Alaska Dispatch News - Afternoon update for 10/02/2016

Sunday, October 2, 2016 [Alaska News] [Obituaries] [Politics] [Outdoors] [Opinions] [Sports] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Faced with a debilitating disease, an Anchorage woman attends her own celebration of life] Sherri Hadley prided herself on her independence. But when she was diagnosed with a rare and fatal brain disorder, 20 of her friends formed a group devoted to keeping her quality of life as high as possible. [Michelle Theriault Boots] [Mat-Su voters are about to decide whether to block commercial cannabis sales] A quiet campaign has opponents of a ban on commercial marijuana wondering if residents even know it's time to vote. [Zaz Hollander] [From petrels to puffins, thousands of Alaska seabirds call Saint Lazaria Island home] Saint Lazaria Island in Southeast Alaska is a seabird sanctuary. Lione Clare [GCI spent millions for budget reforms with lawmakers, citizens, new reports show] Alaska telecom giant GCI spent more than $2 million between January and June to convince Alaska citizens and lawmakers of the need for state budget reform. [Nathaniel Herz] [Trump supporters defend the GOP nominee as 'a genius' with taxes] Trump's campaign was reeling after a report that he may not have paid taxes for 18 years. Philip Rucker, Jenna Johnson, The Washington Post [Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say] [Yereth Rosen] [Anchorage faces a grim year as Berkowitz unveils deep cuts in 2017 budget proposal] [Devin Kelly] [She never thought she'd be a hunter. Then she killed her first caribou.] [Joseph Robertia] [State cross-country produces four-peats, three-peats, repeats -- and some fast freshmen] [Beth Bragg] © 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