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Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka, pictured here at the 2013 AFN Convention, says there is no evidence to suggest the proposed changes to the Alaska Judicial Council are necessary. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

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AFN opposes proposed Alaska Judicial Council expansion

Loren Holmes, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 10:00
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The state’s largest Alaska Native organization is rallying against a resolution that would increase the membership of the Alaska Judicial

Flattop is billed as the most-climbed peak in the state, with around 135,000 visitors in the last ten years. But sometimes the hike doesn't go as planned. ( Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

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Alaska’s Flattop Mountain: Popular, treacherous, or both?

Loren Holmes, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 11:11
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Three hikers have been rescued in as many weeks from the trail up Anchorage, Alaska’s popular Flattop Mountain, which over

Soldiers from the Army's 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division participate in operation Spartan Reach at JBER's Malemute Drop Zone on June 4, 2013. The operation is designed to simulate parachuting behind enemy lines and securing a hostile airfield. (Loren Holmes, Alaska Dispatch)

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Photos: Paratrooper training exercise in Alaska

Loren Holmes, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 09:52
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Residents of Eagle River, a suburb north of Alaska’s largest city of Anchorage, may have seen something out of a