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Alaska leaders criticize call for base closings
FAIRBANKS - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement that the administration of President Obama will seek two new rounds of base closings drew quick reaction from Alaska’s congressional delega...
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Ice Alaska gets partial zoning victory
FAIRBANKS — Ice Alaska won a victory of sorts Thursday when the borough assembly voted to approve a rezoning request for a portion of the new ice park the organization hopes to open near University...
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Controversial Fairbanks subdivision road measure fails to pass
Updated 7 p.m. Jan. 27 The article below has been changed to clarify that the ordinance would have failed even if Assemblyman John Davies had not changed his vote to "no." FAIRBANKS — A cont...
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Rural Alaska school lawsuit settled
FAIRBANKS — An eight-year-old lawsuit alleging the state has not met its constitutional obligation to provide schooling in rural areas was settled in Juneau on Thursday. Under the settlement agre...
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A duck stretches its wings while swimming in the open water of the Chena River behind the Carlson Center Thursday afternoon, January 26, 2012. Eric Engman/News-Miner
A duck stretches its wings while swimming in the open water of the Chena River behind the Carlson Center Thursday afternoon, January 26, 2012. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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No records yet, but January has been cold in Fairbanks
by Tim Mowry/tmowry@newsminer.com
Jan 27, 2012 | 25 25 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
FAIRBANKS — No records have been broken and the temperature hasn’t hit 50 degrees below zero at Fairbanks International Airport — not yet at least — but this month will go down as one of the coldes...
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Happy 95th birthday to Fairbanksan Al Weber by dermotcole
Jan 25, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
 Al Weber, a resident of the Pioneers Home and a great guy, turns 95 Friday. His friends are planning a birthday party Sunday at the home in the library at 2 p.m. Shirley Liss, one of those frien...

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Former Interior Alaskan nabs Oscar nomination by FDNMfeatures
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 FAIRBANKS - Former Interior Alaskan Ben Grossmann was nominated for an Academy Award Tuesday morning. Grossmann and three others were nominated for best visual effects for their work on the Martin...

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First bills passed by House, Senate by FDNMstaff
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 — Posted by Matt Buxton, staff writer Both the Senate and the House passed their first bills of the 2012 legislative session Friday. A measure that would create an advisory board to ove...

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Local adventurer Plumb to give slide show at Goldstream Sports by TimMowry_FDNM
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 Fairbanks explorer/adventurer Ed Plumb will give a slide show at Goldstream Sports Thursday night highlighting some of the winter wilderness trips he’s done and how to make trips more comfortable b...

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial Editor’s note: This Feb. 15, 1962, editorial from the Daily News-Miner decried the loose dog problem in Fairbanks. News coverage that month also included a f...
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    West Valley forward Logan Henne tries to score on North Pole goalie Allan Heineken during the second period of their game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at the Patty Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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    No politicians or topic is off limits when it comes to the Capitol Steps, a comedy troupe founded in 1981 by former congressional staffers. Part of the Fairbanks Concert Associations 2011-12 season, the show starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. Photo courtesy of Fairbanks Concert Association
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    FAIRBANKS - Do you want to hear Obama sing a show tune? Hear Biden rock out to the Eagles? Watch Newt Gingrich tip-toe through a ballet? Thanks to the Capitol Steps, you can. All of the major pri...
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    Russian tanker delivers fuel to iced-in Alaska city
    Coast Guard safety observers work to disconnect fuel hoses from the tanker vessel Renda on Thursday Jan. 19, 2012. Approximately 1.3 million gallons of fuel were transferred to the isolated town over the last several days. On Thursday, the first-of-its-kind endeavor came to a successful close, to the relief of the residents of Nome, who are experiencing one of their coldest winters on record and had been counting on the diesel fuel and gasoline delivery to get them through the next few months. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler)
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