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There are about two weeks left in the 2024 legislative session in Juneau and legislators are scrambling to get critical bills in a position to pass by the mandatory adjournment May 15.
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There are about two weeks left in the 2024 legislative session in Juneau and legislators are scrambling to get critical bills in a position to pass by the mandatory adjournment May 15.
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- Letter to the editor
- Governor Dunleavy proposes tax relief for Alaska agriculture and timber businesses
- Two different days, same terrible tax news
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I got wind that the Alaska 49er’s Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Club, a local arm of The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), is hosting a public invitational Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Matanuska Valley Sportsman’s Shooting Range in Palmer. So, I figured I’d mosey on dow…
The Service Cougars earned the team title at the annual Buddy Dale Invitational baseball tournament Saturday at Wasilla High School.
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The Colony Knights track and field team swept the team titles during the Wasilla Invitational at Wasilla High School over the weekend.
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Led by Caelyn Carter’s big weekend, Mat-Su earned a runner-up finish in the team standings during the 2024 NYO Senior Games in Anchorage.
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I got wind that the Alaska 49er’s Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Club, a local arm of The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), is hosting a public invitational Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Matanuska Valley Sportsman’s Shooting Range in Palmer. So, I figured I’d mosey on dow…
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ANCHORAGE — Matanuska Pens participated in the 2024 Arctic Comic Con event at the Dena'ina Center Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28.
The Hammers Family Birch in Talkeetna is enjoying the sweet taste of success, celebrating its debut harvest season this month and significantly expanded its production capacity by investing in a state-of-the-art automated vacuum tubing system on April 20, 2024 with a ribbon cutting and tasti…
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ANCHORAGE — The 2024 Arctic Comic Con two-day event drew a large number of visitors from across the state and beyond at the Dena'ina Center.
I got wind that the Alaska 49er’s Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Club, a local arm of The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), is hosting a pu…
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