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Lack of information hinders state analysis of oil industry operations in Alaska by dermotcole
Feb 08, 2012 | 2 
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There are lessons to be learned in the presentations that attorneys Robin Brena and Craig Richards have been giving this week to the Senate Resources Committee in Juneau. One of the most important, perhaps the most important, is contained on the 98th slide of their 101-slide summary. It's about ... | 9 |
GAO report calls for more oversight of Native contracting preferences by dermotcole
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 | 2 |
Another report by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that Alaska Native corporations participating in the 8(a) contracting program need more oversight and monitoring. The report says: It has been more than 20 years since Congress began granting tribal firms s... | 2 |
Man Shoots Bear In Denali National Park by kcapps
May 29, 2010 | 1 | 17 |
It was bound to happen. But nobody expected it to happen so soon in the season. A new law allows visitors to Denali National Park to carry personal weapons during their visits. On Friday night, a visitor hiking up Tattler Creek felt threatened by a bear, took out his .44 or .45 caliber handg... | 17 |
Rafters Stumble Upon Theft Of Their Own Raft by kcapps
May 23, 2010 | 2 | 17 |
Healy residents Mark and Karen Martin nearly lost their 16-foot raft to thieves this weekend after floating a popular stretch of the Nenana River, near Slime Creek. The couple rowed their raft on the short and flat section for an afternoon outing, launching at the Cantwell Bridge and taking ou... | 17 | 
Christmas ales? Winter warmers? All make great gifts and warming times by glennburnsilver
Jan 11, 2010 | 0 | 15 |
Christmas is a fine time to give beer to friends, families and occasional enemies. The hard part is deciding what to give. There are plenty of gift packs out there, such as the one from Flying Dog Brewery, that offer a variety of selections, and these work in a pinch. Personally, I prefer ... | 15 |
SIlver Gulch taps new Winter Warmer by glennburnsilver
Oct 23, 2009 | 0 | 21 |
Winter is slowly making its way into the Interior, but Silver Gulch is ready with a new seasonal, the Osculum Infame or The KIss of Shame, a Belgian Godlen Winter Warmer. Warm is the right phrase for this beer. At 10.5% ABV, the beer immediately warms the belly, but dosn't burn on the way down... | 21 |
Loomis' start by James_Brooks_FDNM
May 17, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
Today's Looking Back can be found here . Today, Loomis Armored is one of the world's largest armored car companies. But what you might not know is that company got its start here in the far north. The following article from the May 14, 2000 edition of the Heartland magazine explains: Leg... | 10 |
New Coke by James_Brooks_FDNM
May 15, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
Today's Looking Back can be found here . From the May 9, 1985 News-Miner: Coke pops open new formula ATLANTA (AP)—Coca-Cola Co. officials returned Wednesday to the area where the first Coke was sold exactly 99 years ago for a home-town introduction of the new formula they hope will k... | 9 |