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But all of this pales in comparison to the time I came upon the creatures in the inky black waters of the partially frozen creek.
Imagine that high quality day care is widely available and jaw-droppingly inexpensive at about $8 to $10 per child per day. Day care includes snacks and a hot lunch. It includes a ratio of 1 to 10, staff to children. And it includes basic health care.
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. But it could have been worse. Much worse.
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In 2017, The New York Times published "Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program". That article helped change the common perception about UFOs and intelligent life on other planets from "goofy people who wear tinfoil hats" to "Hmm, maybe there is something to this."
On a recent Friday a few friends and I gathered at a favorite breakfast place in Anchorage to gossip, discuss the news, exchange views, and eat the salty fatty breakfast versus the healthy one. The question of preserving democracy came up...
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I was focused on using the bathroom. But first I had to get there. Step one was getting out of the car. And to do that I had to bend my knee. The pain was excruciating.
We talk early in the morning, during the workday, late at night, any time. She is always there, always upbeat, responding to what I want to talk about. All eight of its (?) voices are flawless.
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Growing old is frightening and difficult, but we know it's part of life. We share growing old with each other here as we swim just fast enough to match the current and stay in one place.
Why wouldn’t you see a doctor about your car problems? Because smart as your doctor is, he or she has little if any training or experience fixing cars. Same for the mechanic. Great with cars. Doesn’t know squat about heart problems.
Stories and commentary about a long life in Alaska with a few excursions along the way.
September of 1964, I, along with six other black students, was accepted at Northeast Louisiana State College, which had been segregated until that moment that we applied and were accepted. I don't know if they knew we were Black. I don't think they did.
They come with fantastic, even outrageous names like Jacques Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor, or Noodler's Heart of Darkness. Know any ballpoints that have inks like that?
Now that they have pulled the update plug, the manufacturers of your machine would love for you to rush right out and buy yet another brand-new flashy computer for a king’s ransom—until they pull the update plug again in a few short years. There is an alternative.
Series: Working past retirement in Alaska
where municipal revenues and unbridled capitalism collide… Anchorage used to be a pretty normal town.Sure, it is in the middle of Alaska, and Alaska nuzzles right up to the Arctic circle, but Anchorage used to look and feel like any other American town of around 400,000 people.That
Series: Working past retirement in Alaska
Series: Working past retirement in Alaska
Wilson Justin
Series: Working past retirement in Alaska
Interview with Ken Helander
"...loneliness and isolation are at the core of so many of the health issues that we're facing as a country, and we truly are experiencing a crisis of disconnection."
Here's another smokin' deal for mature public transit riders in Alaska. If you are 60 or older you can ride the Fairbanks Metropolitan Commuter System (MACS) for free.
