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Covers:  agriculture, food, the environment, energy, arts, culture, human interest
Independent Journalist and Audio Producer / Former @Report4America @RavenRadio @akpublicnews / @Mizzou alum @Knox alum / outherepodcast.com / home=MXY

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I'm Erin, a freelance journalist and audio storyteller based in rural Alaska.

I've reported on everything from humpback whale entanglements to remote renewable energy projects for Raven Radio, National Native News, PBS Newshour, Alaska's Energy Desk, Edible Alaska and others. My podcast about life in rural Alaska is called Out Here. My work has won numerous awards and fellowships including a Rasmuson Individual Artist grant, best podcast from the Alaska Press Club Association, and a regional Ed…

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Alaska’s constitutional convention question, explained

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By Erin McKinstry Verified
| KTOO Public Media (Juneau, AK) Verified
For three months during the winter of 1955 and 1956, 55 delegates from around Alaska met at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to create the state’s founding document. One of them was Vic Fischer, 31 years old at the time. “We all had the same goal: Do everything possible to become a state,” he said at his Anchorage home in late August. “We had a totally unified goal. We were doing a job for the future of Alaska.
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Alaska's constitutional convention question, explained

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By Erin McKinstry Verified
| Alaska Public Media Verified
For three months during the winter of 1955 and 1956, 55 delegates from around Alaska met at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to create the state’s founding document. One of them was Vic Fischer, 31 years old at the time. “We all had the same goal: Do everything possible to become a state,” he said at his Anchorage home in late August. “We had a totally unified goal. We were doing a job for the future of Alaska.
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Watch: What you need to know about the constitutional convention question Original

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By Erin McKinstry Verified
| KTOO Public Media (Juneau, AK) Verified
VIDEO This November, Alaskans will decide whether to revamp the state’s constitution. The once-in-a-decade constitutional convention question is usually voted down by a wide margin. But this year, questions about the permanent fund dividend, Alaska’s fiscal woes, and abortion access have some saying now is the time to vote yes, while others say the document continues to serve the state well. For Alaska Public Media, reporter Erin McKinstry explains.
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