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The Spruce Tip is where Alaskans can come to catch up on the latest local news that isn't real. We publish high class works of low brow  journalism from writers state-wide, and all articles are vetted by old homsteaders with really burly beards and super sharp axes. 

Our journalists have been honorary judges for the Alaska State Fair Giant Cabbage Limerick Contest, have worked on significant (unapproved) amendments to the Alaska Constitution, and know how to keep their freezers full. Founded in 2021, The Spruce Tip has been nominated for both a Pulitzer and for the Nobel Peace Prize, for our significant coverage of the infamous 1994 Alaska Zoo encounter between drunk teenagers and Binky the Polar Bear.

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