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Alaska regulators will take second look at Usibelli coal gas plan
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has agreed to reconsider its decision to grant an exploration license for coal-bed methane in a roughly 200,000-acre area near Healy. Alask...
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Vivian Stiver, Steve Thompson debate the issues with Republicans in Fairbanks District 10 primary
FAIRBANKS — Republicans Vivian Stiver and Steve Thompson competed for party support at a forum held at a GOP luncheon Friday. The contenders for the Republican nomination for House District 10...
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Anchorage Bucs baserunner Justin Hopper, right, successfully steals second base as Athletes In Action Fire shortstop Cody Terry mishandles the throw from home during Friday evening s, July 30, 2010, game at Growden Memorial Park. John Wagner/News-Miner Panners, Fire split ABL doubleheaders; Panners clinch No. 1 playoff spot
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Goldpanners clinched the No. 1 Alaska Baseball League seed next weeks National Baseball Congress World Series after splitting a doubleheader with the Mat-Su Miners Friday ...
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Fort Wainwright soldier pleads not guilty to child porn charges
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man pleaded not guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography in an arraignment in federal court Friday. Joseph Edward Brannock, 22, is in the process of being d...
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Wyatt Rifley, 9, transitions his skateboard half way up a quarterpipe adorned with eye-catching graffiti on Friday afternoon, July 30, 2010, at the Ringstad Skate Park. John Wagner/News-Miner
Wyatt Rifley, 9, transitions his skateboard half way up a quarterpipe adorned with eye-catching graffiti on Friday afternoon, July 30, 2010, at the Ringstad Skate Park. John Wagner/News-Miner
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North Pole faces GCI tax dilemma
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FAIRBANKS — GCI had to refund $42,615.62 to 2,375 customers in the North Pole area after the company learned it had been charging the North Pole city sales tax to residents outside city limits. No...
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Port authority purchase needs appraisal by dermotcole
Jul 28, 2010 | 8 8 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
In a letter to assembly members today, Fairbanksan Toby Osborn asks one of the most critical questions that should be addressed in detail by the borough before the port authority plan to purchase Fairbanks Natural Gas moves ahead. How was the purchase price of $55 million determined? ...
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Saturday is non-perishable entry day at the Tanana Valley State Fair. Kathy Dubbs, superintendent of the quilts at the fair, wants "to remind everyone to sew the hook side of Velcro on the top of their full-size quilts so they can be displayed to full advantage on the racks." ...
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Ghemm Co. is building  two commercial projects on the north side of the  Johansen Expressway. One is a new branch for the Spirit of Alaska Credit Union, set to open in 2011. It is across the street from McDonald's.  The other project, to the west of the Hampton Inn, is a new...
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