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New York Public Library Best of 2022 A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement...

Competition is pushing up salaries and luring pilots and mechanics to jobs in the lower 48 states. Airlines are grooming pilots from within, bypassing the old system that made Alaska a proving ground where a pilot could log the thousands of hours of flight time needed to qualify for a major airline job. International freight haulers have also hired away Alaskan pilots as Anchorage, which has the fourth-busiest air-freight airport in the world in annual tonnage, has become a refueling and crew-change hub for aircraft flying between Asia and North America.

"Shortage of Pilots Ripples Across Alaska" is from the December 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"For Alaskans, Cost of Staying Warm Is a Thick Coat of Dirty Air" is from the December 24, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Lured by Seattle's Tech Boom, but Being Left Behind" is from the May 3, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Growing Fresh Produce in a Mostly Frozen State" is from the Food section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"For a Perfect Catch in Seattle, Fishmongers Go for the Halibut" is from the August 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Oregon Protesters Urged to Leave after Ammon Bundy Arrest" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Turkewitz, Kirk Johnson and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"With Seattle Shelter Effort, Amazon Shows Glimmers of a 'Good Neighbor'" is from the April 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans" is from the November 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"For Some Top Nonprofits, Changing the World Begins in Seattle" is from the April 9, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"In Oregon, Law Enforcement Faces Dilemma in Confronting Armed Group" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson, Richard Pérez Peña and Erik Eckholm and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"The Larger, but Quieter Than Bundy, Push to Take Over Federal Land" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jack Healy and Kirk Johnson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Starting in 1969, in front of a live audience (another pioneering step, long before the Food Network arrived) Kerr lassoed America into the 1970s with the novel concept that watching someone cook was, first and foremost, entertaining.

"A Slower Pace for TV's ‘Galloping Gourmet’" is from the January 10, 2017 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Johnson and narrated by Kristi Burns.