Caring for Alaska’s sickest COVID-19 patients, these nurses share teamwork and tears
SPONSORED: Last year, a team of Alaska Native Medical Center nurses volunteered to establish a COVID-19 unit. How have they persevered during the pandemic?
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Versatile Valdez has something for everyone in summer
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In a pandemic-hit economy, job seekers benefit from having someone on their side
SPONSORED: A year ago, this Anchorage couple was living in a tent. But these Alaskans didn’t want a handout — what they needed was a hand up.
Want to stand out in Alaska’s job market? Try these tips.
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Where does Alaska’s internet come from?
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MAKing It: Staying afloat, even on rough seas
SPONSORED: The Alaska family behind Whittier-based Babkin Charters has learned to adapt to whatever fate has in store - from stormy weather to an oil spill to a global pandemic.
Community collaboration enriches a new view of Black life in Alaska
SPONSORED: Museum curators partnered with community members and private collectors to explore the lived experience of Black Alaskans.
Alaska’s next generation of firefighters learning on the job
SPONSORED: Not many students can say they save lives as part of their college education, but for these University of Alaska Fairbanks students, it’s all in a day’s work.
How behavioral health leaders are scaling crisis response for every corner of Alaska
SPONSORED: From Juneau to Anchorage to Kotzebue and beyond, providers are looking for ways to establish crisis intervention services that address each region’s unique needs.
Can Alaska innovate its way out of education challenges?
SPONSORED: To improve outcomes in math, reading and higher education, these Alaska educators say, it’s time to reimagine what school can be.
Community providers envision a better way to help Alaskans in crisis
SPONSORED: Without a robust safety net of support services, a behavioral health crisis can lead to homelessness and other negative health outcomes.
Alaskans in crisis often get tangled in the criminal justice system
SPONSORED: When the state’s biggest provider of behavioral health services is the prison system, experts say, it’s time to start thinking differently about crisis intervention.
How behavioral health crises strain Alaska’s emergency rooms
SPONSORED: Emergency medical personnel say that they can, will and do help patients in crisis - but that a new approach would benefit everyone involved.
What happens when you call 911 in Anchorage?
SPONSORED: From a young age, we’re taught the number to call in an emergency. But when the crisis is related to behavioral health, first responders say they need different resources to be able to truly help.
Behavioral health experts say Alaska needs a new way to help those in crisis
SPONSORED: Alaskans experiencing a behavioral health emergency tend to end up in one of two places: the ER or jail. Now a coalition of agencies, advocates and providers says they’ve found a better way.
MAKing It: Building a small Alaska business, one cake at a time
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‘The New Balto’: Alaska’s fight against COVID-19 takes to the skies
SPONSORED: Distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to rural Alaska means contending with weather delays, vast distances, and time constraints.
Valdez offers visitors a healthy helping of snow, sunshine and social distancing
SPONSORED: Biking, beer and even winter fishing are on the agenda in the Prince William Sound town that’s an easy weekend trip from Anchorage.
Alaska students share their secrets to distance learning success
SPONSORED: While they’d rather be in the classroom, Acceleration Academy students say they are finding ways to get the most out of school online.