December 6, 2018 ECHO Magazine statehood-part-2/ Read Part One Here Bob Bartlett Tangible final steps toward Alaska Statehood began in 1955, but a lot had to happen before that. The Territorial Legislature was a creation of the Second Organic Act of Congress, passed in 1912. This act allowed five things the legislature COULD do […]
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First published October 11, 2018, ECHO Magazine Portrait of Secretary of State William H. Seward, officer of the United States Government. Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer. [Between 1860 and 1865]. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-cwpb-04948 As we approach statewide elections for public offices in Alaska, this might be a good
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BY DONNLISTON 2018 © DonnListon.com [This story was originally written as a submission in response to a request by a publisher who ultimately did not use it. I regret it was not available for discussion during the election.] Autumn is the season when deciding whether to attend school is an important consideration for people with low
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How to THINK about Writing September 6, 2018 by Donn Liston (first published in ECHO Magazine. Ship of State. Statehood group travels to Washington, D.C. in 1950 on board a DC4. Senator Gunnard Enebreth and Bob Atwood sit behind two unidentified women. B1990.014.5.StateBattle.2.21 Steve McCutcheon Collection, Atwood Resource Center, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage,
BY DONN LISTON (2019©donnliston.co) May 20, 2018 Must Read Alaska: http://mustreadalaska.com/pitching-power-hope-willow-ranch/ CONGRESSMAN YOUNG TO ATTEND SATURDAY FUNDRAISER BY DONN LISTON SPECIAL TO MUST READ ALASKA A dream for many who have developmental disabilities is to do things most people take for granted. Too often they’re parked in “assisted living” venues to mark their days on a calendar.
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