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Coming up this week, Arne Fuglvog will spend less than a six months in prison for his fishing crimes; Southeast Native groups support trimming the sea otter population, but are concerned about some of a plan's ramifications; and the start dates for two crab fisheries will remain flexible.

In an effort to minimize your tax related stress the United way along with various financial servicesare gearing up for another "Super Saturday". All Alaskans are invited to stop by the Salvation Army Anchorage Community Center at 1701C Street between 10a.m. and 4 p.m. for free tax assistance.

Norton Schwartz's visit will include a closed meeting Saturday, Feb. 18, with about 10 Interior leaders, said Jim Dodson, president of the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp."He's going to tell us why they're going to do what there going to do," he said.

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Alaska's economic future is on the line if more oil doesn't flow through the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline.

In a meeting room at a Spenard hotel this weekend, Alaskans seeking a medical marijuana card can line up to see a Los Angeles ophthalmologist in town to evaluate their medical need for pot -- at $225 a "patient." "The Healing Center Medical Clinic" will be Friday through Sunday at the Millennium Hotel, the second such session this year.

Maybe it happened in " Taken " or " Unknown ", but somewhere, somehow, Liam Neeson became an action star.A Synopsis In one of his latest installments, Neeson stars in " The Grey " as Ottway, aA man who works as a "hired killer" of sorts for an oil company in Alaska.

JUNEAU A contingent of state representatives including House Speaker Mike Chenault are missing several days of the legislative session next week to head to Washington, D.C., and make a pitch once again for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.A measure to allow drilling on the Arctic coastal plain is expected to come for a vote in ... (more)

The "Zombie Prom," scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Princess Riverside Lodge, gives undead revelers a chance to party at a fundraiser for the Fairbanks Rollergirls.

Last Monday was the birth date of Ernest Gruening, one of the most significant figures in Alaska's history, a history rich in larger-than-life characters.

The U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff plans to visit Alaska next week, and the state's congressional delegation hopes he will discuss with Alaskans a plan to move Eielson Air Force Base's F-16 fighter planes to the Anchorage area.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is asking for at least 15 months to assess the impact of their Steller sea lion protection measures.

Brad Keithley, an oil and gas attorney in Anchorage, gave a presentation last month to the Alaska Support Industry Alliance in which he quoted some columns of mine about a recent court decision on the pipeline value, characterized them as "spin" and concluded, with a nod to James Carville, "it's the production rate, stupid." Keithley is a partner ... (more)

Alaska state health officials say they are responding to an increase in cases of confirmed and suspected tuberculosis in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region.

Sen. Charlie Huggins, a Wasilla Republican who last year proposed making the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 .30-06 caliber rifle the official state firearm, has withdrawn the legislation.

Women would be required to undergo an ultrasound before receiving an abortion under legislation proposed in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday.

Fairbanks Rep. Bob Miller today introduced a measure that would allow working parents to take off time to attend parent-teacher conferences.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered today that the 500-page report into the Justice Department's botched corruption case against Stevens be released March 15.

Sarah Maurath reads over the library catalog while sorting through returned books at the Eielson Air Force Base Library Feb.

The overall weather pattern for the month was reflected in the lack of snow for much of the Northern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast.