Not even a month has passed and another wild fire fire emergency was reported to have spread 30 to 50 acres north of Murphy Dome. There were no news of any casualties involved but the series of alarming fire emergencies is becoming a concern of the state and local fire departments. Retardant and helicopters were [...]
Starting today, May 31, to June 4, 2011, the redistricting board will be conducting a live audio streaming and webinar access for Alaskans who would like to gather updates of the ongoing board meetings regarding the finalization process of the redistricting plans. The live audio stream will be available for anyone with a reliable internet [...]
Governor Sean Parnell signs House Bill 15 today. The bill is solely dedicated to protecting student athletes from brain injuries as a result of multiple concussions obtained by playing sports. This bill was reported to have gained firm support from different sports organizations including the National Football League, the Alaska Brain Injury Network, and the Alaska Schools Activities [...]
The United Way of Southeast Alaska’s Community Impact Grant was announced to reach a total amount of $35,000 while requests sum up to $73,110.00. The recent projects chosen by the organization’s Board of Directors were focused on providing additional funds and grants to Alaskan schools and communities in an attempt to nurture the children’s knowledge [...]
Surgery to lose weight should be used only after all other attempts have failed, say Alaska’s two bariatric surgery institutions. Both centers are located in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, and have websites so you can investigate your options at each place. For decades, health organizations and experts in the US are in a continuous [...]
Alaska is one of the 16 states that have granted the use of Marijuana for medical use. On May 24, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals was crowded with a group of people filing lawsuit for the District of Columbia Circuit urging the Obama Administration to formally respond to a 9-year-old petition to have marijuana [...]
Forest fires are a constant during the hot summer months in Interior Alaska, and 2011 is starting off with a major fire just Northwest of Fairbanks at Moose Mountain. Around 3:30, the afternoon of May 20th, the Moose Mountain Fire was spotted, although it is still not clear how it started, and is the cause [...]
The Local Division of Forestry warns the public against wild land fire usually happening on Memorial Day. Almost 7 out of 10 fire cases are caused by negligent people; therefore, if we can easily prevent it then we should do so. Since it’s during this time that Alaska becomes expectedly hot, it’s relevant that we [...]
Retired Alaskan Veteran William E. Hawkes was announced as a VIP member of Cambridge Who’s Who in recognition for his long years of dedicated and passionate service as a health care giver, demonstrating excellence in critical care nursing and veteran advocacy. After retiring in March 2006, Hawkes continually served the Veterans community by managing The Emergency [...]
Cambridge Who’s Who recognizes Joann M. Jolley for her show of excellent leadership performance and dedicated service as a Training Delivery Officer for Alutiiq LLC, an Anchorage-based company providing services related to construction, security, and information technology. For the past 5 years that Jolley has served under this position, her exemplary performance in handling [...]