Electoral fraud did occur during the May 2, 2011 federal election, a federal court judge ruled on Thursday.

At 20 years old, Marlene Sudeyko was doing office work at an ad agency in Vancouver.

Whitehorse resident Sharon Miller’s first time playing KENO turned into a lucky lottery experience.

Memorial Day weekend: Vintage Mitsubishi Zero airplane visits Homer With the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Attu being honored this month, there’s a bit of poignancy that a World War II era Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero is among the historic planes visiting Homer this weekend. May 24, 2013

Book review: Telling the Bees Peggy Hesketh crafts a gorgeously written debut mystery, earning comparisons with literary heavyweights.May 24, 2013

Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.

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If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.

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Sutton man killed in standoff with Alaska State Troopers Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a 58-year-old Sutton man after he pointed a gun at officers attempting to serve him a domestic violence-related court order. May 24, 2013

Clothes gathered by the Kids in Distressed Situations program head to Sitka social-service groups. Photo by United Way staff.

A nationwide program is shipping new clothes to needy children in Southeast communities.

New York-based Kids in Distressed Situations sends several shipments a year to Anchorage-based Cook Inlet Tribal Council. The clothes are then delivered to organizations around the state.

Jennifer Treadway coordinates the program for United Way of Southeast Alaska.

“They take any of the clothes that didn’t sell. It’s like (the clothes have) Kermit and no one wants Kermit, they want Mickey Mouse,” Treadway said. “It’s all new clothes; none of it is used.”

Shipments can also include children’s books, baby products and toys.

Treadway says the program also covers older children.

Boxes of clothes are stored by World Wide Movers, waiting wait to be shipped to social-service groups. Photo by United Way staff.

“Our more recent shipment was a lot of children’s pajamas. But it also included some name-brand athletic T-shirts with different colleges (names). And the shipment before that was a bunch of shoes similar to Ugg boots, which was definitely geared toward teenage girls,” she said.

The Juneau-based United Way chapter works with member agencies and The Salvation Army to get the items to kids in need. They include low-income and homeless families, victims of domestic abuse and children with incarcerated parents.

Alaska Airlines, Alaska Marine Lines and Worldwide Movers provide free shipping and warehouse storage.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council estimates the program serves about 8,000 families statewide.

This month, KIDS clothing went to: Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE), Catholic Community Service, Helping Hands, Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services, Sitkans Against Family Violence and St. Vincent de Paul, as well as Salvation Army Corps Community Centers in Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawock, Petersburg, Sitka, and Wrangell.

On the next Outdoor Explorer we’re talking about sea kayaking in Prince William Sound. It’s a short drive from Anchorage, and it’s one of the most famous places to paddle on Earth. Many of us have great memories of paddling trips in the Sound. Others would probably like to try it but aren’t sure how to go about it, to be safe, and to break away on your own. Join us to share the feeling of silence in a quiet cove in the sound, and the practicalities of how to get there.

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• Alaska Sea Kayaking Symposium
• Kayaking and Camping in Prince William Sound by Paul Twardock

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• Paul Twardock, paddler, author and educator on Prince William Sound kayaking
• Chris Stinson, former kayak ranger in the Sound

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• Kenai River Festival (June 7 – 9 Soldotna)
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In the aftermath of the destruction in Moore, Okla., residents throughout Tornado Alley want storm shelters installed in schools. Some schools in the region already have them, but funding to build new ones is hard to come by.

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Sheldon Jackson Museum curator Jackie Fernandez and artist Peter Williams outline this summer’s Visiting Artist Program. The program will begin this Saturday with a lecture by Williams called “Subsistence: Sustainable and Spiritual Economics” (2PM Sat May 25, SJ Museum. Free.) Learn more about the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.

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58th Sitka Salmon Derby kick-off this weekend. AK-Class ferry architects now recommend covered decks. Ketchikan unveils decorated tour buses.

Many black women in the U.S. have or know someone who has done domestic work. With an expanding black middle class, some find themselves conflicted: To hire help or not?

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They were just little girls when they were killed in what came to be known as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. And now Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley have been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, nearly 50 years after the attack in Birmingham, Ala.

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Los Angeles is home to a large slice of the world's bluejeans trade. But as the U.S. apparel industry continues to shrink, the city's high-end bluejeans business faces a threat. The European Union has imposed a nearly 40 percent tariff, which could cripple the city's jean business.

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Sometimes the news you hear and read gets so complicated and insider you want to tune out, but when it comes to the Alaska gasline, that would mean ignoring one of the most important issues that could determine the state’s future for generations. On the next Hometown Alaska, we hold a clarifying discussion about gasline options and issues, a gasline 101 to get up to speed and form our own opinions.

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Larry Persily, federal coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
  
• Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce

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• Project guides and maps from Office of the Federal Coordinator
• Northern Gas Lines info clearinghouse
• Alaska Pipeline Project (Exxon and TransCanada)
• Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (state-chartered in-state gasline)

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Some economists argue it's time to rethink restrictions on incentives for blood donors. In the last few years there have been some real-world experiments with incentives that suggest they can help increase donations without causing trouble.

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Four Yukon swimmers turned in a mighty performance at the Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in Nepean, Ont. last weekend.