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...exceed 30 lbs., except in stories about ones that got away, in which they weigh 75-80 lbs., easy. Many people in bush Alaska rely on king salmon for survival. Failed king salmon runs, like summer 2012's, spell disaster for thousands and...
...editorial first appeared in the Anchorage Daily News:Anyone who has lived in or even visited villages and towns in Bush Alaska has seen plenty of housing designed and built for somewhere else.Looks like Crooked Creek will catch a better break...
...demographic," Parnell said. "It was poor, middle class, rich ?"Parnell's awareness was heightened as rural and Bush Alaska presented their unique needs for help. There is little law enforcement and it takes up to a week for responses to crimes...
...peoples, our lives have been enriched.I realize the news media regularly carries stories about current problems in bush Alaska, making village life seem harsh, poverty-stricken-in other words, less than attractive. I will examine those...
...economy changes as one moves into the rural areas. Subsistence hunting and fishing emerge as a way of life. This is bush Alaska - a region filled with more than 500 small villages.While each Alaskan Native group has a unique history, the common...
...education reform, starting with changes in the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush. Alaska schools need fewer one-size-fits-all rules and more flexibility, he said. "There can be no national standard...
...DC-6 airplane has been carefully reconfigured by a team of 40 workers so it can take on a new role - carrying fuel to Bush Alaska. Mechanics spent the last 14 months restoring and refitting the four-engine veteran to Federal Aviation Administration...
...of Natives president, Ferguson was credited with helping to create Rural Education Attendance Areas that helped rid Bush Alaska of federal education policies that required many Native children to leave home to continue school. Ferguson was also...
...000 toward $138 million in vetoes by Murkowski, comes amid a legal challenge claiming that even with VPSOs in the Bush, Alaska's two-tier law enforcement system is inadequate. Meganack thinks eliminating his job could actually cost the state...
...the state has had in more than 20 years. Voters will decide the fate of millions to construct eight new schools in Bush Alaska along with funding for other urban school and transportation projects statewide. Gov. Tony Knowles approved the four...