Without mail voting in Alaska much of the state would be disenfranchised, probably more so than any other state. Many people have no road access. How often have voting centers just not opened in the bush? Often weather conditions stop ballots from being delivered to vote counting centers. #akleg
Have to behave and pay attention in doggie obedience class … BUT after-school socializing is a blast … a time to sniff butts and get to know each other. 🤣
We interrupted someone’s bath-time fun today.
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Western Bluebirds (juveniles), Sacramento Mountains, southern New Mexico.
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Utqiaġvik up to 33F (+0.6C) Tuesday mid-afternoon. This is the first time it’s been above freezing since October 12, 2025. The 232 consecutive days with highs at or below freezing is not even close to a record. #akwx #weather #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will speak at a free event Tuesday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the Davis Concert Hall.
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Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states, writes Jonathan Shorman for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/08/r...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, according to a court do...
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2026 Locus Awards on May 30, 2026, during the Bay Atea Book Festival. Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Nnedi...
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When the most aggressive-seeming greenery has a softer side, writes Laureli Ivanoff in a commentary for @highcountrynews.org via @alaskabeacon.com
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