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Oil activity: The North Slope is the busiest it’s been in 20 years.
Tourism: More tourists than ever are set to visit Alaska in 2019. We welcome them and the money they spend.
Local talent: Young Juneau resident stunned to be chosen as the NFL’s Kid Correspondent at the Super Bowl. Good luck, Camdyn.
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Senate Bill 91: Gov. Dunleavy moves to repeal infamous crime bill, replace some components.
Closed schools: Eagle River schools damaged by the earthquake won’t reopen anytime soon.
Seriously, aftershocks: We’ve given them the thumbs down before, but they didn’t get the memo.
– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska