Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Superintendent Luke Meinert is now going over the fiscal plan for PCSC.

He is very clear and emphatic that opening a charter will cost the school district.

He says it is false the charter will generate revenue.

The FNSBSD administrations presentation on the Pearl Creek Steam Charter application just started.

You can watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pog...

Amazon wishlist of West alaska relief items, will be shipped directly to the Bethel Community Foundation (see the details at the top of the list)
#halong #alaska #flooding #clearthelist

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Yute Commuter Service is accepting donations through Saturday at 8 p.m. at 627 Funny River Road. The company asks that items be sorted and put in waterproof containers, like a trash bag. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.

Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.

Still illegal. And should be reported as such so people are aware that it’s illegal.

There are So many ways to help people who have lost everything.

www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Excellent article by @alaskawx.bsky.social explaining the weather conditions that led to the flooding catastrophe, and how it all fits into the bigger picture: funding weather forecasting, & climate change.

wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court

one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

Also -- a cover letter is helpful. Especially if you're submitting a CV with no actual teaching experience.

But indeed: "why do you want this job" should be the main thing you address in the cover letter, followed by "why should I hire you"?

If you're putting in an application into my adjunct pool, and you already have what appears to be a job teaching/working somewhere else....don't you think it would be helpful to explain why you want to teach at my somewhat remote university (presumably online, but never specified in your stuff)?

🧪A good perspective.

Mothers from the 1950s, who saw how polio affected children's lives would like a word.

For every $ spent on the MMR vaccine, the healthcare system saves $13. Now, The direct medical costs of a measles case is $1793. This translates to $~1.79B/yr for Americans.

"These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Trump administration is targeting nine left-leaning organizations as part of its crackdown on activism. Two are explicitly Jewish. If you include Soros, it's three.

The Trump admin believes the US left is one-third Jewish. forward.com/opinion/7755...

For Businessweek’s November issue, I have a feature about the high-fee premium credit card war being waged by American Express and Chase for the hearts, minds, and swipes of America’s affluent supershoppers. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Monday. Continued warmer than normal for mid-October almost everywhere in the region. #akwx #weather

BBB.

The U.S. Coast Guard commander for Western Alaska compared the devastation in Southwest Alaska villages over the weekend to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

(From @alaskapublic.org)

I have been watching the devastating videos from friends and colleagues. Some folks are still missing in cold waters. The few news and info sources for locals are also the same ones being cut by federal funding. People should know this is happening

Every news outlet is refusing to sign Pete Hegseth's reporting restrictions at the Pentagon, and @status.news has learned that includes his former employer, Fox News. Details and more in tonight's newsletter: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...