Thumbs up:
Vietnam vets: Overdue, but still good news. Alaska Native Vietnam veterans are finally receiving land allotments.
Hunter rescue: Too often these tales end tragically. Let’s cheer this one ending happily.
Arctic research: Feds choose Anchorage as the site for the new Arctic Security Center. Hard to believe this was debatable (Colorado, really?). But nonetheless, a good decision.
Thumbs down:
Inflation: It’s already expensive to live in Alaska. Record-breaking inflation doesn’t help.
Turkey shortage: Buy local when possible. Turkeys may be scarce this holiday season.
Bycatch: Concerns over excess seafood bycatch trigger a new task force and Facebook group.
– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska