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Alaska Sen. Begich: More information is coming on Eielson Air Force Base
FAIRBANKS — Sen. Mark Begich said he expects to receive more detailed information next week about Department of Defense plans to relocate an F-16 squadron from Eielson Air Force Base. The update c...
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Republicans file for North Pole House district
FAIRBANKS — The race for the Republican nomination for the North Pole House district, a spot that all but guarantees a win in the overwhelmingly Republican-voting district, is shaping up to be an i...
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Fairbanks OKs grant money for teen shelter
FAIRBANKS — An amendment to the language of a grant agreement will allow a local organization to continue with plans to use the money to open an emergency shelter for homeless teens. After months ...
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Little refuge for victims of sexual assault in rural Alaska
EMMONAK, Alaska - There are no roads that lead to this tiny fishing village 500 miles west of Anchorage, no doctor and a single state trooper, who is also responsible for patrolling a dozen other f...
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Tyson Barden makes a cast while fly fishing in Ballaine Lake Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2012. "They were okay," Barden said of the size of the rainbow trout he was catching and releasing, adding that he fishes the lake a few times a year earlier in the season while waiting for the grayling to reach the Upper Chena River where he usually goes fishing. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Tyson Barden makes a cast while fly fishing in Ballaine Lake Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2012. "They were okay," Barden said of the size of the rainbow trout he was catching and releasing, adding that he fishes the lake a few times a year earlier in the season while waiting for the grayling to reach the Upper Chena River where he usually goes fishing. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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Fairbanks school board accepts teacher contract
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May 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
FAIRBANKS — As Superintendent Pete Lewis helped introduce the matter of ratifying the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District teacher contract at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, he allud...
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 The construction crews working to  replace the water lines under Illinois Street inched toward the western wall of the Immaculate Conception Church today, a delicate undertaking because the church ...

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Laura Gibson KSUA plans summer concert series by FDNMfeatures
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 KSUA-91.5 FM, the student-operated radio station that serves the University of Alaska Fairbanks and surrounding area, has teamed up with the UAF Concert Board to bring an eclectic mix of live music...

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President of Fairbanks Republican Women resigns to run for North Pole’s House seat by FDNMstaff
May 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 —Posted by Matt Buxton, staff writer The race for the Republican nomination for the North Pole House district, a spot that all but guarantees a win in the overwhelmingly Republican-voting di...

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The trip up the Alaska Highway was miserable, with days of rain of snow. Giles was happy to reach the border with Alaska, despite the snowfall. Courtesy Giles Cooper “I am here! Not the port of entry I expected, but I am in Alaska, all the same.” —excerpt from Giles Cooper blog  
Australian stops in Fairbanks during ‘Elsie from bottom to top’ dream tour
FAIRBANKS - Wednesday’s sunshine was a welcome sight for Giles Cooper as he sat in his silver Lotus Elise convertible watching the sandhill cranes at Creamer’s Field. “It’s been nothing but clouds...
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