Miss Manners: Am I wrong to be shocked by the details of my grandma’s dating history?
Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
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Dear Annie: I’m afraid my grandsons are too affectionate with each other. Am I overreacting?
Dear Annie: My daughter is single and raising two sons. Her husband died in an automobile accident four years ago.
Asking Eric: I love gossiping and I can’t stop. My husband hates it.
Advice from R. Eric Thomas.
The Rewind: Dimond volleyball stays hot, UAA hockey breaks losing streak and Jeremy Swayman thrives
Also: The weekly scoreboard and a look at the action in the week ahead.
With 30 points and 16 rebounds, Angel Reese leads the Dream past Valkyries 79-65 to even WNBA Finals
The Atlanta Dream stymied Golden State on both ends in the second half, beating the Valkyries to even the WNBA Finals at one game apiece.
Trump says Alaska LNG is now a ‘federal government project.’ What does that mean?
The federal government is considering taking an ownership stake in the project, officials say, but nothing has been finalized.
‘Show up and do your part’: Early voting begins in Alaska with long lines in Anchorage
In Anchorage, a line began forming at the Midtown Mall before the polling place opened at 8 a.m. By 1 p.m., more than 170 people stood in line, with the wait exceeding an hour.
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
No one has managed to fetch samples from Mars, let alone its moons Phobos and Deimos.
Trump order sets up new women’s health research initiative at NIH, White House task force
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
Operator of Alaska North Slope oil field hit by a second fine for gas flaring
A small energy company that was assessed a hefty fine in July for what regulators said was five months of illegal natural gas flaring on the North Slope was cited again for another four months of gas flaring. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, in an order issued Friday, assessed a $195,214 fine against
Juneau hazmat team intercepts suspicious envelope addressed to state Division of Elections
A suspicious envelope addressed to the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau was intercepted by a hazardous materials response team and turned over to the FBI on Saturday, in what is believed to be part of a large number of mailings to congressional and election officials nationwide, according to Capital City…
As Alaska fuel costs spike, this state agency chose three tiny villages for $25,000 relief checks.
Amid a global spike in fuel costs, the tiny Northwest Alaska villages of Shungnak and Ambler reported some of the most eye-watering prices at the pump in the past few months — more than $25 per gallon for gas in both communities, located on the Kobuk River. Enter the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority,
Early voting for Alaska’s general election opens in Juneau, Nome and across the Railbelt
Most state offices may be closed on Monday for Alaska Day, but officials with the Alaska Division of Elections are planning to be at work for the first day of early in-person voting in the 2026 general election. In Anchorage, early voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Midtown Mall
Alaskans join nationwide No Kings rally focused on getting out the vote
Alaskans across the state rallied on Saturday as part of a nationwide No Kings day of action to encourage early voting in the November elections and criticize the Trump administration. Early in person voting begins in many locations in Alaska on Monday. Organizers at the No Kings event in Juneau urged Alaskans to vote…
Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters
Sport hunters will be able to bait bears in Alaska national preserves, under a final rule the Trump administration announced on Friday. The rule, proposed in March, overturns bans by the Biden and Obama administrations of the practice within National Park Service units. Bear baiting, which involves use of food…
Alaska’s final U.S. Senate debate devolves into mudslinging between Peltola, Sullivan
The two leading candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat met in an acrimonious televised debate Thursday night in Anchorage, where Democratic candidate Mary Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan accused each other of lying and repeatedly spoke over each other. “OK, let’s have some decorum here — candidates…