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Barrow, Alaska is located in North Slope County. Zip codes in Barrow, AK include 99723, 99759, and 99789. More Barrow information.

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Yesterday | Anchorage Daily News

Arctic lakes getting a closer look by scientists

Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Alaska has more than that in the great expanse of flatlands north of the Brooks Range.

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Fri May 25, 2012

ThinkProgress

May 25 News: On Memorial Day Weekend, Large Parts Of U.S. Leap Straight To Mid-Summer Heat

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, but a large swath of the U.S. will skip right to mid-summer heat this weekend, likely breaking records and leading to one of the hottest Indy 500 races on record.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Fortune

Why Shell is betting billions to drill for oil in Alaska

Pete Slaiby is eating breakfast with an Eskimo businessman at a Mexican restaurant across the street from the Arctic Ocean when two Coast Guard admirals happen to walk in.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: How I Cook Alaska

Chef Al Levinsohn was born in Southern California and raised in the Seattle area.

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Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: Raven Radio Celebrates

Back in February 1982, a newly formed community radio station entered the airwaves, broadcasting KCAW's programming to Sitka, Angoon, Elfin Cove, Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, Tenakee Springs, Yakutat and a wide swath of coastal fishing grounds.

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Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: Building Planes, Building People

Throughout the winter in Talkeetna, a group of kids gathers around the wreck of a Piper Cherokee Six plane.

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Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: Making It All Work

Holly Sheldon Lee poses in front of a Sheldon Air Service DeHavilland Beaver at the base camp of Mount McKinley during the 2011 climbing season.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: Carhartts: Three Bobs and a Banjo

Alaska bluegrass music, as thumped out by a band of brothers of different mothers, sports a distinctive look - Carhartts, the Alaska-casual dress of choice.

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Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: How I Cook Alaska

Marian T. Beck is the author of the Salmon Patties & Rosehip Pie Cookbook, which contains more than 60 recipes that are simple to prepare.

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Alaska

From Ketchikan to Barrow: Bloomin Forest

Children can take advantage of many learning opportunities at the garden, from school tours to junior master gardener camp to story time in the garden.

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Wed May 16, 2012

APRN

Alaska News Nightly: May 16, 2012

Individual news stories are posted under APRN News. You can subscribe to APRN's news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.

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Mon May 14, 2012

Anchorage Daily News

Barrow man charged with attempted murder after alleged shotgun blast

A 28-year-old Barrow man faces attempted murder charges after he fired a shotgun Sunday at an occupied pickup truck, police say.

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Fri May 11, 2012

Anchorage Daily News

Spring whale hunt safe, successful so far

The Arctic Sounder rounds up statistics from the spring whale hunt on Alaska's Arctic coast: 10 bowheads landed in Barrow, two in Point Hope and one in Wainwright.

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Mon May 07, 2012

Anchorage Daily News

Whaling commission's former chief pleads guilty to theft, money laundering

The former longtime head of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to stealing and misspending hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization, and her successor is scheduled to plead to similar charges Wednesday.

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Sun May 06, 2012

HorrorTalk News

Funny Book Splatter

In many ways this issue was all set up.A The players are being moved to new positions where the action will be greater.A The exposition is needed to get everyone from Point A to Point B.A Even with the gushing blood, the book can be a little dry.A The different sets of characters -- the vampires and the FBI -- are connected and end up circling one ... (more)

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