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Thumbs up:

University of Alaska Fairbanks: UAF wins major props from Energy Secretary Perry and Senator Murkowski as host of National Lab Day, an event showcasing Alaska’s scientific potential.

ANWR: It took decades, but Alaskans finally get a say in opening ANWR.

Flower fans: Anchorage’s public flowerbeds are being planted! City of Flowers for the next few months.

Customer service: Alaska Airlines wins its eleventh consecutive J.D. Power award. Alaskans are not surprised.

Thumbs down:

Hawaii tourism: Volcanic eruption hammers Hawaii’s tourism industry. Alaskans sympathize.

Trail users: Moose calves are here, and with them, protective mamas. Trail users beware!

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska