protection) around structures, brushing along the park road, and maintenance projects in the park are being burned and smoke may be visible from the George Parks Highway area near Denali National Park in Alaska from now through May, the Park Service reports. Since February 18, the Fire Management staff at [...]
Dr. Ron Paul, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate is the only candidate to take the effort to visit Alaska in person before the state’s caucus on March 6th and is venturing as far north as Fairbanks, Alaska, on Sunday, March 4, 2012 before visiting Anchorage. The Gold Room of the Westmark Hotel on Noble Street is [...]
Ranking Republican on Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski asked U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar about Indian Health Service (IHS) Funding. The question was asked during a hearing of the subcommittee. Murkowski asked if Salazar could do more about IHS funding to keep up with costs that [...]
Deliberations on over one-hundred proposals submitted by the general public, local fish and game advisory committees, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at a Board of Game meeting March 2nd through the 11th of 2012. The deliberations will begin following public testimony and continue through the remainder of the meeting during the week. Proposals are regarding hunting and trapping [...]