The Anchorage School District is kicking off the school year with a new addition to teaching and grading writing: Vantage Learning's MY Access!(R). The school district has incorporated the program in their curriculum for 6,450 of its students for the 2008-09 school year.

By Xxxx Xxxxxx, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska May 25--SPELLCHECK RUN AMOK ... Congregation Beth Sholom gave school super Carol Comeau its Shining Light award for public service at a dinner last Sunday.

By Emily Krone Daily Herald Staff Writer Elgin Area School District U-46 honored Bartlett High School health occupations teacher Linda Wallace and Abbott Middle School special skills assistant Celia Adamson as employees of the year at Monday's school board meeting.

Torbay Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: TRBY) announced today that the Municipality of Anchorage had placed an order for TRBY's Morph(TM) Mouse product.

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Mar. 26--The most crowded contest on the April 3 ballot features four candidates hoping to replace West Anchorage Assemblywoman Pamela Jennings, who created the free-for-all when she decided not to run for re-election.