Transportation
Ferry system back to normal State ferries returned to their normal schedules after agreement was reached on a contract dispute with striking vessel crew members. Alaska Airlines and southeast barge operators did some fast juggling to take care of people stranded in the recent strike by state ferry workers. In one instance Alaska diverted its Flight 77 (Juneau to Anchorage) to Wrangell to pick up people, making it the first-ever direct Wrangell-to-Anchorage flight. At times up to 225 people and…