AR parole board chair resigns lied about sex with minor | News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The chair of Arkansas’ parole board resigned on Friday after personnel records revealed he was fired from a local police department several years ago for lying to investigators about having sex with a minor. Jamol Jones, who Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders named the board’s chair last week, stepped down from […]
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As suicides rise, US military seeks to address mental health | National Politics | #alaska | #politics
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WASHINGTON (AP) — After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally numb. More warning signs appeared during several years of subsequent overseas postings. “It’s like I lost me somewhere,” said Williamson, a Navy lieutenant commander who experienced disorientation, depression, memory loss and chronic exhaustion. “I went to my captain and said, […]
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Five Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Army reboot, pilot numbers, and vaping tax heads to governor | Politics | #alaska | #politics
Army Alaska will get a new name and a new logo Monday. The union representing Alaska Airlines pilots is disputing claims of a pilot shortage. And a tax bill before the governor seeks to address a rise in tobacco use by teenagers. There’s more news this week in “Five Things to Know.” Army pours resources […]
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Five Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Army reboot, pilot numbers and vaping tax heads to governor | Local News | #alaska | #politics
Army Alaska will get a new name and a new logo Monday. The union representing Alaska Airlines pilots is disputing claims of a pilot shortage. And a tax bill before the governor seeks to address a rise in tobacco use by teenagers. There’s more news this week in “Five Things to Know.” Army pours resources […]
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Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight | Politics | #alaska | #politics
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts, and it is expected to replace the larger, heavily equipped Stryker Brigade in the state with a more mobile infantry unit better suited for the frigid fight, Army leaders say. Army […]
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5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Army Alaska, maritime economy and road naming | Politics | #alaska | #politics
Army Alaska will be reflagged as an airborne division to better reflect the mission focus and as a way to address the suicide rate among soldiers. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s legislation to advance the maritime economy is a step closer to becoming law. And the Alaska Legislature passes a bill that lets the public donate […]
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5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Alaska Army, maritime economy and road naming projects | Politics | #alaska | #politics
Army Alaska will be reflagged as an airborne division to better reflect the mission focus and as a way to address the suicide rate among soldiers. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s legislation to advance the maritime economy is a step closer to becoming law. And the Alaska Legislature passes a bill that lets the public donate […]
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