Alaska Dispatch News - Afternoon update for 06/19/2016

[adn.com] [Alaska Dispatch News] [Alaska News] [Politics] [Voices] [Arctic] [Culture] [Sports] [Mulitimedia] Sunday, June 19, 2016 [Commercial construction slump has Alaska firms looking Outside, diversifying] How some Alaska companies are adapting to a slowdown in commercial construction. [Jeannette Falsey] [Park staff fight to preserve cabin hand built by Denali's first superintendent 90 years ago] Renovation of log cabin that housed Denali National Park's first superintendent timed with the iconic park's 100th anniversary [Erin Kirkland] [City aims services at a place that's already an unofficial refuge for the homeless - the Loussac Library] Libraries are one of the few public places where people who have nowhere to go can spend their days. The city is looking to learn from that. Michelle Theriault Boots [Alaska Gov. Walker to lawmakers: See you in July] Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Sunday called lawmakers back into another special session to work on deficit reduction legislation, starting July 11. [Nathaniel Herz] [What's actually happening in Juneau? Here's a walkthrough.] With lawmakers finishing their fifth month, here's a summary of what the Legislature has accomplished this year, and what's still left on their plates. [Nathaniel Herz] [Troopers: Wasilla woman slammed van with five kids inside into house twice] Lisa Stewart, 47, allegedly drove a  Chevrolet Astro Van into the house of a family member twice while she had five "unsecured" children in the van. Michelle Theriault Boots [Shootings rip through Mountain View streets] Two shootings, both involving motorcyclists, took place in broad daylight in the Anchorage neighborhood. [Jeannette Falsey] [2 more bankruptcies hit Alaska energy sector, and more employees may be seeking protection too] Bankruptcy attorneys say two recent corporate filings are unrelated to low oil prices, but filings by oil sector workers seem to be on the rise. [Alex DeMarban] [Downtown Anchorage's newest park is on top of a parking garage] With table tennis, basketball, benches and more, ACDA hopes to find new life for rarely used space downtown. [Suzanna Caldwell] [An octagonal cabin, a pipeline, a floating house: One man's contribution to a lasting Alaska] Don Darnell helped survey the pipeline in a life of travels, adventure and isolation. But he also left a more personal mark on Alaska. [Charles Wohlforth] Copyright © 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing. All Rights Reserved This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] [why did I get this?]    [unsubscribe from this list]    [update subscription preferences] Alaska Dispatch · 300 W. 31st Ave. · Anchorage, AK 99503 · USA