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18 hrs ago | Mother Jones

Nowhere to Go

NOWHERE TO GO.... Sarah Palin is getting props in the media for her decision last year to cancel the notorious "bridge to nowhere," but it's worth pointing out that this was hardly a brave decision.

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Related Topix: Sarah Palin, Anchorage, AK, Point MacKenzie, AK, Ketchikan, AK, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Skagway News

Rasmuson Center Groundbreaking: Future site of healing blessed, turned

From left, Ed Rasmuson talks about his family's history in Skagway; local residents look at the new Edward A. and Jenny Rasmuson Community Health Center designs; and Lance Twitchell leads the First Nation ...

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Related Topix: Haines, AK

Skagway News

Heard on the Wind: Hide and seek an other silly games...

Search and Rescue's Dan Fangmeier unties a raft pinned against the pilings of the Pat Moore footbridge.

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Sun Aug 24, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Trip tracker

With the long winters and rainy summers they endure, Alaskans sometimes forget how truly majestic this state is.

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Related Topix: Alaska, US National Parks, Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, AK

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Juneau Empire

Buck Evans: ragtime wonder of the north

Buck Evans always liked old songs. He liked watching Westerns back in the '50s growing up, not because of the action, but because of the music.

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Related Topix: Canada, Juneau, AK

Sat Aug 16, 2008

Juneau Empire

Mobile mammogram van to visit Skagway Sept. 16-18

The mobile mammogram van will visit Skagway on Sept. 16-18. The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium would like to encourage the Alaska Native women living in Skagway to take the time to get a mobile ...

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Slugs: Annoying, icky, essential

They're slimy, creepy and the scourge of gardeners. But they're also fascinating in kind of an icky way, and - like the robin - herald the arrival of spring in Southeast Alaska.

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Related Topix: Wrangell, AK, Haines, AK, Kenai, AK, Life, Food, Vegetables

Wed Aug 13, 2008

Juneau Empire

My turn: Ferry system makes positive changes

This administration inherited an Alaska Marine Highway System spiraling out of financial control and lacking operational stability.

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Related Topix: Ferry, AK, Alaska, Haines, AK, Petersburg, AK, Opinion

Mon Aug 11, 2008

LancasterEagleGazette

McCain's last frontier

SKAGWAY, Alaska - What's the matter with Alaska? That's the question John McCain should be asking.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Hillsdale College, 2008 Presidential Election

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Canada.com

Scenic train ride follows the path of the Gold Rush

The White Pass & Yukon Route is one of the world's most scenic railways. Tracing the path of the Klondike Gold Rush stampeders, the excursion train runs from Skagway, Alaska through the White Pass in the Coast ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Travel

Thu Aug 07, 2008

Edgemont Herald Tribune

Changes coming for Edgemont Regional

Edgemont Regional Medical Clinic will be having some scheduling and staffing changes in the upcoming weeks.

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Tue Aug 05, 2008

Skagway News

Heard on the Wind: More challenged brains on vacation in Skagway

A couple wanted to know what kind of berries can be found around here, so hey were told we have blueberry, high and low bush cranberry, currants, moss berry watermelon berry, wild strawberries and ...

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, College, AK

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Jaunted

AK: Active Travel: Alaska by Foot

You know you've thought of taking an Alaskan cruise before, but let's face facts: It may not be the ideal vacation for the under-50 crowd.

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Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Travel

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Asheville Citizen-Times

Reader travelogue: Erwin class reunion group takes memorable Alaska trip

On May 10 of this year, close to 70 excited people left Seattle aboard the Norwegian Star on a cruise to Alaska.

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Related Topix: Ketchikan, AK, Canada,

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Capital City Weekly

Any weather is 'Fair' weather

Most fairs across the country seem similar at first glace. Families come to ride a Ferris wheel, eat corn-on-the-cob, pet some farm animals and listen to music.

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Related Topix: Alaska

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Freerepublic.com

‘Great Purge’ is on in Soviet Far East

MOSCOW, July 28.-The Siberian newspaper, Pacific Ocean Star, tells of a "great purge" in the Soviet Russian Far East to frustrate what the newspaper terms Japan's efforts "to destroy our strength from the ...

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Joseph Stalin

Mon Jul 28, 2008

Juneau Empire

Local airline shut down

L.A.B Flying Service, a local airline that flies to several smaller communities in Southeast Alaska, was shut down Thursday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration over safety concerns.

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Related Topix: Alaska, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Juneau, AK

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Ketchikan wants cruise ships to stay longer

BAD FOR BUSINESS: Longer stays may not be practical. Published: July 21st, 2008 02:11 PM Last Modified: July 21st, 2008 03:12 PM KETCHIKAN -- Ketchikan city officials are hoping to convince the various cruise ...

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Related Topix: Ketchikan, AK, Juneau, AK

Fri Jul 25, 2008

PR-inside.com

Alaska Power and Telephone Company Unveils Progress on New...

The new network, covering two time zones and spanning the entire 500 miles of Southeast Alaska , will dramatically improve access in the region to desperately needed transport capacity for voice, data and ...

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Related Topix: Southeast (University of Alaska System), University of Alaska System

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Syosset Jericho Tribune

Over 60...and Getting Younger

Alaska or Bust By Stanley Greenberg When I last left my readers, I was belly-up against the bar in The Red Dog Saloon.

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Related Topix: Opinion

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Skagway, Alaska is located in Skagway Hoonah Angoon County. Zip codes in Skagway, AK include 99840.

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