The Anchorage Weekender: An ice fishing frenzy, an Olympics watch party and 9 more local events
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s full of things to do.
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Mat-Su Assembly member drops library content ban proposal after community pushback
The proposal would have impacted a broad array of library materials that depict sexual acts.
Southeast ferry riders call proposed Cascade Point terminal a ‘boondoggle’ in public comments
Many of the comments suggest the state’s claims of benefits to ferry passengers are disingenuous, and that the project looks instead like a fast-tracked subsidy for mining companies.
Tribes and pollock industry await final decision on chum bycatch
The council that manages Alaska’s federal fisheries may be just days away from a decision that could limit how much chum salmon the Bering Sea trawl fleet can scoop up as bycatch.
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LatestTheir film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance
Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.
On day 5 of the search for Nancy Guthrie, here’s what we know
Arizona officials say they believe Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. The family has pleaded for her safe return home.
Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census
The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year’s field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.
Some Public Health Service officers quit rather than serve in ICE detention centers
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they’re not able to provide good care.
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