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Column: Think our politics stink? Look north — to Alaska
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAlaska voters adopted a ranked-choice system to make it harder for extremists to win simply by...
North to Alaska: Bemidji's Janelle Vanasse named president of Alaska Pacific University
The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 17—The first job Janelle Vanasse had was washing dishes in her family's popular Bemidji restaurant, Noel's. "That was back when I was younger than I can remember," she said. She never imagined ...
A rare close-up of playful gray whales near Oxnard thrills passengers
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPassengers on a whale-watching excursion off the coast of Oxnard in Ventura County this week got an...
You May Be Able to See the Northern Lights in the U.S. This Weekend
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKeep an eye on the sky on Saturday. The northern lights are putting on a show in the high latitudes,...
National election-reform advocates look to Alaska
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 24—Special Primary Election WASHINGTON — After Alaska's special U.S. House election this year, opinion pieces about the state's new election system began to appear in local news outlets ...
Huge sea creature washes up on CA coast in first reported death this year, experts say
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA massive sea creature drew crowds over the weekend when its carcass washed up on a California...
‘True Detective: Night Country’ review: HBO crime series goes horror
KTLA articles via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(NEXSTAR) — It’s been five years since HBO’s critically acclaimed anthology series “True Detective”...
U.S. tracked spy balloon after it took off from China
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIntelligence officials said it was possible the balloon was blown off course, but by the time it...
Here are the most and least disaster-prone states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWildfires and drought in California, hurricanes and flooding in Florida and power outages in Texas have rendered all three states distinctly less livable...
'I'm too young to retire': What forced these workers to retire before they were ready
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoRandy Seacat expected to retire at 75 if at all. The labor market had other plans. Seacat lost his...