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We get frequent reminders of the great sacrifices our veterans made in order to secure our freedoms. They include Memorial Day services, Fourth of July parades, and funerals and celebrations
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Federation of Natives is now accepting nominations for the annual President's Awards, which will be presented at the 2023 AFN Convention, Oct. 19-21, in Anchorage.
3:58 One of the biggest challenges for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine from drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech is keeping it cold. But Dr. Ellen Hodges, contending with sub-zero temperatures on a remote Southwest Alaska airport tarmac last month, had the opposite problem as she prepared to vaccinate frontline health-care workers. “It became immediately apparent that the vaccine was going to freeze in the metal part of the needle,” she said. “It was just kind of wild.” Distributing the COVID-19 vaccine is hard enough on the road system. But the obstacles in rural Alaska are on anothe...