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Rift continues within Alaska Republican Party
FAIRBANKS — Outgoing Alaska Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich told Fairbanks Republicans at a weekly luncheon Friday to “go fishing” instead of returning to the party’s reconvened state conv...
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Alaska state GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich defends redistricting map
FAIRBANKS — With less than a week for candidates to file to run for state office, Republican state Chairman Randy Ruedrich defended the contested redistricting map in a meeting with Fairbanks Repub...
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The Chena River is nearly bank full Saturday at the Rosehip Campground in Chena River State Recreation Area after record rainfall Friday. The river is expected to continue rising through the weekend. Julie Stricker/News-Miner
Interior Alaska rivers rise rapidly after record rainfall
FAIRBANKS - Boaters in Interior Alaska are being warned to be alert after record rainfall and melting snow sent rivers surging Friday. Water is rising rapidly in the Chena, Salcha and Goodpaster ...
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Fairbanks man arrested after shooting at Alaska State Troopers near UAF
FAIRBANKS — A 75-year-old man and his neighbors had several confrontations in the year before a bloodless shooting match between the man and Alaska State Troopers Thursday night. Stanley Pieniazek...
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Rain drops cling to the blossoms of a Mayday tree Friday afternoon, May 25, 2012, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The National Weather Service is forecasting scattered showers in the area through Saturday night and a chance of showers on into next week. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Rain drops cling to the blossoms of a Mayday tree Friday afternoon, May 25, 2012, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The National Weather Service is forecasting scattered showers in the area through Saturday night and a chance of showers on into next week. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Report: Possible tainted spinach could be in Alaska stores
by Dorothy Chomicz / dchomicz@newsminer.com
May 25, 2012 | 4 4 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FAIRBANKS — Fred Meyer stores in Alaska may have sold organic baby spinach contaminated with salmonella and the company is asking consumers to check the product carefully. The Alaska Department of...
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Does Tesoro use West Coast benchmark to set its Alaska gasoline prices? by dermotcole
May 26, 2012 | 11 11 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
 My column today is about gasoline prices in Alaska, but I'm afraid I have more questions than answers. The situation is this: Gasoline prices have fallen sharply in most of the Lower 48, but not o...

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Ned Rozell A Top 20 list with Ned Rozell by FDNMfeatures
May 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
 Think you know a lot about Alaska? Chances are, longtime science writer Ned Rozell may be able to surprise you with some little-known facts about the Great Land. Rozell will launch the University ...

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Redistricting board submits map to feds by FDNMstaff
May 25, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
 The Alaska Redistricting Board just announced that it has submitted its latest election district plan to the U.S. Department of Justice, as required of some states under the federal Voting Rights ...

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Photo by Tony Roof Don Kiely floats down the river during the 2009 Chena River cleanup.
A cleaner Chena: Dedicated boaters volunteer annually to clean up waterways
FAIRBANKS - If you’ve lived in Fairbanks for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the mess that is revealed every spring when the snow melts and a winter’s worth of litter is exposed. ...
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     It’s shaping up to be a bad year on Mount McKinley. A 36-year-old Finnish mountaineer died from injuries incurred in a fall while descending North America’s highest peak on Wednesday afternoon,...

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