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by The 100 Companies December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019

Blueprint Alaska's Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and down from the past couple of weeks.

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Legacy: Legendary Coach Chuck White passes away. Alaska mourns, but his legacy lives on in the thousands of lives he influenced.

Seat belts: Alaskans are using them more often, saving lives.

Sewage: Yep. The Petersburg sewage treatment project wins an EPA award. That doesn’t stink.

First oil: Oil finally flows at Mustang, the latest oil field developed by an independent company.

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Online retailers: A coalition of municipalities/boroughs aims to collect online sales taxes.

Caribou: Mulchatna caribou herd in Southwest Alaska plummets in number, puzzling scientists.

Beer festival: Longtime beer and barley wine festival calls it quits.