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    Anchorage School Board may lose its only Alaska Native member

    Anchorage, Alaska (AP)

    The Anchorage School Board is losing its only Alaska Native member.

    Mary Marks is finishing her second term and says she plans to move to Juneau to work on statewide education issues on behalf of Natives, although she does not have a specific job.


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