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A preview of "The Oldest Profession in Alaska History," a presentation on the history of sex work in Anchorage this Friday at the Writer's Block. It's a subject rarely discussed in a public forum, but historian David Reamer and Maxine Doogan, who worked in a Spenard sex parlor in the 1980s, say it's an interesting story with lessons for today. Also, Alaska State Troopers have updated their cold case website, based on feedback from the public.
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In Focus: 16th annual Turn Wine into Water fundraising event for Alaska Health Project South Sudan -
In Focus: MMIWG2S 5K Run for Healing, Run For Justice
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Alaska tribes were handed a setback from the Deputy Interior Secretary, who issued an opinion that takes away their jurisdiction over Alaska Native allotments and gives it back to the state. The decision threatens the Eklutna tribe's new Chin'an Gaming Hall near Anchorge, after decades of battling with the state over its right to build a casino on a Native allotment. -
The route would be a two-way corridor for ships to travel between the northern edge of the Bering Strait and the US-Canada maritime border. -
John Craighead George had a tradition of sending out messages in bottles after each whale census. This is just the second known to be found. -
The plan includes consolidating tribal relations functions and moving some offices out of Alaska. -
The FBI's child exploitation investigation of Robert Segevan began with a report from a 15-year-old to the North Slope Borough police. The FBI says this led to other cases involving young teenagers, subjected to online messages asking for explicit photos of themselves.
