Finland’s ambassador said that for the first time in the country’s history, the majority of its citizens support membership in NATO.
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Filipinos in Alaska have ‘desire to participate’ in Philippine election, honorary consul says
There are nearly 30,000 Filipinos in Alaska — close to the population of Juneau. And a number of them can vote in this upcoming election.
Republicans face a test of extremists’ power in Idaho’s primaries
Political analysts see Idaho as a national test for how far to the right the GOP can be pulled.
Refugees from Ukraine could be placed in Alaska communities where they have family ties
The state’s refugee coordinator has told local officials that refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will begin arriving in Alaska over the next year or two.
The future cost of climate inaction? $2 trillion a year, says the government
With time running out to head off the worst damage from climate change, the United States government is starting to quantify the cost of inaction – for taxpayers.
It’s not too late to stave off the climate crisis, U.N. report finds. Here’s how
The good news is that the world has solutions and technology to slow climate change. The bad news is that time is running out.
Biden’s Coast Guard pick would become the 1st woman to command a military branch
Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard’s vice commandant, acting as second-in-command at the branch and executing the commandant’s strategic intent, among other duties.
Amid war in Ukraine, Juneau Assembly decides to maintain sister city relationship with Vladivostok
The Juneau Assembly was one vote short of suspending the sister city relationship. But Mayor Beth Weldon will be sending a letter to her counterpart in Vladivostok that conveys the Assembly’s condemnation of Putin and the war, and its support for Ukraine.
Efforts to ban books jumped an ‘unprecedented’ four-fold in 2021, ALA report says
The ALA points out that their recent surveys show that a majority of voters — on both sides of the aisle — oppose efforts to have books removed from their local public libraries.
Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here’s what could be next for COVID vaccines
So far, an omicron version of the COVID-19 vaccine hasn’t produced very promising results in early testing.