“We have stores in Nome. We have a liquor store in McGrath, Alaska. We have a store in King Salmon. So we understand the sensitivity in the community,” said the general manager of the business with one of Bethel’s two liquor licenses.
Economy
Expensive state negotiator is out as gas line reshuffle continues
“I somewhat inserted myself into the role that Mr. Boykin was (filling),” Gov. Bill Walker said.
Ketchikan City Council bans commercial pot sales
The opposition was centered on marijuana oils, concentrates and edibles. But municipalities can’t cherry pick on their commercial pot bans, they must be all or nothing.
State and oil companies OK another year of LNG pursuit
Project spokesperson Kim Fox called it a milestone in Alaska’s long quest for a natural gas pipeline.
Berkowitz kills controversial road project
“The port is the most pressing need that we have here in Anchorage, and in fact it’s one of the most pressing needs in the state,” Berkowitz said.
Grounded Russian oil tanker leaks into North Pacific
As it continues to leak, it resurrects a debate on how safety can be improved in a region where a major wildlife corridor overlaps with a busy shipping through-point.
Should the Upper Lynn Canal run its own ferry authority?
Could Haines, Skagway and Juneau run their own Lynn Canal Ferry Authority? With budget cuts and reduced service to the Alaska Marine Highway, leaders from Skagway and Haines are considering that idea.
Halibut commission weighs 2016 harvest recommendations
Commercial and sport fishing fleets in some parts of Alaska will be allowed to harvest more fish, under recommendations presented to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
Dive fishermen and sea otters face complex competition
Humans and sea otters enjoy consuming the same bottom-dwelling seafood: Dungeness crabs, clams, sea cucumbers and urchins. In some areas these creatures have completely disappeared.
Nunavik Inuit mourn the passing of Juneau mayor Greg Fisk
“He’s definitely in the history books of the Inuit of Nunavik.”