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  1. State-bound BearsRead the original story

    8 min ago | Juneau Empire

    The Crimson Bears volleyball team will be traveling to Anchorage for the second time in the past month, but this time there is much more at stake.

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    Related Topix: Alaska High School Sports, High School Sports, Sports

  2. Clumsy crimes, wild stories result in man's arrestRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

    While most of Anchorage was sleeping on Tuesday morning, a local man allegedly broke into a local tow shop's storage lot, trying to retrieve a 1967 pickup that he left there a month ago.

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  3. Tool time for STAFDA in AtlantaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Home Channel News

    Being based in Anchorage, Alaska, Mike Kangas and his staff dona t get many opportunities to attend trade shows in the lower 48.

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  4. Top 10 moustache-dense nations for MovemberRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... For even though the United States was the clear winner at the World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Anchorage, Alaska, in May this year, capturing 12 world titles out of 18 categories, it is not the most moustache-dense nation. The United ...

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  5. Charities hope PFD gifts exceed costsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... have lagged residents of other states in charitable contributions, Michele Brown, president of United Way of Anchorage, told the Legislature. "Alaskans have a great tradition of neighborliness, but it has not yet translated into cash-based ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Juneau, AK

  6. When times get tough, more people turn to spiritualityRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | KTVA Anchorage

    Koun Franz is Anchorage Zen Center's resident priest. When times get tough, the tough and not so tough get God, Allah or Buddha.

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    Related Topix: University of Alaska Anchorage, Software, Religion, Buddhism

  7. State-bound BearsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    The Crimson Bears volleyball team will be traveling to Anchorage for the second time in the past month, but this time there is much more at stake.

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    Related Topix: High School Sports, Alaska High School Sports

  8. Charitable contributions program raises $550,000Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... was made possible through a collaboration between the Alaska Giving Coalition, The Foraker Group, United Way of Anchorage and the Department of Revenue PFD Division. The Rasmuson Foundation provided a grant to pay for the first three years of ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Alaska Government, Non-Profit, Juneau, AK

  9. Winter cycling in Alaska requires smart preparationRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... calls," said Mike Morganson, 51, who usually misses rush hour on his daily seven-mile commute from home in South Anchorage to his job at REI in Spenard. "Usually it's an inattentive driver, honestly - somebody pulling up to make a right turn who ...

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    Related Topix: Spenard, AK

  10. Gasoline Price Increase SlowsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Transport Topics

    ... analyst Trilby Lundberg said in her twice-monthly report. The lowest price was in Tucscon, Ariz., at $2.36, while Anchorage, Alaska, had the highest, at $3.30 per gallon. The Department of Energy will release its weekly survey of diesel and gasoline ...

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  11. School Board approves upper limit to a 10-a 11 school year budgetRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | KTUU-TV

    After facing a budget shortfall in a difficult economy, the Anchorage School Board looked at a suggested upper limit Monday night -- the most money the school district can expect for next school year.

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  12. Fairbanks man charged with series of robberiesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... when he was charged with felony assault on his girlfriend. The Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory in Anchorage matched his DNA to DNA on the clothes worn by the robber of the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union. Those clothes, as well as ...

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    Related Topix: Fairbanks, AK

  13. Chef has plenty of wild ideas for using fresh Alaska foodsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Anchorage Daily News

    If it was caught, grown or harvested in Alaska, chances are good that chef Rob Kinneen has used it in an entree at Orso Ristorante in downtown Anchorage.

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Life, Food, Dining, Recipes, Vegetables

  14. Town hall will discuss library needs, futureRead the original story

    Yesterday | Anchorage Daily News

    The Anchorage Library Foundation is holding a town hall meeting to discuss the future of Anchorage public libraries at 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today in the Wilda Marston Theatre at the Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St.

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    Related Topix: Libraries

  15. From http://spotcrime.com - Burglary - 1XX Patterson St, Anchorage, AkRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | SpotCrime

    Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.

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  16. ShortTakesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | GoErie

    ... of the ongoing investigation, are sealed in federal court. Former vice presidential hopeful Palin back on Twitter ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter. Palin took to the social ...

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    Related Topix: Twitter, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Social Software

  17. How the Iditarod WorksRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | How Stuff Works

    ... (often cruel) forces of Mother Nature. Named for a town in Alaska , the race ceremonially sets off from downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on the first Saturday in March. The next day, the official start of the race occurs farther north. Over the course of ...

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    Related Topix: Sled Dog Racing, Winter Sports

  18. Beaufort Sea Areawide Oil and Gas Lease Sales 2009-2018Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | DNR Public Notices

    ... or delivered to: Thomas E. Irwin, Commissioner Department of Natural Resources 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Fax: 1-907-269-8918 HERE to send an e-mail. If reconsideration is not requested by that date or if the commissioner ...

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  19. Readers share their views on health care reformRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

    ... Christmas! For the tens of thousands of Alaskans without insurance, I hope so. -- Lillian Wilder, AARP volunteer Anchorage Young showed courage voting no I wish to publicly thank Rep. Don Young for having the courage to vote against the Obama-Pelosi ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Don Young, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law, Opinion

  20. Obama announces Alaska visit scheduleRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | KTVA Anchorage

    On Thursday November 12, 2009, President Obama will travel to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska to meet with service members and offer remarks to the Elmendorf AFB community.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Elmendorf Air Force Base, US Air Force, World News, Japan, Kanto, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Fairbanks, AK, South Fairbanks, AK

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