waiting to see how many people wrote in “dan a sullivan”

This Day in Labor History: October 16, 1859. John Brown and a group of followers invade the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today WV) to start a war and end slavery. Let's talk about this key moment in American labor history!

Trump is coming to the MatSu on Tuesday, October 13, and we will be there to make sure he knows he is not welcome. Join us at 1:30 at Newcomb Park. Bonus: Blackwater Railroad, your favorite Alaska band will spread some joy. www.mobilize.us/mat-suunited... @indivisible.org

Trump in the MatSu: Show Up to Stand Up! · Mat-Su United for Progress Alaska

# TRUMP IS COMING TO MAT-SU—LET’S SHOW UP! Trump is coming to the Menard Center in Wasilla for a rally with Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich—and we have an important message for him: **Mat-Su is not a po...

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A startup here, AlaskaNews, is an AI news platform that reviews sources and generates AI stories. The AI persona, Walter (named after Walter Cronkite) was interviewed by Nat Herz, a human, a Pulitzer StoryReach Fellow, and local journalist. This story absolutely blew my mind.

This AI agent has written thousands of Alaska news articles. We interviewed it.

The AI behind AlaskaNews.com cracks jokes and acknowledges a “trust burden.”

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Bike Anchorage and the Anchorage Health Department are sponsoring a Week Without Driving, October 1-8. I was tapped to be the bike rider in a promo video. Kinda funny, they filmed for @ 4 hours in 3 locations for this 30 second spot🚵🚍🚏

Did you know that Transport Canada HQ was behind a picket line on 9/11? When news of the attacks arrived, the striking workers went inside and back to work, knowing they’d be needed. I learned a lot working on this story:

9/11 in the North: how terror touched Whitehorse and Yellowknife

In the Yukon and NWT, unexpected arrivals and a major hijacking scare brought the terror attacks closer to home

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I’ll soon be leaving Alaska for a 5-week adventure. It could be full-on winter when I return. I’m thinking of switching over to the studded tires for my car before I go. But I wore short pants today & can’t make myself prepare for snow&ice quite yet.

We all deserve a poem. This guy was in a park. Here’s the poem I deserved. I had his name on a slip of paper, which I lost however.

I don’t know if you get cool ‘I Voted’ stickers where you live; if you do, I’ll bet they are not as cool as those we get in Alaska. Hey Alaskans, we can help bring decency & sanity back to our state & the USA. Please vote the MAGAts out!

Triple sunrise in Hope this morning

We’ve become the Creator of Life. Implications? End of religion/god? Pandora’s Box of unintended consequences?

This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. (Gift Article)

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

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Alaska man plays at being an Alaskan tourist.

Yesterday was a lovely day to bike the Moose Loop 🫎 in Anchorage. In the evening, we, from Bike Anchorage, parked 70 bikes for the Hussy Hicks outdoor show downtown.

Heck, yeah. I have 2 South-facing balconies at my Anchorage condo and would happily install these plug-in solar panels. The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Opinion | The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America

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Last night in Tenakee Springs, Alaska. Back home to Anchorage, tomorrow.

Met a man in Tenakee Springs today, Paul Salopek, a photojournalist for National Geographic, who has been walking the globe for the past 13 years & intends to kayak to WA then continue, on foot, to the tip of South America. His series is the Out of Eden Walk. youtu.be/a6EyLXcz2JM?...

He’s Spent the Last 13 Years Walking the Globe - Here’s What He’s Learned | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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Nearing the end of a 10-day visit to Tenakee Springs in SE Alaska, accessible only by boat or floatplane. Lovely, quirky village with hot springs, whales and some oddballs.

Landed in Juneau and as I was checking in for my floatplane flight to Tenakee Springs, I had the chance to meet and talk with Mary Peltola, ahead of me in the queue with her entourage, on her way to Haines for a campaign rally.

My first teaching job in Alaska was in Naknek back in the mid-1980s. I was stunned that middle/high school students from South Naknek were flown to/fro school every day. On a side note, I used to play on adult league basketball and volley ball teams with the pilot, Jon, and his brother.

This Alaska pilot has been flying kids to school for the last four decades

Students in South Naknek fly across the river to school every day. Being part of the borough has meant high school students don't have to go away to boarding schools.

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The last news I saw about last year’s veto override to audit oil tax payments was August 2025. Has the audit been done? @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social @wielechowski.bsky.social alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/06/d...

Despite Alaska lawmakers’ veto override, getting an answer on oil tax settlements will take months | Alaska Beacon

The final result could reveal tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in missed revenue for the state of Alaska.

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The sunshine called me outside 3X today. For the first time this season, I wore shorts while riding my bike. I also took an after dinner walk to the park strip, watched a bit of a softball game, a rugby practice session, then strolled South Addition. I’ve never before seen a car with this color.

I’ll be counting bikes from 4-6 PM Friday on Chester Creek just west of the Seward Hwy underpass. Hope to see you out there. Stop by and say hello if that’s your route.

Today in History, the Hard Hat Riot in NYC, May 8, 1970. NYC construction workers target student anti-Vietnam War protestors. Same as it ever was. www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Hard Hat Riot | American Experience | PBS

Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefin...

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Bike to School Day yesterday, with my 8yo g’daughter. Bowman Elementary, Anchorage

This is the earliest picture of me, @ 1954. My folks didn’t own a car, so I think this Hudson (?) is my great-aunt Amy’s. I think they put me inside when the car moved, but the 2nd pic is an ad from Popular Science from the same era, so maybe baby outside was a thing?

Ok I'm bored and want to procrastinate work so let's do a thread instead. Wanna hear a story? Alright then, story it is. So gather around, children, because now we're going to talk about the most important science book you've probably never heard of. Ready? Off we go, then.

Maybe 2 weeks of fatbiking left this season. Maybe just 1. #alaska #cycling

Tess wasn’t a student of mine, but she was one of those kids that every teacher knew was the real deal even in elementary school. Small town Alaska girl lives her dream. www.nasa.gov/centers-and-...

Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator  - NASA

Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom, and helps plan and

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In 1990, then Governor Steve Cowper, proposed a state-wide vote to establish an educational permanent fund in Alaska. It didn’t receive enough AK Senate votes to approve letting citizens vote on it. Instead, we’ve slowly strangled public education funding. 🤷‍♂️ www.edweek.org/education/la...

Lawmakers Kill Cowper's School-Endowment Plan

A proposal by Gov. Steve Cowper of Alaska to create a state endowment for schools failed last week in the last minutes of the legislative session.

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Anchorage Daily News@adn.com · 7mo ago

The Alaska Senate passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the creation of a dedicated fund for education spending.

Anchorage represents. No Kings!