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NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes.

It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska.

The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it.
propublica.org/article/alaska-…

#News #Alaska #FCC #Internet #Wifi #Telecom #Government


This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S.
shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)
#internet #News #Government #alaska #WiFi #fcc #telecom

Brown (Grizzly) bear tracks in the backyard this morning. Looks like a big one! #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Bears
My wife's brown Extra-Tuf rubber boot next to a large grizzly bear print in the fresh snow.
My wifes hand shown on top of a grizzly bear paw print in fresh snow. Her hand is less than half the size of the bear print.
#alaska #bears #anchorage #bearvalley

Aurora over a boreal forest near Fairbanks, early January. An unexpected geomagnetic storm lit up the sky, with temperatures around -25°F. Nothing seems to move in that cold. The air is always so quiet and still.

Prints and wall art: photos.lwpetersen.com/Gallerie…

#alaska #aurora #auroraborealis #fairbanks

Vertical photograph of the aurora borealis over a boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska. Bright green aurora curtains and rays fill the upper two-thirds of the frame, sweeping from left to right with vertical streaks descending toward the treeline. The sky is dark with scattered stars visible between the aurora bands. The lower third shows a stand of black spruce heavily loaded with snow, their pointed tops silhouetted and lit green by the aurora glow. A snow-covered clearing is visible at the base of the trees. No people are visible.

Aurora Nights

Shimmering aurora over a snowy boreal forest in Fairbanks, Alaska in early January.
photos.lwpetersen.com
#alaska #aurora #auroraborealis #fairbanks

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