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Tug grounds on same reef as Exxon Valdez tanker
... diesel fuel pump. A Coast Guard cutter and a private ship that were headed to the Suryavir about 570 miles south of Alaska's Adak Island were called off the mission. Coast Guard Petty Officer Walter Shinn said the Coast Guard will be in radio ... Comment?
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Nasal spray swine flu vaccine recalled in Alaska
About 10,400 doses of nasal spray vaccine for swine flu that were distributed in Alaska have been recalled by the manufacturer. Comment?
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Levi Johnston's mother serving home confinement
The mother of the man who fathered former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson is set to serve out most of her three-year drug sentence under home confinement. Comment?
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Senate Passes Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, DC Shortly after 3:00 AM Alaska time the Senate passed an $871 billion health care reform bill. Comment?
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A little slushy on this Wednesday
... 4-legged friends as well. Palin signs books in Wasilla Palin signs books in Wasilla Today, Sarah Palin was back in Alaska signing books. About one thousand people filled the Menard sports complex in Wasilla hoping to get their copy of Going Rogue ... Comment?
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Juneau congregation returns to church after fire
JUNEAU, Alaska - The congregation of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church held services in its own new church for the first time Sunday, three and a half years after an intentionally set blaze burned its beloved historic church to the ground. Comment?
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Fairbanks Grizzlies to begin season with home exhibition tilt
... to the schedule in order to better prepare for the 2010 Indoor Football League season. The Grizzlies will take on the Alaska Wild of Anchorage at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the Carlson Center. Season ticket holders have the first opportunity to purchase ... Comment?
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Julie Eck & Daniel Johnson
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Julie Lynn Eck and Daniel Aaron Johnson were married September 10, 2009 at the Inn at Whittier in Whittier, Alaska. Comment?
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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field Spill Contaminates Tundra
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A new spill has occurred in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Tuesday. Comment?
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Deals on Alaskan cruises best in May, September
Vancouver-area residents pondering an Alaska cruise can choose from a wide array of ships and itineraries, most of which are seven days in duration. Comment?
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Glacier Melt Adds To Marine Buffet
Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source a ' ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. Forest Service report in the December 24, 2009, issue of the journal Nature*. In spring 2008, Eran Hood, associate professor of hydrology ... Comment?
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Power goes out twice at Alaska air traffic control
... Anchorage International Airport that guides planes via radar and caused a handful of flight delays. Larry Lescanec, Alaska vice president of the air traffic controllers union, said the power failures on Sunday at about 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. also took ... Comment?
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2 snowmachiners charged with DUI
Two men have been charged with driving under the influence while operating a snowmachine. Alaska State Troopers investigated a report that a snowmachine had crashed near Ninilchik and then fled the area. Investigating officers found two men and ... Comment?
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Judge to ponder dismissal of Palin e-mail lawsuit
... added, if non-state e-mail servers such as Yahoo are to be banned for state business, that should be a matter for the Alaska Legislature to decide, not a court. McKay took the motion for dismissal under advisement and said he will probably make a ... Comment?
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Northwest Mining Association elects Coeur executive
... of environmental services, will serve a one-year term with the trade association. The company's subsidiary, Coeur Alaska, owns the Kensington mine near Juneau. Russell has been with Coeur for five years. He previously served as vice president of the ... Comment?
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Firearm bill a priority for Interior lawmaker
A Fairbanks lawmaker has proposed the Alaska Firearms Freedom Act, which seeks to stop the federal regulation of guns and ammunition made and sold within Alaska. Comment?
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Alaska editorial: University must always be training Alaskans for resource jobs
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: If any Alaska legislator doubts the relationship between the University of Alaska and the state's economy, that legislator can be handed yet another example by visiting the Juneau campus. Comment?
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Slow, snow and soul-flakes: Christmas reflections
... formal education in sixth grade. When his father died in the great flu epidemic, he brought his mother and sister to Alaska and started fox farming. He built what was needed from the land. My crude attempts to affix the candles on the tree that year ... Comment?
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'Alaska Native Reader' offers a welcome change in perspective
I n the past 40 years, there has been a Native cultural revival in Alaska in art, music, language, oral history and celebrations. Comment?
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Southeast waste disposal plan differs from that of Juneau
Southeast Alaska's plans for waste disposal are moving along, and so are Juneau's - though there's currently no indication those two plans might be in the same direction. Comment?
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