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Mary Peltola
2:43 - 3:31
“in Kaktovik, a community outside of Utqiagvik in the North Slope, a 60 Tablet container of Advil was $68. So every single thing that we buy is impacted by the price of fuel. 82% Of our communities you can only get to by air.”
- Speaker
- Mary Peltola
- Timestamp
- 2:43 – 3:31
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- September 9, 2026
From the transcript
So, uh, so what are the other things about about life in Alaska that have become more difficult during these last 2 years? Well, like you say, Alaska really is at the end of the supply chain, the logistics supply chain, and we are often paying much more than Hawaii is for their commodities. As another good example, and this is a price from 2 years ago, so I'll be interested to see how the price has gone up, but in Kaktovik, a community outside of Utqiagvik in the North Slope, a 60 Tablet container of Advil was $68. So every single thing that we buy is impacted by the price of fuel. 82% Of our communities you can only get to by air.