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Kenai man accused of threatening U.S. senator | #alaska | #politics

By Tess Williams Updated: November 2, 2023 Published: November 1, 2023 A Kenai man is facing federal charges after authorities said he sent a message to a United States senator threatening to kidnap and harm her. Arther Charles Graham, 46, was arrested Monday, according to an affidavit in support of a federal complaint filed in […]

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Alaska vs. Texas: A (mostly) friendly feud of the late 1950s | #alaska | #politics

A picture of a postcard from the 1950s depicting the rivalry between Texas and Alaska. (Photo by David Reamer) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom […]

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Alaska education board votes to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports | #alaska | #politics

The athletic field at Begich Middle School on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (Loren Holmes / ADN) A board appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy decided Thursday in favor of a new regulation that would ban transgender girls from participation in high school girls’ sports. The decision by the state board of education came less than six […]

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