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The last time Anchorage's airport got a makeover plan, the airport was riding a robust economy with increasing cargo traffic. Times have changed, though, and plans to add another runway would reroute a part of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
Jerzy Shedlock
Consumer Energy Alliance is using its website to drum up opposition to Vote Yes: Repeal the Giveaway, the Alaska-based referendum effort that is gathering signature across Alaska.  
Alex DeMarban
Chief engineer of the tug Aiviq described in detail the problems leading up to the failure of all four of the vessel's engines before Coast Guard marine casualty investigators Thursday.
Suzanna Caldwell
A limited subsistence hunt of musk ox in Northwest Alaska has been canceled for the season after five illegally taken carcasses were discovered.
Hannah Heimbuch
Have plans for this long Memorial Day weekend? No? How about live music in Talkeetna, an award winning choreographer in Homer, a celebration of the mighty crab in Kodiak or a bluegrass festival in Trapper Creek? Want more? Read on.CultureKatie Medred, Laurel Andrews
If visiting friends and relatives have held off on buying their airfare -- you might want to send along this little summary.Travel GuruScott McMurren

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News & Politics

Opponents of Anchorage airport expansion pack public hearing

The last time Anchorage's airport got a makeover plan, the airport was riding a robust economy with increasing cargo traffic. Times have changed, though, and plans to add another runway would reroute a part of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.Jerzy Shedlock

Voices

Give away Alaska’s fair share of oil wealth, give away Alaskans’ PFD checks

History tells us that if recently passed legislation to cut taxes on oil companies doing business in Alaska is not repealed by voters, Alaskans may soon say goodbye to annual Permanent Fund dividends and hello to a state income tax.Ray Metcalfe

Arctic

Hunters not to blame for dire caribou crash, says Inuit organization

Crashing caribou numbers on south Baffin Island from 180,000 to as few as 1,000 animals has set off alarms, but an Inuit land claims organization says the caribou will bounce back. CBC News