Author Archives: Mel

Hatching new Alaska bloggers: Henkimaa edition

I was asked by Steve Aufrecht of What Do I Know? to join other guest bloggers for a class he’s teaching on blogs and blogging. Here’s a little about his class, & partial answer to one of his questions. Continue reading

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Japan’s earthquake heard from Alaska

The VENTS Program of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has released sound files and a YouTube video of hyrdophone recordings of the March 11 earthquake. Sound was sped sped up 16 times. Text in the video explains that the first … Continue reading

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Anchorage’s LGBT Discrimination Survey

A brief history of Alaska LGBT research studies and the Anchorage LGBT Discrimination Survey. Published originally as an op-ed in the Anchorage Press.

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