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In this July 16, 2009 photo, Iditarod veteran Raymie Redington gives Georgia resident Renee Southerland a sled dog ride at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry) Love for sport, not money, drives Alaska mushers
WASILLA , Alaska – No matter how famous the last name, the economics of dog sledding is never in the musher’s favor. The Redingtons are Iditarod royalty. Raymie Redington began mushin...
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Alaska's unemployment rate hits 8.5 percent
JUNEAU , Alaska – Alaska’s unemployment rate hit 8.5 percent in January. That’s an improvement from December when unemployment stood at 8.8 percent, but the state labor departme...
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Parnell to attend cruise trade show
KETCHIKAN , Alaska – A spokeswoman for Gov. Sean Parnell confirms he will attend a cruise ship trade show in Miami next week. Parnell will attend Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami. ParnellR...
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Juneau vies for Google's high-speed Internet
JUNEAU , Alaska – Juneau has applied to become a test city for Google’s experimental, ultra-fast broadband network. Google has set a March 26 deadline for city governments to express ...
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Alaska cheese makers seek exemptions to regulations
Updated 7:18 p.m. 3/8/10 JUNEAU , Alaska – Alaska’s small dairy producers are seeking exemptions in proposed regulations that appear to be geared for the industrial scale. The Legis...
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Calista renegotiates Donlin gold mine lease
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Developers of the proposed Donlin Creek gold mine in southwest Alaska have renegotiated a lease with the Calista Native corporation. The Anchorage Daily News reports Ca...
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The West entrance of the store is shown Friday afternoon, March 5, 2010 as Fred Meyer West continues to plan a two-phase expansion starting this spring that includes bigger and better entryways and adding 18,000 square feet where the existing outdoor garden area is located, at right. / Eric Engman/News-Miner Fred Meyer in West Fairbanks slated for major expansion
FAIRBANKS — Fred Meyer is planning a major overhaul of its West Fairbanks store, an effort that will add more than 18,000 square feet to the building in the next two years. The retailer plans to...
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It’s time to prepare for a new season
FAIRBANKS – As I sit in my office basking in the warm daylight streaming through my windows, I am reminded that we are finally crawling out of winter and leaping into a new spring. As I tu...
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Financial fitness workshop planned
FAIRBANKS – Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services is offering a free financial fitness workshop March 13. The class will teach people how to develop a good budget, start saving money, ge...
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Begich accepting intern applications
FAIRBANKS – U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is accepting applications for summer internships in his Washington D.C. and Alaska offices. There are seven internships available — four in Washington D.C...
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Osterby gets clerk designation
FAIRBANKS – Fairbanks Deputy City Clerk Deborah D. Osterby has earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk. The designation, awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Cle...
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A.D. May joins natural medicine clinic
FAIRBANKS – A.D. May, a naturopathic doctor with more than 10 years of experience in pain management, weight loss and rehabilitation techniques, has recently joined the Alaska Center for N...
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Akutan says goodbye, Grumman Goose; hello, airport to nowhere
JUNEAU , Alaska – Alaska’s small communities cannot escape the “nowhere” moniker. Construction is expected to begin this year on a $76 million airport and hovercraft for A...
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Plans call for back-to-back open seasons for Alaska gas lines
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Back-to-back open seasons are expected for competing natural gas pipelines in Alaska. Denali project hopes to begin courting potential gas shippers and securing commitm...
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Providence hospital in Anchorage plans $150 million expansion project
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Providence Alaska Medical Center is planning a $150 million expansion. Remodeling some existing space at the Anchorage hospital and erecting a new building will add mat...
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