The last surviving delegate of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, Vic Fischer, has passed away at the age of 99.
The Alaska National Guard is adding 100 engineer soldiers to a support company, which helps respond to natural disasters among other tasks. Activated from the former 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment, which had 45 soldiers, the 910th Engineer Support Company will have 145 soldiers as it transitions to greater capability and equipment.Updated: 54 minutes ago
“We don’t really differentiate a whole lot between excused and unexcused absences. An absence is an absence, if a child is not in school they’re not participating in learning and it has an impact.”Updated: 2 hours ago A crowd of nearly a hundred people gathered at the Native Heritage Center in Anchorage on Sunday to hear the stories from Alaska Native survivors as well as the descendants and ancestors of those who’ve been impacted by the federal Indian boarding school system.
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Family and friends react to passing of Alaska great Vic FischerOn Monday, his wife of more than 40 years, Jane Angvik, reflected on his life and legacy and discussed how growing up as a young man in Nazi Germany and Russia shaped the man he would become.
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Vic Fischer, last surviving Alaska Constitutional Convention delegate, dies at 99Fischer, who remained active in Alaska affairs into his 90s, died at his home in Anchorage after a long period of declining health.
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Vic Fischer, last surviving delegate of Alaska Constitutional Convention, dies at 99A longtime force in Alaska politics and economics died on Sunday in Anchorage. Victor Fischer was 99.
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Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99Fischer served two terms in the state Senate as a Democrat. He remained active in politics until his final months, strongly opposing a failed effort last year to call a constitutional convention.
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Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99Fischer came to Alaska after serving in World War II. He served two terms in the state Senate and remained active in politics until his final months.
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Vic Fischer, last surviving delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, dies at age 99The last surviving delegate to the Alaska constitutional convention in the mid-1950s has died. Vic Fischer was 99. His death on Sunday in Anchorage was confirmed by Schawna Thoma, a family friend. Fischer was a delegate to the constitutional convention in which the foundational document that took effect when Alaska became a state was drafted.
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