Ninth-graders gain urban experience

Unalaska ninth-graders got a chance to experience the "urban" part of the Rose Urban Rural Exchange program during a recent trip to Anchorage.

In addition to attending classes at Service High School the week of Feb. 22, Alec Magalong, Daquan Thomas, Karina Garay and Jennifer Ruiz visited KTUU to see how a television newscast is put together, toured the Anchorage Police Department, and visited the psychology department at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

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• Elizabeth Peratrovich

  If you ask many Alaskans, the name Elizabeth Peratrovich isn't familiar. Still, the state has honored her with a holiday every Feb. 16 since 1989. In special coverage by Alaska Newspapers Inc., the meaning of Peratrovich's civil rights accomplishments, which predated similar efforts in the Lower 48 by decades, are given the spotlight. 

• Fur Rendezvous

  For 75 years, the Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage has been a point of contact for people across the state to trade pelts, stories and good times. On this special anniversary, taking place from Feb. 26 to March 7, these traditions continue. In the following special coverage by Alaska Newspapers Inc., Rondy's connections to rural Alaskans are highlighted.

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