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Thumbs up:

New patch: Alaska Girl Scouts can now earn an Alaska Army National Guard patch. So cool!

Recess: Pilot program will give Anchorage students longer lunch, recess. The goal? Better outcomes.

Ancient footprint: UAF researchers find an 1,800-year-old footprint.

Missing sign: The refurbished “Welcome to the Kenai Peninsula” sign is back.

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Eroding cliff: Popular lookout at Point Woronzof is crumbling into the inlet.

Whale deaths: More gray whales are dying in Alaska this summer, and no one knows why.

SB 91: Infamous crime bill is essentially repealed by the Legislature after years of debate.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska