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Rogers: Climate policy not realistic for UAF
FAIRBANKS — Hundreds of university chancellors and presidents have signed a pledge to steer their campuses toward a climate neutral policy on greenhouse gas emissions, but don’t expect the Unive...
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An old photograph of Judge Buell Nesbett, back center, along with John Dimond and Walter Hodge, and court clerk R. Bringdale. Retired state judge Niesje Steinkruger is researching the formation and first years of the Alaska Court System. Audio played pivotal role in creating Alaska court system
Prosecutor: “Gary, I’m going to hand you what’s marked as plaintiff I.D. #7 and ask you to take that and identify it if you will, please.” Witness: “Yes, that is the gun.” Prosecutor: “It is what ...
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Alyeska touts new seismic monitoring system for trans-Alaska oil pipeline
FAIRBANKS — It’s been a quiet year for the people watching for earthquakes along the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, and that’s the way they like it. But if the Big One arrives, officials at Alyeska ...
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Alaska Nanooks win overtime hockey comeback
SAULT STE . MARIE , Mich. — Junior defenseman Bryant Molle said he dreamed of scoring his first collegiate goal in an overtime period. The 10th-ranked Alaska Nanooks were happy that the dream ...
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Temperature goes south as clouds move out of the Interior
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FAIRBANKS – If you think it was cold in Fairbanks on Saturday, be thankful you weren’t in Bettles. The small Bush village 200 miles north of Fairbanks in the foothills of the Brooks Range recorded...
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Chinook brings 'drastic warming' today by dermotcole
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The National Weather Service has this warm news: Look for highs today in the hills of 10 above. The forecast  is for high temperatures above zero throughout the week. It is expected to be 5 to  15 above Monday. The warm air is flowing at a brisk pace from the south, h...
Murkowski blasts new rule on Native contracts by dermotcole
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A bill signed by President Obama three weeks ago includes a requirement that sole-source federal contracts can not be awarded for more than $20 million unless they are justified in writing and in public. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says this requirement has "destructive implications" for the syste...
Palin on O'Reilly's show by dermotcole
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Talk show host Bill O'Reilly says he thinks former Gov. Sarah Palin has "huge political ambitions." In his interview with Palin on "The O'Reilly Factor," he  asked about her experience and whether she thinks she is qualified to be president. Here is part of that exchange, as re...
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Sarah Dirkes with the Alaska Military Youth Academy honor guard holds the Alaska flag during the presentation of flags at a Veterans & Remembrance Day ceremony on Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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