An Anchorage-based consumer group contends Alaskans are paying too much for basic cable.

Gov. Sean Parnell pumped $65.23 worth of gas into his Ford-150 truck on Monday while calling for an extension in the suspension of an 8-cent-per gallon tax increase.

It was a good summer for Douglas Island Pink and Chum, and also for Southeast fisherman. More than 1.6 million chum salmon were caught by sports and commercial fishermen and DIPAC, a hatchery official said.

While there are a lot of Congress members complaining about the proposed health care system coming up for a vote, no one is complaining about the government health care system they have. That’s because the government health care system for lawmakers is a really good one, while the one being proposed in Congress has many flaws.

As a parent who has a child in the Juneau School District, I’m disappointed in what I’m seeing. All other school districts started class earlier than ours.

A growing number of members of the Alaska Legislature are unhappy with shortened 90-day sessions, as reported in a recent Juneau Empire article (Legislators document their unhappiness with 90-day sessions). This showcases a good first step in listening to internal and constituent concerns and developing a plan to potentially reverse that decision.

Thanks for the Juneau Empire article last week discussing the Taku River and its contribution to Juneau’s sport fishing. Taku River salmon account for about 90 percent of our spring king catch, 25 percent of sport-caught kings during the rest of the season and one third of the local coho harvest. The Taku is the most productive river in Southeast. Its wild salmon support hundreds of jobs and provide millions of dollars in revenue to Southeast Alaska.

The state is hiring a new rural education director, hoping to boost performance at some of the state’s struggling rural schools.

FAIRBANKS – Despite humble beginnings, a locally owned and operated cooperative grocery is becoming a reality in Fairbanks.

MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA, Northwest Territories – Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence – and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world.