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With Alaska being thrust into the national spotlight, residents have begun speaking out on issues ranging from the economy, to the environment, to energy resources.

Vancouver, B.C.-based NovaGold Resources Inc., announced Sept. 19 that the company's open pit hard rock gold mine near Nome, called Rock Creek, has begun gold production after receiving regulatory authorization ...

In the native language, it's called " Inalik ," meaning "the other one" or "the one over there." In English, the town's name is "Diomede," and with a 2000 U.S. Census population of 146, it's part of "the Nome ...

Influenced by water discharged from the mine, Red Dog Creek now supports aquatic life; proposed bypass could change that Shane Lasley North of 60 Mining News Nome Alaska regulators are expressing concerns about ...

July 24, 2007 Tuesday JUNEAU, Alaska The following information was released by the office of the governor of Alaska: Governor Sarah Palin continues her trip to Kuwait where she is meeting with Alaska soldiers.

By traveling to Barrow, Kotzebue and Nome, the University of Alaska geography program and Google's Geo Education Program will give students the ability to travel the world and beyond.

Company: Google, Inc. Industry: Higher Education Location: Fairbanks, AK, United States of America Students and teachers in three Western Alaska communities will be touring the virtual globe with Google next ...

LOCATION: On the northwest cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, 200 miles southwest of Nome and 36 miles from the Chukotsk Peninsula, Siberia.

New Carbondale Middle School Principal Rick Holt and his family on a hike up to the Maroon Bells outside of Aspen.

To Gov. Palin: It appears the qualifications to be vice president have peaked. You are fully qualified if you were mayor of a small backwater town on the tundra, captain of the girls' basketball team and have ...

ECONOMIC BOOST: Alaskans buy everything from toys to food. Published: September 6th, 2008 01:20 AM Last Modified: September 6th, 2008 01:41 AM A record-busting $3,269 for every eligible Alaskan.

The unexpected revelations around Sarah Palin 's GOP veep nom announcement reached such absurdity this week that many political observers posited that, 'You just can't make this stuff up." It's like a political ...

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In this photo provided by the Department of Defense, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to Nome Alaska native 1st Sgt.

Voters in Tuesday's primary election were deciding the final lineup for the November general election, but at least seven Democrats are already assured a free ride to Juneau.

As a single guy in an apartment in New York, I often spent days at a time in an unbroken mood of gloom, regret, self-recrimination, dislike for the world and for other human beings, and general unearned ...

The price of aviation fuel in rural Alaska may curtail the $150 million a year bypass mail system, according to aviation industry leaders and elected officials.

Trial deployment of aircraft and boats to Alaska's northernmost community enables evaluation of permanent presence in the region The U.S. Coast Guard has put its first toe in the waters of an Arctic operational ...

New World Speed Record from New York to London set by Kasprowicz and Sheik in AgustaWestland Grand helicopter New World Speed Record from New York to London set by Kasprowicz and Sheik in AgustaWestland Grand ...

In her show "Walrus Family Portraits," Sonya Kelliher-Combs fills the International Gallery of Contemporary Art with intricate designs, textures, colors, delicate lines, layered shapes and surfaces of ...