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Sven Haltman doesn’t rest, wins Yukon Quest 300
CIRCLE — Sven Haltman can finally sleep. If he wants to. The Energizer Bunny of a man won the Yukon Quest 300 at 7:42 p.m. Monday with an ever-pushing, dozing-be-darned style. The 32-year-old Fa...
CIRCLE — Sven Haltman can finally sleep. If he wants to. The Energizer Bunny of a man won the Yukon Quest 300 at 7:42 p.m. Monday with an ever-pushing, dozing-be-darned style. The 32-year-old Fa...
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Steer, Mackey set speed records to Slaven's RoadhouseCIRCLE — Just after midnight Monday morning, Lance Mackey walked over to Hugh Neff in the Circle checkpoint dog yard and told him who was the champion. “Saints won,” he said. As for who will win...
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Birch Creek cabin is annual oasis for exhausted Yukon Quest mushersCENTRAL — His main reason for moving to Alaska was “to get the hell out of civilization,” but Carl Cochrane is anything but reclusive. Cochrane’s doors have always been open to visitors, and the...
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Plea deal reached in OxyContin possession case
A North Pole man who pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a prescription drug told a judge Monday he was lucky authorities caught him when they did. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Josh D....
A North Pole man who pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a prescription drug told a judge Monday he was lucky authorities caught him when they did. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Josh D....
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Fairbanks woman charged with attempted murder in neighbor's stabbing
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks woman accused of stabbing her neighbor in the arm last month has been indicted for attempted murder. Jennifer E. Loving, 31, has been in jail since Jan. 28 when she alle...
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks woman accused of stabbing her neighbor in the arm last month has been indicted for attempted murder. Jennifer E. Loving, 31, has been in jail since Jan. 28 when she alle...
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Ballot initiative plan gets mixed reviews
FAIRBANKS — A plan to expose contributors to state initiative efforts at the signature-gathering stage received a mixed reception Monday. The bill, from Rep. Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan, would m...
FAIRBANKS — A plan to expose contributors to state initiative efforts at the signature-gathering stage received a mixed reception Monday. The bill, from Rep. Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan, would m...
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Polaris developer outlines plans to Fairbanks City CouncilFAIRBANKS — Anchorage developer Marc Marlow updated Fairbanks City Council members of his plans to redevelop the Polaris building, an empty downtown hotel, at a work session preceding Monday’s r...
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Fairbanks North Star Borough is recruiting summer employees
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough is recruiting summer employees for seven positions, including laborers, park ranger aides and Pioneer Park train engineer. Job descriptions are avail...
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough is recruiting summer employees for seven positions, including laborers, park ranger aides and Pioneer Park train engineer. Job descriptions are avail...
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Short online survey helps UAF Extension
FAIRBANKS — A small online survey will help the UAF Cooperative Extension Service narrow its field of focus. Both users and non-users of Extension are invited to take the survey that will ask ...
FAIRBANKS — A small online survey will help the UAF Cooperative Extension Service narrow its field of focus. Both users and non-users of Extension are invited to take the survey that will ask ...
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Sports
Cizmowski sparks Tri-Valley to small schools hockey tournament
FAIRBANKS — Led by Greatland Conference Most Valuable Player Kaz Cizmowski, the Tri-Valley Viking Warriors advanced to the small schools state hockey tournament with a 9-0 win against the Su-Val...
FAIRBANKS — Led by Greatland Conference Most Valuable Player Kaz Cizmowski, the Tri-Valley Viking Warriors advanced to the small schools state hockey tournament with a 9-0 win against the Su-Val...
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Tri-Valley boys, Seldovia girls garner Nenana Invitational crowns
FAIRBANKS — The Tri-Valley boys and Seldovia girls came away with the Nenana Invitational Tournament high school basketball championship trophies on Saturday night. Tri-Valley pulled ahead in th...
FAIRBANKS — The Tri-Valley boys and Seldovia girls came away with the Nenana Invitational Tournament high school basketball championship trophies on Saturday night. Tri-Valley pulled ahead in th...
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Fairbanks Ice Dogs end Texas trip with loss
FAIRBANKS — James Saintey put the Fairbanks Ice Dogs ahead 2-1 in the second period with his second goal of Saturday night’s North American Hockey League game against the Texas Tornado. Unfortu...
FAIRBANKS — James Saintey put the Fairbanks Ice Dogs ahead 2-1 in the second period with his second goal of Saturday night’s North American Hockey League game against the Texas Tornado. Unfortu...
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Alaska hockey drives Michigan State to a shootout but can't seal the dealFAIRBANKS — A 1-1 overtime tie and ensuing shootout loss on Saturday night against the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans gave the Alaska Nanooks only one point in the Central Collegiate Hockey...
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No. 5 Besh Cup race is snowy fun for cross-country skiers
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Nanooks senior Julia Pierson and Team FAST’s Tyson Flaharty led a field of Alaska’s elite skiers Saturday for the fifth Besh Cup race of the season at the Birch Hill Recreatio...
FAIRBANKS — Alaska Nanooks senior Julia Pierson and Team FAST’s Tyson Flaharty led a field of Alaska’s elite skiers Saturday for the fifth Besh Cup race of the season at the Birch Hill Recreatio...
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Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team can’t muster offense against UAAFAIRBANKS — The Alaska Nanooks on Saturday gave up the fewest points they have all season. However, that meant little because they also scored an all-time low when playing arch-rival Alaska Anch...
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Alaska Nanooks women’s hoops team loses to Montana State on last-second shot
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Nanooks came within a second of pulling off their first win of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball season on Saturday night in Billings, Mont. Monta...
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Nanooks came within a second of pulling off their first win of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball season on Saturday night in Billings, Mont. Monta...
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Lathrop upsets West Valley in conference hockey finalFAIRBANKS — The Lathrop Malemutes had scored only two goals combined in a pair of losses to crosstown rival West Valley during the Railbelt Hockey Conference regular season. The defending state...
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Fairbanks Arctic Bears end season with win
FAIRBANKS — The Arctic Bears of Fairbanks concluded the girls high school hockey season on a winning note Saturday afternoon, defeating the Mat-Su Ravens, 4-1. The Mat-Su Ravens won the first tw...
FAIRBANKS — The Arctic Bears of Fairbanks concluded the girls high school hockey season on a winning note Saturday afternoon, defeating the Mat-Su Ravens, 4-1. The Mat-Su Ravens won the first tw...
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Features
Free to reimburse: FAA grants exemption again, but permanent policy needed
Editorial Imagine you’re the organizer of a bicycle race to Anchorage that has a few remote checkpoints on the road system. You need to get a few volunteers and some equipment to these checkpoin...
Editorial Imagine you’re the organizer of a bicycle race to Anchorage that has a few remote checkpoints on the road system. You need to get a few volunteers and some equipment to these checkpoin...
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NPRA nonsense: Permit decision harms nation’s energy needs
News-Miner editorial U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s reaction Friday to a federal agency’s rejection of a plan by ConocoPhillips to build a bridge to access a portion of the National Petroleum Reserv...
News-Miner editorial U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s reaction Friday to a federal agency’s rejection of a plan by ConocoPhillips to build a bridge to access a portion of the National Petroleum Reserv...
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Censorship slapped: Supreme Court corrected unwise congressional foray
Editorial In 2002, Congress established a blackout period on certain broadcast ads produced by non-campaign groups, including corporations and unions. Any ads from non-campaign groups that menti...
Editorial In 2002, Congress established a blackout period on certain broadcast ads produced by non-campaign groups, including corporations and unions. Any ads from non-campaign groups that menti...
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Add districts: More legislators would reduce strange election boundaries
News-Miner Editorial Alaska will always have trouble creating cohesive legislative districts, given the state’s lightly populated expanses. However, a Southeast legislator has an idea that would...
News-Miner Editorial Alaska will always have trouble creating cohesive legislative districts, given the state’s lightly populated expanses. However, a Southeast legislator has an idea that would...
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Into the woods: Yukon Quest mushers deserve a big turnout from Fairbanks
News-Miner editorial The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race begins Saturday on the Chena River downtown, and the mushers deserve a great sendoff from the people of Fairbanks. They’ll head i...
News-Miner editorial The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race begins Saturday on the Chena River downtown, and the mushers deserve a great sendoff from the people of Fairbanks. They’ll head i...
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Pebble expands: Bigger deposit, bigger target
News-Miner Editorial The ever-expanding size of the Pebble mineral deposit is both good news and bad. It becomes not only more economic to develop but also a bigger target for critics. The mine’...
News-Miner Editorial The ever-expanding size of the Pebble mineral deposit is both good news and bad. It becomes not only more economic to develop but also a bigger target for critics. The mine’...
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Clear vision
Competition between University of Alaska campuses for state construction money is nothing new or surprising, but legislators this year have something new and surprising to consider: The unanimous ...
Competition between University of Alaska campuses for state construction money is nothing new or surprising, but legislators this year have something new and surprising to consider: The unanimous ...
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Art survives: Demographics and economy don’t defeat local scene
News-Miner editorial Fairbanks has an abundance of both artists and art connoisseurs, so it’s not surprising that, despite a difficult economy, these producers and consumers are finding ways to ...
News-Miner editorial Fairbanks has an abundance of both artists and art connoisseurs, so it’s not surprising that, despite a difficult economy, these producers and consumers are finding ways to ...
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Morris Thompson: Native leader’s bridge-building must be remembered
News-Miner editorial The passage of time doesn’t always heal. But the steady turning of the calendar can lead us, after a while, to look back more with fondness than pain on the people who have ...
News-Miner editorial The passage of time doesn’t always heal. But the steady turning of the calendar can lead us, after a while, to look back more with fondness than pain on the people who have ...
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Free to reimburse: FAA grants exemption again, but permanent policy needed
Editorial Imagine you’re the organizer of a bicycle race to Anchorage that has a few remote checkpoints on the road system. You need to get a few volunteers and some equipment to these checkpoin...
Editorial Imagine you’re the organizer of a bicycle race to Anchorage that has a few remote checkpoints on the road system. You need to get a few volunteers and some equipment to these checkpoin...
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Letters to the Editor
Warming facts
Letter to the editor Feb. 7, 2010 To the editor: Nice warm weather we’re having these days. And, personally, I’m all for it. I’ve been in Alaska almost 50 years, and I’m tired of the cold weathe...
Letter to the editor Feb. 7, 2010 To the editor: Nice warm weather we’re having these days. And, personally, I’m all for it. I’ve been in Alaska almost 50 years, and I’m tired of the cold weathe...
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Both hands
Letter to the editor Feb. 7, 2010 To the editor: When I took my road test, I was penalized points because my hand was resting on the shifter and both hands were not on the wheel. Hands-free cell...
Letter to the editor Feb. 7, 2010 To the editor: When I took my road test, I was penalized points because my hand was resting on the shifter and both hands were not on the wheel. Hands-free cell...
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Veterans forms
Feb. 5, 2010 To the editor: I posted this in the comment section online but thought I had better have it printed. In reference to Mr. Solomon’s letter to the editor of Feb. 2, “Respect,” veterans ...
Feb. 5, 2010 To the editor: I posted this in the comment section online but thought I had better have it printed. In reference to Mr. Solomon’s letter to the editor of Feb. 2, “Respect,” veterans ...
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Moon experiments
Letter to the editor Feb. 6, 2010 To the editor: The moon was bombed on Oct. 9, 2010, in hopes of creating a six-mile high plume of debris to be viewed with telescopes in hopes of finding moistu...
Letter to the editor Feb. 6, 2010 To the editor: The moon was bombed on Oct. 9, 2010, in hopes of creating a six-mile high plume of debris to be viewed with telescopes in hopes of finding moistu...
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