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Authorities search for doctor missing in Alaska after embarking on hike
CBS News
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By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including...
Alaska hospital group calls Senate’s proposed Medicaid changes ‘terrible’
Alaska Journal of Commerce
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The emergency department at Providence Alaska Medical Center, photographed in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Medicaid changes proposed by Senate Republicans threaten health care coverage for thousands of Alaskans and could drive up medical costs...
Murkowski, Sullivan have a responsibility to all Americans, not just those temporarily in Alaska
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Millions of Americans would lose health care coverage, the national debt would grow by trillions and billionaires would enjoy big tax cuts, but ignore all of that because Alaska got special treatment. That’s what Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan...
June is Men’s Health Month
Basin Republican Rustler - Wyoming
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It’s June, which means it’s Men’s Health Month. Along with encouraging men to eat healthy, stop tobacco or vape use (or avoid starting), and limit alcohol intake, it’s also important to talk about men’s mental health. In Wyoming, men are raised to...
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is now law
La Voz Colorado
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July 9, 2025
All through the 2024 Presidential Campaign, candidate Trump repeatedly said of Project 2025, the blueprint that would define a second administration, that it was a mystery to him. When asked, his replies would range from “no idea,” to “I have...
Letter: Trump’s bill brings wealth for few, loss and risk for many
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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To the editor: What are some of the results of the passage of Donald Trump's massive new bill? Without dwelling on the enormous increases in wealth for the richest among us supported by this legislation, we all must wonder about the huge losses in...
Sid Salter: State’s modest gas tax hike is only a good first step to modernize our roads and bridges
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
STARKVILLE — High on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a curious edifice, the Old State Capitol (formally, after the 1994 restoration, the Louisiana Museum of Political History) is a Gothic architectural...
Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows
Alaska Journal of Commerce
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Shipping containers are moved at the Don Young Port of Alaska on November 22, 2024. (Marc Lester / ADN) Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a Department...
How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy
The New York Times
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July 3, 2025
For years, the United States labor market has been undergoing a structural transformation. As jobs in manufacturing have receded, slowly but steadily, the health care industry has more than replaced them. The change has been particularly visible...
Origami helps behavioral health patient find healing through art
York County News - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
Anthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan HospitalsAnthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan Hospitals Over the past year, WellSpan Philhaven hospital in...
Elections Have Consequences For 'Trump Country' Too
National Memo
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July 9, 2025
The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned the public....
HARROP: Trump turns on Trump country
Daily Herald - Utah
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The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned the public....
Marine engineer appointed to lead next phase of Orkney Islands’ harbours and ferries masterplan
New Civil Engineer
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July 9, 2025
Phase 2 of the Orkney Harbours Masterplan is poised to get underway, with a focus on harbour and pier upgrades to ensure “a cohesive and future-ready” transport system. Scottish maritime engineering consultancy, Arch Henderson, a subsidiary of...
VashonBePrepared: Water safety in the heat
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
On a hot day, the water invites you to take a dip, go for a paddle in your kayak, or stroke along on your stand-up paddleboard. These are excellent fun and great ways to cool off. Taking some basic and easy precautions can help keep you and your...
US measles cases hit highest number in 33 years: CDC
KTBB - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Posted/updated on: July 9, 2025 at 10:29 am Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday. There have been...
Alaska Man Monday - a Baby Moose, a Dumb Crook, and a Great Name
Red State
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June 30, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Later this week is the great American holiday, Independence Day, and we’ll be taking some video at a great local Independence Day...
Our View: House and Senate Republicans giving up their power
Ocean City Sentinel - New Jersey
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July 9, 2025
The passage of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further diminishes our faith in Congress, in part because of the weakness of the party out of power, but more so because the party in control of the House and Senate continues to cede...
Pedestrian hit by vehicle in South Anchorage in June has died, police say
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Anchorage’s pedestrian fatalities continue to rise after a woman struck by a vehicle succumbed to injuries she suffered in mid-June. Clare Mattice, 85, was hit on DeArmoun Road near Elmore Road on June 19, Anchorage police said. The state medical...
rep scott peters critiques republican tax plan for impacting healthcare
San Diego City Wire - California
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July 3, 2025
Scott Peters U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House HeadshotScott Peters U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House Headshot Rep. Scott Peters, a member of the U.S. Congress representing...
Anchorage ‘reimagined’ police task force aims for kinder, gentler police and less enforcement
Must Read Alaska
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June 29, 2025
Anchorage Assembly’s move toward “reimagining public safety” is being launched as the governing body for 40% of the population of the state authorized a task force aimed at reviving the former Public Safety Advisory Commission, but with a new...