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Alaska Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Alaska.

Results 1 - 20 of 37,473 in Alaska

  1. Palin has mixed record as fiscal conservative Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Associated Press

    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative.

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    Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Ketchikan, AK, Wasilla, AK

  2. azdailysun.com NationalRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Arizona Daily Sun

    ... strike this deal. Your job is going be to be out there, reaching the people -- (the) hurting people -- throughout Alaska," she told students graduating from the church's Masters Commission program. "We can work together to make sure God's will be ...

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    Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

  3. Miners find encouraging prospects near LivengoodRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    ... Pontius said. About 25 people are on the site, down from a peak of 42 this summer. Most of the land is owned by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. The director of the trust's land office, Harry Noah, said a deposit on par with Fort Knox could ...

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    Related Topix: Livengood, AK, Fairbanks, AK

  4. Bristol Bay village project grows with competitionRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    ... families in exchange. Now the village's latest project, the Igiugig Village Greenhouse, has captured the attention of Alaska Native Federation Alaska Marketplace competition judges. AlexAnna Salmon, administrator for the village council, submitted ...

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    Related Topix: Igiugig, AK, Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK

  5. Police officer to run for Anchorage mayorRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    ... Friday, the day he retired after 22 years with the force. Honeman said he plans to file his intent to run with the Alaska Public Offices Commission on Monday. Mark Begich, the current mayor, is competing for U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' seat in the ...

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    Related Topix: Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK

  6. Housing summit planned in JuneauRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    The United Way of Southeast Alaska is co-host of the daylong event. Scott Ciambor with United Way said speakers will include Colleen Bickford of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mark Romick ...

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    Related Topix: Juneau, AK

  7. Re-elect Doll for educationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    Education is necessary for a strong economy, national and locally. We need more focus and support from our representatives on the issue of education.

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    Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Business News

  8. Palin protest at state CapitolRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    ... 200 people attended the hour-long event that featured a number of speakers who denounced Palin's record on abortion, Alaska Native issues, gay rights, the environment and other issues. "She's kinda cute, but she's no friend of wildlife," said former ...

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    Related Topix: Juneau, AK, US Governors, Sarah Palin

  9. EPA to blame for Kensington woesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Juneau Empire

    ... consultation meeting on Sept. 12 when a local official of the Environmental Protection Agency insisted that Coeur Alaska analyze yet another plan for tailings storage. I had thought everyone agreed that paste tailings was the way to go. Even the ...

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Business News

  10. Photo: Mental Illness Awareness WeekRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... reads an executive proclamation Friday in the state Capitol declaring Oct. 5-11 as Mental Illness Awareness Week in Alaska, to promote the health and recovery of all Alaskans experiencing mental illness. Members of different organizations stand in ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska Government

  11. Sports in JuneauRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... can be directed to JSC coaches at juneausk8@hotmail.com or 523-9115. * Ultimate Frisbee Players of Southeast Alaska - The Ultimate Frisbee Players of Southeast Alaska will hold league play will take place 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays at ...

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    Related Topix: Sports Etc.

  12. This Day in HistoryRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    * In 1903, the most precipitation ever recorded for Southeast Alaska in 24 hours was 15.2 inches in Angoon. * In 1939, the Presbyterian mission boat Princeton was wrecked in Lynn Canal, but no lives were lost. * In 1948, by a vote of nearly eight to ...

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    Related Topix: Angoon, AK, College, AK

  13. Halibut recipe declared a winner for Soldotna manRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... always looking for different ways to prepare fish," said Loren Hollers, who last weekend won the fourth annual Fish Alaska magazine Reader's Recipe Contest with his macadamia nut crusted halibut with mango and peach chipotle salsa. Hollers said he ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Recipes, Soldotna, AK, Fruits, Seafood, Anchorage, AK

  14. Soaring overhead: Southeast Alaska's sandhill cranesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Juneau Empire

    ... its neck straight, while a heron flies with its neck tucked in an S-curve. There are two populations of cranes in Alaska, the Pacific Flyway Population and the Mid-Continent Population. They nest in different areas, winter in different areas, and ...

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    Related Topix: Juneau, AK, Kodiak, AK, Gustavus, AK, Yakutat, AK, British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  15. Palin's approach to big oil: More mainstream than maverickRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Belleville News

    In November 2006, before Gov. Sarah Palin took office, a respected former Republican governor sounded the alarm against Alaska's powerful oil and gas industry.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Alaska Government, Oil & Gas, Exxon Mobil, Energy, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

  16. Sarah Palin VindicatedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... FAIR TREATMENT BY MEDIA Palin 38% Obama 60% Biden 60% McCain 60% BOOHOO... you can't take the heat ...go back to Alaska... apologist... Abuse of POWER doesn't sound vindcation to me...and Abuse or Power is EVERY PAPER Today... not Vindication slip ...

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    Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin

  17. Democracy's arctic edgeRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    Speaking as one who spent almost two years in Alaska, even though it was more than 50 years ago, even though I was only in the peacetime U.S. Army, even though I merely rose to the rank of private first class , ...

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    Related Topix: Snowshoeing, Winter Sports, Opinion, Business News

  18. Critics say 'First Dude' too involvedRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Chronicle Herald

    ... presence on the campaign trail has not gone unnoticed By SARA AYRES Cox News Service Sun. Oct 12 - 5:29 AM ANCHORAGE, Alaska Todd Palin is not just the quintessential Alaskan man. In many ways, he has also been the quintessential first spouse since ...

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    Related Topix: Snowmobiles, Winter Sports

  19. Todd Palin, a Fixture of Sarah Palin's AdministrationRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Northwest Herald

    Barely two weeks after Sarah Palin had been sworn in as Alaska's governor, in December 2006, then-Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan's executive secretary got a confusing phone call from Palin's office: ...

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    Related Topix: Snowmobiles, Winter Sports

  20. UAA can't catch up in 4-2 hockey lossRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

    ... for his four-assist weekend. UAA (1-1-0) gets a chance to respond in kind next weekend, when it plays in UAF's Brice Alaska Goal Rush, a four-team tournament at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The Seawolves, 6-2 winners over UConn on Friday, played ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Ice Skating