Gov. Parnell met the 30-day requirement for filling the seat, but the House minority doesn’t have a deadline to confirm Kito.
Archives for 2014
Pentagon Budget-Cutting Plans Sure To Draw Flak
According to the Times, when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday briefs Congress about the military’s spending plans, the budget will include “plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II buildup and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets.”
‘Arctic Ambassador’ position draws mixed reaction from Alaska delegation
It’s been referred to as an “Arctic Ambassador” in some reports, but it’s not exactly that, and the reaction of Alaska’s two U.S. senators has been mixed.
Forget The Local Cold: Worldwide, It Was Another Hot January
January will go down in the weather history books as the fourth-warmest on record.
Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Proposes 34 Percent Cut To Pensions
The city of Detroit filed a so-called exit plan with a federal bankruptcy court on Friday.
Enterprising Girl Scout Sells Cookies Outside Marijuana Clinic
If there’s a merit badge for business savvy, 13-year-old Girl Scout Danielle Lei might well deserve one.
Ukraine’s Parliament Votes To Oust Yanukovych After He Flees Kiev
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to oust President Viktor Yanukovych hours after he fled the capital and denounced events in the country as “a coup d’etat” in a television interview.
Snow flurries and future Jr. Olympic skiers expected this weekend
Forecast includes “last gasp of some moisture” on Friday
Juneau Afternoon 2/24/14
Monday at 3 on KTOO-FM on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts.
Satellite data confirms sea ice-climate change link for first time
Observable sea ice data shows striking differences from previous climate computer models.