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Fish board asks lawmakers to consider Bristol Bay protections
... are the Exxons of the mineral industry. They can take the maximum and leave the minimum." Rep. Bryce Edgman, D-Dillingham, said the large-scale mining permitting process in Alaska never contemplated having to decide whether one world-class resource ... Comment?
Study says AK obesity rate among worst in US
... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ... Comment?
Pebble mine fight moves to Fish Board
... Bay fish refuge is sponsored by five people who work for four Bristol Bay fishing businesses and the chief of the Dillingham-based Curyung Tribal Council. Van Vactor, one of the sponsors, pointed out that the Fisheries Board itself cannot create a ... Comment?
Study: Alaska's obesity rate among worst in US
... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ... Comment?
Study says Alaska's obesity rate among worst in U.S.
... rate of 27.1 percent puts the state just above the national average and ranks 22nd heaviest nationwide. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and Bethel ... Comment?
... says one of the skinniest places in the state is Anchorage, where "only" about one in four people are obese. The Dillingham Census area in Southwest Alaska is the heaviest region, with a nearly 37 percent obesity rate. The North Slope Borough and ... Comment?
Injured in a fall, 83-year-old nurse survives four-day ordeal
... a registered nurse, she came to Alaska in 1948 and served as a nurse to hospitals in Kodiak, Anchorage, Juneau, Dillingham, and Fairbanks. She was a community health aide in St. Marys for a brief time. She cared for children of the TB epidemic, ... Comment?
... more than 100 students will have attended the program. "It's a program I believe in," said program teacher Kristy Dillingham. "I believe in looking at the student as a whole person and finding out their interests, finding out their passions, and ... Comment?
Pebble Partnership weighs in on Bristol Bay land use plan
... Native corporations, tribal groups, local governments, interest groups and the public. A lawsuit filed in June in Dillingham Superior Court challenges whether the plan, as revised, is in compliance with state statutes. Barring a challenge before the ... Comment?
Mayors weigh in on statewide energy policy
... needs in rural areas are unique not only to Alaska but to the entire country," Energy Co-chair Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham said. "Rural leaders are leading the way to solving the energy crisis in their own communities. With some carefully measured ... Comment?
Jewelers join the fight against Pebble
... health of the region's salmon industry. Click to enlarge Ben Blakey, whose family owns and operates Snopac in Dillingham, is a salmon fisherman who grew up working in the Bristol Bay salmon industry. He splits his time between Seattle, Naknek and ... Comment?
... Committee is also working on an energy policy. Led by Reps. Cherisse Millet of Anchorage and Bryce Edgmon of Dillingham, the House panel has also traveled around the state to hear from Alaskans. A stakeholders' group is working on a draft policy ... Comment?
In like Lions: ACS beats Monroe
... Dyson said. "They know that's what's expected of them," she said. Grace hangs on Grace Christian held off a tough Dillingham squad, earning a 28-26, 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 15-9 win to claim third place for the second time in three years. Last year's ... Comment?
Photos: Volleyball State Tournament
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Anchorage Christian defeated Dillingham in the semifinals of the 3A state championship volleyball tournament on November 13, 2009. Comment?
... The win puts Monroe into today's championship match against defending champion Anchorage Christian, which swept Dillingham in Friday's other semifinal. "People who know me, they know about my heart," Lessley said. "And if I had any hair left, I ... Comment?
The vast distances it traveled in search of matches this season helped Dillingham rally for a four-set victory over Delta Junction in the opening round of the Class 3A state volleyball tournament Thursday at West High. Comment?
After hospital cuts, a new women's health center is born
Dillingham resident Joan Junge has delivered about 250 babies during her career as a nurse practitioner and midwife. Comment?
... energy stimulus funds to push the development of a geothermal power plant in Bristol Bay. Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham Fri, October 30, 2009 Venezuela's US Ambassador, Bernardo Alvarez, is in Alaska this week pledging to continue distributing ... Comment?
Naknek Electric Awarded Energy Grant
... energy stimulus funds to push the development of a geothermal power plant in Bristol Bay. Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here . You ... Comment?
Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2009
... to self-reporting done by stimulus money recipients. Naknek Electric Awarded Energy Grant Adam Kane, KDLG - " Dillingham The Naknek Electric Association was recently awarded the 4th largest grant in the nation from the latest round of federal energy ... Comment?