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Southeast land deal threatens old-growth trees, Audubon says
by Associated Press (MARY PEMBERTON)22 Feb 2012 at 1:33pm
A report by conservation group Audubon says a significant portion of the Tongass National Forest's oldest and largest trees are being targeted for logging by an Alaska Native corporation under…
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Spike in HIV cases reported in Fairbanks linked to military
by Anchorage Daily News (MICHELLE THERIAULT BOOTS)22 Feb 2012 at 10:36am
A recent spike in HIV infections in Fairbanks has been linked to military men finding sex partners online, according to newly released public health data.
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Palmer man accused of impersonating officer in traffic stop
by Anchorage Daily News (CASEY GROVE)22 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm
Anchorage police shot Ieremia Unasa in the arm during a 2004 rampage downtown. But the 26-year-old Palmer man, charged Monday with impersonating a police officer, now says he wants to…
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2 charged with conspiring to possess, distribute cocaine
by Anchorage Daily News (CASEY GROVE)21 Feb 2012 at 9:10pm
Wearing only a towel, Anchorage resident Shelby Ward signed for a package Friday he apparently thought contained more than 2 kilograms of cocaine. What Ward didn't know was that the…
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Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permit
by Associated Press (DAN JOLING)22 Feb 2012 at 12:22pm
Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil from drilling in Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air quality permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Baristas attend police safety class
by Associated Press ()22 Feb 2012 at 12:21pm
Dozens of coffee stand workers showed up for a Wednesday safety class offered by the Anchorage Police Department following the abduction of a barista three weeks ago.
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Deadline March 4 for Anchorage voting registration
by Associated Press ()22 Feb 2012 at 9:14am
The Anchorage municipal clerk says residents who want to vote in the April 3 city election must be registered before the deadline March 4.
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Specialty license plates OK'd by lawmakers
by Associated Press ()22 Feb 2012 at 9:15am
The Alaska Legislature recently approved a measure that would create six new specialty license plates.
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Moose visit to Anchorage hospital goes viral
by Anchorage Daily News (CASEY GROVE)21 Feb 2012 at 11:35pm
Straight from the wild to your computer screen: A photo of a moose that wandered into an Anchorage hospital entrance on Saturday has gone viral. The moose had earlier strolled…
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Ex-Palin aide Bailey fined over email use
by Anchorage Daily News (RICHARD MAUER)21 Feb 2012 at 11:13pm
Frank Bailey, the former Sarah Palin aide turned tell-all author, has agreed to pay an $11,900 civil fine for violating the state's ethics laws by using and profiting from confidential…
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Anchorage police still hopeful in search for missing barista
by Anchorage Daily News (CASEY GROVE)21 Feb 2012 at 10:04pm
Nearly three weeks after 18-year-old Samantha Koenig vanished, Anchorage police say detectives are still making progress as they investigate the barista's apparent abduction from a coffee hut.
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Floatplane hits rock, sinks near Kodiak; 3 aboard OK
by Associated Press ()22 Feb 2012 at 9:04am
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator says a floatplane sank after hitting a rock during a takeoff run near Kodiak.
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Bartlett High locked down as police sought car-theft suspect
by Associated Press ()21 Feb 2012 at 9:08pm
School officials on Tuesday locked down Bartlett High after a student suspected of a pair of hit-and-run crashes drove into the parking lot and entered the school.
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Young plans to file for re-election
by Associated Press ()21 Feb 2012 at 7:14pm
Don Young plans to make it official on Wednesday. Young's campaign says he will file for re-election at the Division of Elections office in Anchorage.
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Alaska-based fighter jet makes emergency landing in Saipan airport
by Associated Press ()21 Feb 2012 at 9:05pm
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks made an emergency landing during a training mission in the U.S. territory of Saipan, but no injuries were…
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Peak oil/resource depletion
by childofsol22 Feb 2012 at 3:21pm
manifestations, effects, of peaking of world petroleum production
cottage comments....
by Invictus22 Feb 2012 at 3:21pm
Some industries can produce commodities that are economic on a subsistence level, like locally grown food, hides, and specialty fabrics/ceramics, but I'm trying to get my head around a cottage-sc...
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Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics
Palin Aide Fined for Revealing Emails the State of Alaska Doesn?t Want You to...
by AKMuckraker22 Feb 2012 at 11:54am
Palin aide Frank Bailey, whose story was published in the tell-all book Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin [Frank Bailey, Ken Morris, Jeanne Devon - Simon & Schuster] has agreed to pay $11,900 in civil penalties to the state of Alaska for publishing revelatory emails he retained from his time working for the State of Alaska [...]
Open Thread: The Seed Catalogs Are Arriving!
by Linda Kellen Biegel22 Feb 2012 at 3:50am
By Linda Kellen Biegel I received my first seed catalog today from Bluestone Perennials! While they have a great website, there is just nothing like turning the slick, shiny pages of beautiful flowers while I plan the garden layout in my head. I guess it’s like porno magazines for gardeners! Feel free to discuss the [...]
The Education Summit Community Dialogues?Is there an agenda?
by Linda Kellen Biegel21 Feb 2012 at 3:01am
PLEASE SIGN UP HERE for the final Education Summit Community Dialogue, to be held Wednesday, February 22nd at the Anchorage Senior and Activity Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave. Check in is at 5:15 p.m., the start is at 5:45 p.m. and it will run for about three hours. When I started out in college, I [...]
Open Thread ? Welfare Queens
by AKMuckraker21 Feb 2012 at 1:01am
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Happy Apostrophe Optional Day To You, Good Sir!
by Jim Wright20 Feb 2012 at 3:10pm
By Jim Wright Presidents Day? Is this a stupid holiday or what? We should call today what it is, Just Another Random F***ing Reason To Close the Post Office Day. Whose dumb idea was this anyway? It was Congress, wasn?t it? (no way! They couldn?t be that stupid. But I digress rhetorically). No, really, considering the sheer level of contempt [...]
Open Thread: Mardi Gras is in Full Swing!
by Linda Kellen Biegel20 Feb 2012 at 3:06am
This Tuesday will be the day New Orleans lives for every year — Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras Tuesday. As you may have noticed, I’ve been co-hosting Mardi Gras fundraisers this year. It caused me to look into some of the history and mythology of Mardi Gras. I found some very interesting facts. –Mardi Gras [...]
Open Thread: It?s a Hurricane of a Fundraiser for Paul Honeman! *Update*
by Linda Kellen Biegel18 Feb 2012 at 11:26pm
I spent Saturday morning watching Mayor Sullivan use the Anchorage Legislative Caucus as a campaign vehicle and it made me sick. We need a mayor with integrity: Join host Patti Higgins on February 19, from 1:00pm ? 4:00pm, for a Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser in support of Paul Honeman, candidate for Mayor, at 9140 Granite Place [...]
Wasilla High Covers Art Because it Looks Like Girl Parts
by AKMuckraker18 Feb 2012 at 2:14am
~Photo by artist Jim Dault Wasilla, in its seemingly never-ending quest to earn the derision and eye-rolling of the nation, has a new offering in the headlines this week. It has to do with a piece of artwork that currently sits outside Wasilla High School, the alma mater of our former ex-half governor, Sarah Palin [...]
Open Thread ? Testify!
by AKMuckraker18 Feb 2012 at 1:44am
Your Anchorage legislators are in town, and will be hearing testimony from the public today from 10am to noon at the Assembly Chambers in the Loussac Library. Have a gripe? Bring a sign and be there at 9:30 to join the demonstrators. Come be a presence, give testimony, and observe the process in action. Alaskans [...]
Governor Parnell Shows His True Education Colors?Again?
by Linda Kellen Biegel17 Feb 2012 at 4:24am
(Please note the information at the bottom of the article regarding the Anchorage Legislative Caucus Meeting on Saturday at the Loussac Library. Come and testify about Alaska education!) by Linda Kellen Biegel My family attended the “student-led parent/teacher conferences” at my daughter’s middle school Thursday evening. A big part of the conference this semester was [...]
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Alaska lawmakers take on TSA pat-downs - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
21 Feb 2012 at 9:20pmAlaska lawmakers take on TSA pat-downs
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
By Austin Baird, AP JUNEAU, Alaska (WTW) ? Alaskans should know what they're in for when they get through the security line at an airport, a lawmaker who made headlines for refusing a Transportation Security Administration pat-down testified Tuesday.
Alaska lawmakers debates another bill on TSA pat-downs, effects of radiationWashington Post
Alaska lawmakers consider bill on TSA pat-downsAtlanta Journal Constitution
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travel - Wall Street Journal
22 Feb 2012 at 2:48pmtravel
Wall Street Journal
Legislators in Alaska are considering a bill that would require airports to post signs warning of physical searches and electronic devices that use radiation outside Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. The measure's sponsor, Rep.
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News From Alaska - Stars and Stripes
21 Feb 2012 at 2:51pmNews From Alaska
Stars and Stripes
... of anonymity because they are embarrassed by the massive media blitz and public interest, and - most of all - they are tired of getting grief from their special operations colleagues, whose daring exploits haven't made it into the headlines.
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Tax advice: Fundamental reform is needed in the oil patch - Fairbanks Daily N...
19 Feb 2012 at 1:05amTax advice: Fundamental reform is needed in the oil patch
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The headlines last week reported that one of Alaska's favorite oil experts strongly criticized Gov. Sean Parnell's proposed tax revisions. If one didn't read the articles, one might think that the expert, Pedro van Meurs, disagrees with the fundamental ...
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Eerie similarities between Alaska, Michigan militia extremists - Alaska Dispatch
18 Feb 2012 at 10:00amAlaska Dispatch
Eerie similarities between Alaska, Michigan militia extremists
Alaska Dispatch
Two high-profile cases currently making headlines demonstrate that thwarting the violent aspirations of home-grown extremists can take months and years of surveillance and infiltration. In Alaska, it's Alaska Peacemakers Militia leader Schaeffer Cox ...
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Community shocked at loss: Flags to fly at half-staff for funeral - Newnan Ti...
22 Feb 2012 at 9:47amNewnan Times-Herald
Community shocked at loss: Flags to fly at half-staff for funeral
Newnan Times-Herald
She remarked on the regularity of news reports about young men dying in war zones, but the loss of one of her son's childhood playmates made the headlines and news reports suddenly, dramatically personal and real. ?I never expected it to be one of ...
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She's still got it: Sarah Palin fires up CPAC crowd - Alaska Dispatch
11 Feb 2012 at 4:54pmAlaska Dispatch
She's still got it: Sarah Palin fires up CPAC crowd
Alaska Dispatch
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had been making big headlines even before her speech on Saturday in front of a group of conservative activists gathering in Washington, DC In an interview before the speech, she said that unlike nearly every Mitt Romney ...
CPAC: Will Sarah Palin spring a surprise?CBS News
Will Palin spring a surprise in CPAC keynote?TheNewsTribune.com
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Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends - Yahoo! Sports (blog)
16 Feb 2012 at 12:48pmYahoo! Sports (blog)
Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends
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If the scripts for David E. Kelley's Lake Placid and David E. Kelley's Mystery, Alaska met and had a baby, this is the jersey the team would wear. [eBay] ? George McPhee backs up Olaf Kolzig's assertion that Alev Ovechkin's effort level occasionally ...
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Santorum, Romney close but neither tops Obama in new polls - Chicago Tribune
22 Feb 2012 at 9:13amThe Guardian
Santorum, Romney close but neither tops Obama in new polls
Chicago Tribune
The former Republican senator has made headlines in recent days talking about his conservative values while Romney, a former governor, has continued to press on the economy and jobs. A Quinnipiac University poll also released on Wednesday showed ...
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Corey Rossi replacement must be dedicated to science-based management - Alask...
13 Feb 2012 at 5:23pmAlaska Dispatch
Corey Rossi replacement must be dedicated to science-based management
Alaska Dispatch
By now, the resignation of Corey Rossi from the position of Director of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is old news to most Alaskans. The news may have dropped from the headlines, but should not be out of mind.
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Breaking news: Alaskan Brewing due in Texas this spring - Houston Chronicle
16 Feb 2012 at 9:54amHere?s some good news we first got wind of last fall: Alaskan Brewing Co. is coming to Texas. That becomes official today. We?ll be able to buy Alaskan beers in Texas beginning in the spring, according to this news release that just landed in my inbox ...
Alaska Air Group Elects Mark Eliasen Vice President - Finance and Treasurer -...
17 Feb 2012 at 4:59amSEATTLE, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alaska Air Group board of directors announced today that Mark Eliasen has been elected vice president - finance and treasurer. Eliasen will be responsible for Air Group financing, fuel hedging ...
In Interior Alaska, a sudden spike in HIV cases concerns health officials - A...
20 Feb 2012 at 3:54pmTwo potentially deadly disease outbreaks in Alaska have public health officials on edge, particularly at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. State epidemiologists issued public health bulletins Tuesday to alert everyone in Alaska to outbreaks of syphilis and ...
North to Alaska... on a bike - Winnipeg Free Press
22 Feb 2012 at 4:53amThe 1,609-km race follows the northern route to Nome, Alaska, and will take the better part of a week. "Doing long events is something that is exciting and challenging and, much like other addicts, we adrenaline junkies find we need to continuously push ...
Alaska lawmakers take on TSA pat-downs - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
21 Feb 2012 at 5:55pmJUNEAU, Alaska - Alaskans should know what they're in for when they get through the security line at an airport, a lawmaker who made headlines for refusing a Transportation Security Administration pat-down testified Tuesday. Rep. Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage ...
Weak sales drag Alaska?s profit in 2011 - Manila Times
22 Feb 2012 at 7:59amALASKA Milk Corp. on Wednesday said its net income fell by 39 percent last year mostly because of higher input costs and weaker sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Alaska said that its net income amounted to P1.1 billion last year from ...
Alaska Caucuses Testing, Advisory - RealClearPolitics
22 Feb 2012 at 10:37amThe Alaska caucus is a straw poll and its results are binding ... See national testing advisories for details: "National News/Broadcast Advisory Slugs." Precincts: Statewide and race-specific precinct totals used in initial testing are preliminary.
Groups challenge Shell Oil's Arctic air permit - Inside Bay Area
22 Feb 2012 at 12:10pmANCHORAGE, Alaska?Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The nine groups have sued in the 9th ...
Take a 'Detour' with Alaska author's new book - Alaska Dispatch
21 Feb 2012 at 8:54pmThe historical one involves Annie Oakley, and there?s a trip to Mexico.? Despite Romano-Lax?s strong connections with the Alaska writing community, she said that collaboration can only go so far. ?I?m part of a writer?s group, and we share ...
AK Steel shares slump after Citi downgrade - Yahoo Finance
22 Feb 2012 at 4:32amNEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of AK Steel Holding Corp. slumped Friday after a Citi analyst cut his rating on the steel maker, saying the company has been unsuccessful in its attempts to raise prices for stainless steel. Demand for stainless steel ...
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Looking back in Fairbanks ? Feb. 22
22 Feb 2012 at 12:55am10 YEARS AGO Feb. 22, 2002 ? For many decades the travel industry has been a growing part of Alaska?s economy. In more recent years, the advent of more affordable travel options has opened Alaska u...
Alaska Rep. Young plans to file for re-election
22 Feb 2012 at 7:14amANCHORAGE, Alaska - Don Young plans to make it official on Wednesday. Young's campaign says he will file for re-election at the Division of Elections office in Anchorage. Young, a Republican, is ...
Ex-Palin aide fined for using confidential emails
21 Feb 2012 at 6:44pmANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former aide to Sarah Palin has been fined for violating the state's ethics law. The Anchorage Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/wggRRL) Frank Bailey was fined just under $12,...
Alaska Air Group Declares Two-for-One Stock Split
16 Feb 2012 at 6:00amSEATTLE, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK - News) announced today that its board of directors has declared a two-for-one stock split to be effected in the form of a stock dividend. The ...
Fresh, troll-caught king salmon abounds
21 Feb 2012 at 9:57pmFresh snow and fresh fish -- that's the theme this week. Pricing is not yet available on fresh king salmon as the fish just hit the docks in Southeast on Tuesday morning. Also fresh this week are yellow eye rockfish and Alaska true cod.
Alaska redistricting raises questions for lawmakers
19 Feb 2012 at 6:14pmJUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers this week will address ethics questions raised by redistricting as they seek clarification over whether they can use state resources to send mailings, such as news...
Recent spike in Fairbanks HIV cases involved military, state says
22 Feb 2012 at 11:50amANCHORAGE, Alaska - A recent spike in HIV infections has been linked to military men in Fairbanks. The Anchorage Daily News (http://bit.ly/ybxrzi ) says newly-released public health data shows tha...
Alaska political races starting to take shape
22 Feb 2012 at 7:14amFAIRBANKS ? State election races are beginning to take shape in Fairbanks after candidates? campaigns last week released their fundraising totals for 2011. Early fundraising numbers released by th...
Alaska Gov. Parnell signs campaign finance bill
21 Feb 2012 at 10:45amJUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell has signed into law a measure delaying a law requiring electronic filing of financial disclosures. HB311 delays until Feb. 16, 2013, a requirement that candidate...
Interior Alaska senators seek gas line from Cook Inlet
22 Feb 2012 at 7:14amFAIRBANKS ? With plenty of studies and competing ideas floating around about the best ways to deliver natural gas to more Alaskans, Fairbanks Sens. Joe Thomas and Joe Paskvan today introduced a bil...
