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Election Candidate Forum: Governor Candidate Les Gara

Nome Nugget: What are the most pressing issues the state faces and how do you propose to solve them? Les Gara: All people deserve opportunity and dignity, whether born rich or poor, and no matter...

Election Candidate Forum: Governor Candidate Bill Walker

Nome Nugget: What are the most pressing issues the state faces and how do you propose to solve them? Bill Walker: Throughout the campaign, I have traveled from Nome to Fairbanks to Klawock and...

Election Candidate Forum: Governor Candidate Charlie Pierce

Nome Nugget: What are the most pressing issues the state faces and how do you propose to solve them? Charlie Pierce: Alaska is once again facing a financial problem. How often have we seen this...

Election Candidate Forum: US House Candidate Sarah Palin

Nome Nugget: What is your stance on abortion and what Congressional action would you support regarding abortion and/or contraception? Sarah Palin: I’m 100 percent pro-life and will always vote to...

Election Candidate Forum: US Senate Candidate Pat Chesbro

Nome Nugget: What is your stance on abortion and what Congressional action would you support regarding abortion and/or contraception? Pat Chesbro: I believe that health care, specifically...

Election Candidate Forum: US Senate Candidate Kelly Tshibaka

Nome Nugget: What is your stance on abortion and what Congressional action would you support regarding abortion and/or contraception? Kelly Tshibaka: The Supreme Court has placed decisions on...

US Senator (incumbent and candidate) Lisa Murkowski

Election Candidate Forum: US Senate incumbent Lisa Murkowski

U.S. Senate race: Incumbent Lisa Murkowski Nome Nugget: What is your stance on abortion and what Congressional action would you support regarding abortion and/or contraception? Lisa Murkowski: I...

Regina Cheemuk and Rodney Niksik pose in their costumes while waiting in line Friday night.

Junior Class Halloween Carnival returns

After three years of other horrors, the junior class carnival finally returned to Nome for Halloween. Eager to trade one kind of mask for another, kids and their families packed the Nome Elementary...

CONGRESWOMAN — Rep. Mary Peltola received a joyful welcome at this year’s AFN convention, her first since winning election to the U.S. House.

AFN rallies behind Peltola at first in-person convention since 2019

By Megan Gannon Last Thursday morning, thousands gathered in the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in downtown Anchorage for the first in-person gathering of the Alaska Federation of Natives...

OATH OF OFFICE— Nome Mayor John Handeland administers the oath of office to new Nome Common Council member Cameron Piscoya, during Monday’s regular council meeting.

Common Council hears of rising energy costs

By Diana Haecker The Nome Common Council welcomed two new members to the panel: Councilman-elect Cameron Piscoya was sworn in to serve a three-year term and Kellie Miller took the oath of office to...