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  • Alaska town waives Sunday alcohol ban for Super Bowl
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Tammy Barnett and other Super Bowl fans in a small ... There are no roads out of the commercial fishing town, which sits at the edge of Bristol Bay about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. Without the waiver, Super Bowl fans would ...
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  • 2/4/2012 11:12:55 AM
  • Southcentral Alaska Ski Report (Feb. 3)
  • Southcentral Alaska has just seen a huge dump of fresh powder -- as much as 18 inches in Anchorage -- which has left ski areas in the region warmer than they were last week and delighted at the possibilities. Alyeska Resort said conditions were ...
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  • 2/3/2012 8:25:18 PM
  • Moose-vehicle collisions at ‘crisis’ level
  • An average winter sees Alaska State Troopers respond to about 270 moose-vehicle collisions, while so far this year at least 336 have been hit in the Valley, according to AMF and state Department of Fish and Game reports. That tally is most ...
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  • 2/3/2012 2:48:51 PM
  • Divided committee narrowly moves Alaska school choice bill
  • School choice, he said, is a worthwhile attempt that has drawn support from the Alaska Federation of Natives because they acknowledge the state’s current approach as broken. “This bill is destined to be controversial,” Dick, said.
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  • 2/3/2012 2:24:24 AM
  • Sport fishing guide convicted on 8 charges
  • PALMER — Sportfishing guide Ray Blodgett was convicted Wednesday in Palmer District Court of eight Class A misdemeanors as a sports fish guide ... who were fishing with salmon roe and using two hooks on each line. According to Alaska Wildlife ...
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  • 2/2/2012 11:39:45 PM
  • Getting WILD on JBER
  • A Project WILD - or Wildlife in Learning Design - course now offered through the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is available on JBER for anyone who wishes to attend. Educators, teachers and homeschoolers can earn a college credit through University of
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  • 2/2/2012 8:09:11 AM
  • Alaska Dems go against Supreme Court on spending
  • JUNEAU — Alaska Democratic lawmakers Wednesday proposed a move toward amending the U.S. Constitution to ban unlimited third-party spending in campaigns. The resolution is a direct response to the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows ...
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  • 2/2/2012 1:06:50 AM
  • Future may hold deeper halibut quota reductions
  • The total for Alaska waters is 25.51 million pounds, down 22 percent from 2011. The increase in area 2B was largely a result of the desires of the Canadian contingent on the Conference Board, an advisory body made up of various fishing groups and tribal ..
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  • 2/1/2012 7:23:15 PM
  • Congrats to Coal Point Trading
  • The EcoLogical Team, in conjunction with Homer Chamber of Commerce, would like to thank, and congratulate, the first recipient of the EcoLogical Team Award: Coal Point Trading Company. They have worked hard in becoming a business with sustainable and ...
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  • 2/1/2012 6:54:37 PM
  • Massive energy potential waits to be tapped in Alaska's waters
  • Waves and tidal currents off Alaska's coastline would generate more than 850 terawatt-hours of electrical energy annually if fully developed, according to two reports recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Much of that potential lies untapped
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  • 2/1/2012 6:54:37 PM
  • Homer Alaska - Schools
  • Alaska's Educational Resource Center's Career Connection program ... Drew Scalzi Memorial Maritime Scholarship supporting students of fishing families and/or students wishing to pursue a career in Alaka's maritime industry; Diane Wambach "Shoot for the ...
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  • 2/1/2012 6:54:37 PM
  • Big plans, small changes all part of what's on drawing board
  • Proposed projects range from an $85,000 restroom expansion at the Fish Dock to the big ... deep enough for large fishing boats and Coast Guard cutters like the Roanoke Island. The Corps of Engineers ranks Alaska projects on a national scale, Hawkins ...
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  • 2/1/2012 6:54:37 PM
  • Focus on Schools Part 2: Tech ed for 21st century workforce
  • West Homer is a good school to note as an example of success. Students there earned the second highest ranking in Standardize Based Test Scores of all schools in Alaska. They were No. 1 in the district. “How our technology relates to test scores is an ...
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  • 2/1/2012 11:45:07 AM
  • What is DNR’s mission?
  • Resources: Last week we held three separate overviews.  Monday we discussed invasive species in Alaska, marine and terrestrial as well as the action plans within the Department of Fish and Game and Natural Resources to deal with invasive species. 
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  • 2/1/2012 10:55:00 AM
  • Eventsa Calendar – Feb. 1
  • Are you thinking about fishing season yet? Need to bone up on the best lures ... Maria • 7-8 p.m. Chapman School, A. P., Gretchen Alaska Ocean Film Festival • 6 p.m. The 2012 Alaska Ocean Film Festival washes ashore at the Homer Theatre.
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  • 2/1/2012 10:33:32 AM
  • Smyth takes Tusty 200
  • If Big Lake musher Cim Smyth was an animal, he would undeniably be cheetah, as Jeff King found out the hard way after leading more than half the 2012 Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race only to be brought down like an antelope just miles from the finish line. “I .
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  • 2/1/2012 9:36:16 AM
  • Alaska Ocean Film Festival shows Thursday
  • Nine short films on ocean adventure, coastal cultures and marine science from Alaska and around the world show Thursday for the annual Alaska Ocean Film Festival. Films start at 6 p.m. at the Homer Theatre. The short documentaries explore adventures like .
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  • 1/31/2012 5:29:54 PM
  • Shovel-swinging sweetheart earns global attention
  • Before Dorothea Taylor, 86, thumped a moose with a grain shovel when it attacked her husband Jan. 20 she was largely unknown outside of Alaska. Now search online ... which put the fish processing plant underwater at high tide. He’d picked up the sign ...
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  • 1/30/2012 11:57:38 PM
  • Dam would place roadblock on Susitna economy
  • Some might think that a dynamite river with Alaska-caliber fish runs, together with a small, entrepreneurial town with a strong work ethic and economy, are worth sacrificing for an exorbitantly priced dam. Or, that the health of almost countless ...
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  • 1/30/2012 10:31:44 PM
  • Alaska Gov.Parnell overseas trip costs about $20K
  • JUNEAU, Alaska - Records show that Gov. Sean Parnell's first state-sponsored overseas trip cost about $20,800. Parnell was away for over two weeks last fall, visiting Israel and several European countries. Part of the cost, about $3,900, was paid by the ..
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  • 1/30/2012 5:02:27 PM
  • Renda and Healy Hit Open Waters After Alaska Fuel Delivery
  • The Renda and the Healy, a Russian tanker and a Coast Guard icebreaker, have finally reached open waters after completing a critical fuel delivery to Nome, according to Vitus Marine LLC. The vessels broke free of ice in the Bering Sea around 1 ...
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  • 1/30/2012 9:24:19 AM
  • Alaska statehood bell-ringer, beloved Juneau resident dies
  • His father, Dutch Derr, a renowned orator, worked at the Alaska Tourism Department before statehood and the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. His mother, Verna Derr, was a homemaker who at one time had a candy store in the historic Baranof Hotel.
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  • 1/30/2012 1:10:24 AM
  • Supports hunting for food
  • I beg to differ. It is a matter of record that when the Alaska chapter of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife had controversial proposals before the board, Rossi, who is connected to them, was the ADF&G representative who testified on their behalf ...
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  • 1/28/2012 11:17:03 PM
  • Borough takes in 10 very large dogs, fish and a hermit crab
  • PALMER - Ten very large dogs, five less enormous dogs, a hermit crab and a tropical fish, all apparently abandoned ... kennel - the owners got a kennel license last year. Alaska Public Radio Network reports the home was the subject of an ...
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  • 1/28/2012 10:55:35 PM
  • Alaska Moose Federation takes over Valley road kill recovery
  • An average winter sees about 270 moose-vehicle collisions in the Mat-Su Valley, said Tim Peltier, acting area game manager for the Palmer office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. As of Friday afternoon, there have been 315 such ...
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  • 1/28/2012 10:34:06 PM
  • Report: Alaska health care industry booming
  • The health care industry is booming in Alaska, and growth will continue. Health care providers pay a $1.53 billion annual statewide payroll with nearly $1 billion of that in the Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna regions of Southcentral Alaska.
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  • 1/28/2012 9:01:03 PM
  • Another frigid morning in Interior Alaska dense fog advisory issued
  • Wright Air Service and Era Aviation also cancelled all Interior Alaska flights until temperatures and visibility improves. Alaska Airlines did not cancel any flights but recommended people check their flight status online. Tanana and Bettles broke low ...
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  • 1/28/2012 10:09:38 AM
  • Halibut Catch Limits Slashed in Many Areas of Alaska
  • Story Created: Jan 27, 2012 at 7:48 PM AKST Story Updated: Jan 27, 2012 at 7:58 PM AKST The International Pacific Halibut Commission has agreed on reductions to catch limits in most of the halibut fishing areas in Alaska ... in less fish this season ...
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  • 1/27/2012 9:09:23 PM
  • Southcentral Alaska Ski Report (Jan. 27)
  • Southcentral Alaska continues to brave cold but clear conditions this week, as national media credit La Ninawith keeping that weather away from the Lower 48 -- and the region’s ski areas reap the rewards. Alyeska Resort said it had experienced ...
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  • 1/27/2012 8:04:58 PM
  • Commission cuts most allowable halibut catches in Alaska
  • KODIAK, Alaska - Parts of Alaska will see substantial cuts in the allowable halibut catch. KMXT reports (http://bit.ly/15KdoW) the International Pacific Halibut Commission released its catch limits Friday. Overall, it's down 18 percent from last year ...
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  • 1/27/2012 1:52:44 PM
  • Alaska DNR proposes changes to mission statement
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The commissioner of the state's Department of Natural Resources wants to change the agency's mission statement, and the proposed changed is not sitting well with at least one lawmaker and conservation groups who are worried about a pro
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  • 1/27/2012 1:38:25 PM
  • Alaska Permitting Backlog Reduced to 20 Percent
  • The Department of Natural Resources says it has reduced a backlog of permits by 20 percent in six months. Lawmakers last year provided money to eat into the backlog. On June 30, the backlog stood at 2,658 cases. It was at 2,095 on Dec. 30. The ...
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  • 1/27/2012 7:33:21 AM
  • Salmonflies, Alaska Haul Road at this week's fly fishers meeting
  • Alan Doty will present a slide show on his recent fishing trips to both the Deschutes River in Central Oregon and fishing along the Alaskan Haul Road. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in the Thunder Mountain High School library.
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  • 1/27/2012 12:59:38 AM
  • Beware of those elusive moose
  • It just might save your life! Howard Delo is a retired fisheries biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. You can leave him a message by emailing sports@frontiersman.com. Palmer junior Taylor Blake has been named the Mat-Su Valley ...
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  • 1/27/2012 12:45:19 AM
  • Palmer Museum stages art classes
  • "I wanted a fish stuffed and the wife didn't want a dead fish on the ... put on with grant funding from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. The museum offers the classes in the slower winter season when ...
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  • 1/26/2012 11:40:54 PM
  • Mat-Su Valley author debuts 1st novel
  • PALMER - When a Palmer native and former Frontiersman reporter decided to weave an Alaska fantasy story ... He is the area management biologist for the state Department of Fish and Game in Palmer. The Iveys have two daughters, Grace, 12 ...
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  • 1/26/2012 10:43:38 PM
  • Animals Found Abandoned in Mat-Su Valley
  • Ten mastiffs, a hermit crab, a fish and various other animals were removed from their home on Knik River Road after complaints about the abandoned dogs. Three animal care officials and a trooper took part in the seizure and say 15 dogs are being treated ..
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  • 1/26/2012 8:06:09 PM
  • Massive amount of snow is pushing moose out of the wilderness
  • “They come down here, to the low lands, where we've been nice enough to clear a bunch of trails, and they don't have to slug through the heavy snow,” said Fish and Game Assistant ... to be aware of that,” said Alaska Moose Federation Executive ...
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  • 1/25/2012 9:33:14 PM
  • Processors look to U.N. for sustainable certification
  • The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute noted that the cost of FAO certification will not be passed on to the processors. In an ASMI press statement, Commissioner Cora Campbell of the Alaska Department of Fish and ... over closing fishing areas in the ...
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  • 1/25/2012 6:48:36 PM
  • USGS uses airborne tool to map Alaska permafrost
  • ANCHORAGE — A tool used by mining companies to find mineral ores has been adapted to map frozen soils below the ground in Alaska and could be used to track the effects of global warming, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency announced ...
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  • 1/25/2012 6:48:36 PM
  • Snow Is Causing Moose Problems
  • “They come down here, to the low lands, where we've been nice enough to clear a bunch of trails, and they don't have to slug through the heavy snow,” said Fish and Game Assistant ... to be aware of that,” said Alaska Moose Federation Executive ...
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  • 1/25/2012 2:23:44 PM
  • Alaska Airlines Retiring Meal Tray Prayer Cards
  • Alaska Airlines is retiring prayer cards from its meal trays, after 30 years of giving passengers spiritual words to reflect on while they eat. Airline spokesperson Bobbie Egan says the decision was made after hearing from customers who ...
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  • 1/25/2012 1:12:09 PM
  • Alaska lawmakers seek inexpensive crime solutions
  • JUNEAU — Lawmakers, prosecutors and law enforcement officers from around the state gathered Tuesday for a two-day summit that aims to identify cost-effective ways to fight crime and improve public safety across Alaska. The Senate Judiciary ...
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  • 1/25/2012 12:29:12 PM
  • FYI – News briefs & announcements – Jan. 25
  • Results will be announced at the annual meeting in May. Free safety training for commercial fishermen Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a one day 10-hour fishing vessel safety and drill conductor course at 8 a.m. Feb. 2 at the Best ...
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  • 1/25/2012 10:56:09 AM
  • Letters – Jan. 25
  • Thank you also to BP Alaska for a very generous $10,000 equipment sponsorship ... We can applaud our local advisory Fish and Game Board for voting the proposal down, with good reasons that BOG chose to ignore. The proposed budget for this killing ...
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  • 1/25/2012 10:13:12 AM
  • Possible Fish Regulation Changes
  • “They're seeing lots of little fish that aren't big enough for harvest and ... commission will decide on whether to relax regulations for guided sports fishing in Southeast Alaska. According to Charter Operators, stricter limits have been hurting business.
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  • 1/24/2012 8:30:00 PM
  • International Pacific Halibut Commission Meets in Anchorage
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The International Pacific Halibut Commission is meeting this week in Anchorage. During its meeting it will announce quotas and bag limits for the upcoming fishing season ... be able to keep one fish -- but instead of ...
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  • 1/24/2012 3:57:59 PM
  • Moose kills 'well above average' on Alaska roads, railroad tracks
  • Anchorage-area wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Anchorage has received more than 90 inches of snow since October. While collisions with vehicles and trains account for a significant number of moose deaths, many die of ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/24/2012 11:54:36 AM
  • Would Keystone veto be good for Alaska?
  • This would be a great time to strengthen our relationship with our Arctic friends. I wonder if a Keystone pipeline blessed bye the State of Alaska, with a pipeline terminus in Haines and Skagway would stand a chance of avoiding President Obama's ink?
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  • 1/24/2012 9:52:55 AM
  • Harsh Alaska winter taking toll on moose
  • Moose Federation of Alaska executive director Gary Olson says winter kill is way above average. Moose kills on roadways in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough also are well above average. A biologist with the Department of Fish and Game in Palmer says numbers ..
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/24/2012 9:38:36 AM
  • Off the grid is living off the hook
  • In August 2003, my husband Pete and I moved from Butte, Mont., to a 2.5-acre parcel of land located off Buffalo Mine Road. There were four unfinished cabins and two additional outbuildings on the property, one of which was a combination outhouse ...
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  • 1/24/2012 5:20:54 AM
  • George Wesley West
  • Anchorage resident George Wesley West, 73, died Jan. 19, 2012, from complications from a heart condition at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage ... He especially loved to hunt and fish. He was a craftsman with woodworking and metal ...
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  • 1/23/2012 11:37:18 PM
  • Alaska Fuel Delivery Finished and Vessels Head Home
  • A Russian tanker that brought fuel to an iced-in Alaska town is heading back to open water - once it gets through miles of sea ice. Coast Guard spokesman Adam De Rocher says its icebreaker, Healy, and tanker Renda were about 100 miles south of ...
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  • 1/23/2012 1:50:19 PM
  • Kenai’s Chamber of Commerce, Visitors Bureau merging
  • The Kenai Visitors Bureau has filed paperwork with the state of Alaska to legally dissolve ... including subjects such as the commercial fishing industry, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, homesteaders and other regional issues. That wouldn’t change ...
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  • 1/22/2012 3:53:12 PM
  • O'Connor continues treatment at hospital
  • an actual solid meal of fish, potatoes and salad was actually eaten by the crazy Irish b**ch!!!!! 1st solid food in 3 weeks! "Knew would be on mend when could eat potatoes (sic). Yay! Thank u God. And hospital."
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  • 1/22/2012 1:37:11 PM
  • Most Alaska salmon packers leave program
  • That organization has been the MSC client since February 2010, after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game pulled out as the client for the Alaska. In an announcement Tuesday, AFDF Executive Director James Browning said his organization would ...
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  • 1/22/2012 8:36:32 AM
  • Alaska editorial: Want income tax?
  • If legislators do it right, Alaska’s massive natural resources will continue ... Others industries, such as fishing, mining and tourism, also are benefiting from oil flow, with no significant threats for increased taxes that might negatively ...
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  • 1/22/2012 3:57:22 AM
  • Peek at the Past
  • The bill would establish a board to oversee and fund space-related projects and is aimed at expanding the role of the existing University of Alaska research rocket-launching site at Poker Flats near Fairbanks. Subsistence fish and game use, another bundle
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  • 1/21/2012 11:03:53 PM
  • Sgt. Shane Louis Guszregan
  • He attended Palmer High School and Alaska Military Youth Corps Academy ... Shane was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hiking, shooting guns, boating, snowboarding and enjoying time with family and friends.
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  • 1/21/2012 10:56:43 PM
  • Senate Finance holds hearing on Commission on the Status of Women
  • “Their best bet in Alaska is to take up fishing, there is just a 2 percent pay differential if they get a boat and a commercial fishing license,” she said. “Would you advise these bright young women to stay in Alaska and earn less than their ...
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  • 1/21/2012 9:02:11 PM
  • Moose attack hospitalizes Willow man
  • Willow emergency services crews responded to the scene and called for a LifeMed helicopter to transport the injured man to Providence Alaska Medical Center. Taber said after George was loaded into the helicopter for transport, Willow medic Jo ...
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  • 1/20/2012 7:23:09 PM
  • Southcentral Alaska Ski Report (Jan. 20)
  • Southcentral Alaska has seen clear and cold conditions this week, which are producing higher visibility but lower temperatures and snowfall at the region’s ski areas. Alyeska Resort said it was looking forward to excellent night skiing after a ...
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  • 1/20/2012 6:40:12 PM
  • No radioactive threat expected from tsunami debris in Alaska
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Health and environmental officials say tsunami debris crossing the Pacific Ocean from Japan, including material affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, poses little danger to Alaska people or seafood. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake on ..
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  • 1/20/2012 6:04:25 PM
  • Harmful Japan Tsunami Debris Highly Unlikely in Alaska
  • Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Director Kristin Ryan said during the meeting that the state does not anticipate any harmful effects on fish or other wildlife. As for concerns about salmon reaching potentially radioactive waters ...
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  • 1/20/2012 1:46:43 PM
  • Romney presses Gingrich for details of ethics probe
  • NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mitt Romney is pressing Newt Gingrich for more details about his ethical problems as House speaker. At a campaign stop in Gilbert, S.C., Romney said Gingrich should release a more detailed account of the ethics investigation .
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  • 1/20/2012 12:13:40 PM
  • Romney says it's a neck-and-neck race
  • GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Mitt Romney says the South Carolina race is neck and neck between him and rival Newt Gingrich. The former Massachusetts governor's comment to reporters was an acknowledgment of what polls show: that Romney has slid in the past week ...
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  • 1/20/2012 9:57:39 AM
  • Alaska salmon packers leave program
  • That organization has been the MSC client since February 2010, after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game pulled out as the client for the Alaska. In an announcement Tuesday, AFDF Executive Director James Browning said his organization would continue to
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  • 1/20/2012 8:24:36 AM
  • Alaska Salmon Packers Leave Certification Program
  • A majority of salmon packers are leaving a certification program. KMXT radio reports (http://bit.ly/yJ8LvI) 75 percent of Alaska packers are withdrawing from the Marine Stewardship Council's fisheries certification program next fall, when the ...
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  • 1/20/2012 8:03:07 AM
  • Predators may block Alaska sea lion recovery
  • Federal managers seeking to protect sea lions have placed restrictions on commercial fishing in the Aleutians where possible competition for food has been an issue. That drew opposition and eventually a lawsuit from the state of Alaska and ...
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  • 1/20/2012 12:46:28 AM
  • Roll Call of Honor
  • The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman requests the community's assistance to update its list of people with local ties currently serving in the military. To add, subtract or update names and ranks in the Roll Call of Honor, contact Greg Johnson at greg ...
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  • 1/19/2012 10:37:37 PM
  • Family turns fishing into year-round fun
  • Since Jehnifer wrote about their experience building the shack for the 2011 October-November issue of Fish Alaska, they've received several requests for more information about how they built their own custom ice fishing shack. To that end ...
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  • 1/19/2012 10:23:18 PM
  • Snowy winter means more moose-human contact
  • Through Thursday, there have been 269 vehicle collisions with moose in the Valley, said Tim Peltier, acting area game manager for the Palmer office of Alaska Department of Fish And Game. Average for an entire winter season is about 270.
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  • 1/19/2012 10:08:59 PM
  • Predators may block Alaska Steller sea lion recovery
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A new study says Alaska's endangered Steller sea lions may have trouble recovering because killer whales and other predators such as sharks are taking a toll on juvenile animals that never make it to breeding age. The study by ...
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  • 1/19/2012 3:06:39 PM
  • Former 'Deadliest Catch' skipper gets jail in fatal Alaska crash
  • KENAI, Alaska - An Alaska fishing captain who led a crew on the program that spawned the cable TV show "Deadliest Catch" will serve five years in prison for a fatal crash. The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/y4gXvG ) 60-year-old Clarence "Ole ...
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  • 1/19/2012 2:45:10 PM
  • Michelle Obama plans health event in Des Moines
  • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say first lady Michelle Obama will open a three-day tour focusing on youth fitness with an event in Des Moines, Iowa, next month. The Feb. 9 event in Iowa marks the second anniversary of her Let's Move initiative, which ..
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  • 1/19/2012 12:36:19 PM
  • Former TV Skipper Sentenced in Fatal Alaska Crash
  • An Alaska fishing captain who led a crew on the program that spawned the cable TV show "Deadliest Catch" will serve five years in prison for a fatal crash. The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/y4gXvG) 60-year-old Clarence "Ole" Helgevold ...
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  • 1/19/2012 11:46:13 AM
  • State-of-the-art fish hatchery almost complete
  • FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A state-of-the-art fish hatchery in Fairbanks is almost complete. The Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery has been three years in the making. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/xvDpDl ) reports that the Alaska Department ..
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  • 1/19/2012 6:52:43 AM
  • My turn: Hydraulic fracturing in Alaska
  • Earthquakes are not uncommon after fracking occurs and this has the potential to impact Alaska’s oil pipeline. Fish and wildlife kills have also been documented and are suspected to be due to large volumes of fracking fluids (wastewater ...
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/18/2012 11:43:14 PM
  • State of Alaska Set to Begin Aerial Wolf Control on Kenai Peninsula
  • The State of Alaska's Department of Fish and Game will begin shooting wolves for the first time on the Kenai Peninsula, in order to boost moose populations for hunters. It's part of an intensive management plan for moose that was passed by the ...
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  • 1/18/2012 6:42:35 PM
  • Aerial wolf killing set for March
  • Proposals 35 and 36, which pertain to Game Management Units 15A and 15C, outlined the intensive management plans that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will use in controlling wolf populations in hopes of increasing the amount of moose in the areas.
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  • 1/18/2012 11:40:14 AM
  • Letters – Jan. 18
  • During the Govs. Palin/Parnell era, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has, with its abundance based ideology (i.e. game ranching), become a socialistic entitlement agency that wants to put a moose/caribou in every hunters’ freezer – regardless of ...
  • Homer Tribune
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  • 1/18/2012 11:04:27 AM
  • Alaska Game Board delays considering more bear snaring
  • The Alaska Department of Fish and Game proposed expanding west to an area between Aniak and Stony River. Wolf control has been conducted in the game unit since 2004 to aid the moose population, and wolf numbers have been reduced by at least 60 percent sinc
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  • 1/17/2012 10:32:50 PM
  • Alaska governor seeks 'meaningful tax reform' to boost oil production
  • “While a lot more work remains, Alaska is closer to the day when our gas can move from the ground to Alaskans and markets beyond.” Parnell also addressed controlling the state’s budget, developing other resources such as fish, timber and rare earth ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/17/2012 3:59:07 PM
  • Alaska Board of Game Delays Considering More Bear Snaring
  • It has been allowed for grizzly bears in a smaller portion of the same area. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game proposed expansion to Unit 19A, including Aniak, Upper Kalskag and Lower Kalskag on the west and Lime Village and Stony River to the east.
  • KTUU
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  • 1/17/2012 3:01:52 PM
  • Alaska lawmakers weigh how much to save, spend in future
  • At least two bills pending before the Legislature — the 2012 session opens Tuesday — would put billions of dollars into the Alaska Permanent Fund, which is far more difficult for lawmakers to get access to than other state savings accounts.
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/17/2012 1:11:30 AM
  • Alaska ferry Taku sidelined for repairs
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Marine Highway System says sailings on the state ferry Taku have been canceled because of a mechanical issue. The Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/AEutbY ) says all Taku sailings scheduled for Sunday and Monday were canceled.
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/16/2012 11:06:49 AM
  • KRC to observe Alaska Civil Rights Day
  • In observance of Alaska Civil Rights Day, all locations of Kenai Peninsula College will be closed today. Campuses and extension sites will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, the first day of classes for the upcoming spring semester.
  • Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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  • 1/16/2012 10:02:24 AM
  • State of Alaska in need of more Village Public Safety Officers
  • VPSOs work with Alaska State Troopers, but they wear brown uniforms instead of blue and only occasionally the troopers’ characteristic Stetson hat. Professionally, they wear four hats: peace officer, fire chief, wilderness search and rescue leader and medi
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/15/2012 7:21:56 PM
  • Fairbanks, Interior Alaska shiver under frigid temperatures
  • Every time I get a chance I go some place cold.” On Saturday, it was 37 below when Soule and Mike Taras, an education specialist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, headed outside to look for animal tracks at Creamer’s Field. Both were dressed ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/15/2012 10:03:35 AM
  • Harsh cold hits Fairbanks, Interior Alaska
  • Every time I get a chance I go some place cold.” On Saturday, it was 37 below when Soule and Mike Taras, an education specialist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, headed outside to look for animal tracks at Creamer’s Field. Both were dressed ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/15/2012 1:28:11 AM
  • Dennis “Denny” Lloyd Hebdon
  • His ashes will be scattered at his favorite hunting area. Denny enjoyed the Alaskan outdoors: hunting, fishing, barbecuing with friends, cooking, gardening and reading. He was a construction guru, jack-of-all-trades and master of many.
  • Frontiersman
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  • 1/15/2012 12:45:14 AM
  • Southcentral Alaska Ski Report (Jan. 13)
  • Southcentral Alaska snowfall is producing deep powder across the region, which makes the drive to nearby ski areas more difficult -- but the skiing when people get there that much more worth it. Alyeska Resort reported clear conditions and good ...
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  • 1/13/2012 6:34:12 PM
  • Cluster of Alaska legislative bills includes one aimed at Pebble Mine
  • JUNEAU, Alaska - State lawmakers filed a flurry of bills Friday ahead ... Bryce Edgmon, relating to loans for the purchase of commercial fishing entry permits; and providing for an effective date. - HB 262, Rep. Sharon Cissna, relating to the offense ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/13/2012 10:48:54 AM
  • More bills filed ahead of Alaska legislative session
  • JUNEAU, Alaska - State lawmakers filed a flurry of bills Friday ahead ... Bryce Edgmon, relating to loans for the purchase of commercial fishing entry permits; and providing for an effective date. - HB 262, Rep. Sharon Cissna, relating to the offense ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/13/2012 10:20:16 AM
  • On the Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline
  • I had the pleasure of attending a meeting sponsored by the Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline group. Not many people attended but was very informative. One question in my mind is why has it taken 30-plus years to get natural gas to Fairbanks and ...
  • Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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  • 1/13/2012 9:51:38 AM
  • Alaska wildlife official resigns after accusations of hunt violations
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska officials say a top state Fish and Game official has been charged with a dozen criminal hunting violations and has quit his job. State troopers say the charges against Corey Rossi were filed by the state Department of Law and ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/12/2012 11:00:14 PM
  • Around the Valley
  • The Young Writers Venue Development Committee was funded by the Alaska Association of School Boards and the Initiative for Community Involvement to develop different venues for young writers to perform poetry and spoken word projects.
  • Frontiersman
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  • 1/12/2012 10:31:36 PM
  • Alaska wildlife official steps down, is accuse of hunt violations
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska officials say a top state Fish and Game official has been charged with a dozen criminal hunting violations and has quit his job. State troopers say the charges against Corey Rossi were filed by the state Department of Law and ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/12/2012 10:17:17 PM
  • Thoughts for the BOG
  • If you can, stop in and listen. You might be surprised at what you hear and what you learn. Howard Delo is a retired fisheries biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. You can leave him a message by emailing sports@frontiersman.com.
  • Frontiersman
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  • 1/12/2012 10:10:08 PM
  • Crews frazzled keeping up with above-average snowfall
  • "It's definitely above normal if you look at the whole pattern for Southcentral Alaska," he said. "In Anchorage at our (office) here, we've received 81.4 inches and normal is 42. We've got a fish hatchery (at Prince William Sound) that reports snowfall to
  • Frontiersman
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  • 1/12/2012 10:10:08 PM
  • Ex-governor, biologists, oppose Alaska bear snares
  • None are current Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists. Conservation organizations have lobbied in the past against the state's predator control, which has killed hundreds of wolves and scores of bears to boost moose and caribou populations.
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/12/2012 4:55:10 PM
  • Reserve space now for Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit
  • This year’s summit will take advantage of the Juneau location by introducing participants to the legislative process, discussing issues and concerns of Alaska’s emerging fishermen with members of the legislative Fish Caucus. The group also ...
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/12/2012 3:57:54 PM
  • Another big storm hits Alaska as weary residents dig out
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Weary Alaskans woke up to another big dump of snow ... meteorologist Shaun Baines said. The picturesque fishing community has had so much snow, National Guard troops helping clear roads are running out of shovels.
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/12/2012 11:54:31 AM
  • More snow falls on inundated Alaska
  • 2012 photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, guard members help dig out the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska. Dozens of National Guard troops are helping Cordova recover from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in ...
  • KTUU
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  • 1/12/2012 11:25:53 AM
  • O'Donnell defends fishing trip
  • Rosie O'Donnell has defended her decision to take her family fishing after a photo of the star with a dead hammerhead shark sparked outrage among several fans. A picture showing the funnywoman and her kids posing with the creature on a fishing boat off the
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  • 1/12/2012 4:59:20 AM
  • Dutch Harbor Seabirds, Eagles Hit Hard by Severe Weather
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dutch Harbor residents have been feeling the ... While federal law prohibits handling seabirds or bald eagles, Callahan says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tends to acknolwedge people working to rescue seabirds as ...
  • KTUU
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  • 1/11/2012 5:39:18 PM
  • Wildlfe videos: A bear's perspective
  • Ever seen a bear munch on a beaver? Ever seen it so close bear slobber drips on your camera? Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game Division of Wildlife Conservation has made videos like this and more available to watch online. ADF&G wildlife ...
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/11/2012 5:10:40 PM
  • USS Anchorage to be commissioned in Alaska
  • ANCHORAGE The USS Anchorage will be commissioned in Alaska's largest city. Alaska's congressional delegation announced Monday that the Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship will be commissioned in its namesake city next September or Octob
  • Homer News
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  • 1/11/2012 5:10:40 PM
  • Snow-weary Alaska town orders shovels from Canada
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When you're trying to clear nearly 15 feet of snow, a regular shovel just isn't going to cut it. As residents in the fishing town of Cordova and 57 Alaska National Guard members tried to dig out, they learned that they didn't have the .
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/11/2012 3:51:55 PM
  • Seaton discusses Alaska’s potential “800-mile licorice stick”
  • A better solution needs to be sought that would add to the long-term flow of the Trans Alaska Pipeline by minimizing risks for ... HB 59: Commercial Fishing Loan Act: this would make loans available to commercial fishermen under the Commercial Fishing ...
  • Homer Tribune
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  • 1/11/2012 1:00:08 PM
  • Grizzly video shows Alaska from bear perspective
  • The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has posted a 13-minute compilation of 10-second clips taken by prototype video camera mounted on a collar placed on a wild bear in the Copper River Basin. It was one of four cameras put on bears in May and retrieved i
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/11/2012 11:27:04 AM
  • Letters – Jan. 11
  • Shortly thereafter, an additional $180,000 was directed to the effort through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ... received to represent commercial fishing, pilots, shipping and ports, salvors, oil producers, Alaska Natives, environmental managers
  • Homer Tribune
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  • 1/11/2012 10:36:58 AM
  • Fey abandons diet after allergic reaction
  • So I tried it. "You start with, like, a shot of... wheat grass or aloe, which tastes like liquid Band-Aids or, like, fish tank water. And then you have more juice and more juice and then later at night you get a vegan meal - it's a treat. And it had a ...
  • Webcenter 11
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  • 1/11/2012 10:29:48 AM
  • Seaton discusses Alaska’s 800-mile licorice stick
  • A better solution needs to be sought that would add to the long-term flow of the Trans Alaska Pipeline by minimizing risks for ... HB 59: Commercial Fishing Loan Act: this would make loans available to commercial fishermen under the Commercial Fishing ...
  • Homer Tribune
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  • 1/11/2012 9:46:51 AM
  • Anti-stroke Diet
  • One way of eating that might protect you from strokes is the DASH diet. This emphasizes fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, and fish. Another eating style that may stop a stroke from striking you is the Mediterranean diet.
  • KTVA
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  • 1/11/2012 4:53:22 AM
  • Alaska town seeks shovels; braces for latest storm
  • ANCHORAGE — An Alaska community blitzed by nearly 15 feet of snow braced ... the road access out of the community. In Cordova, a fishing community famed for wild Copper River salmon, snow piled up to 6 feet high on roofs.
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/11/2012 12:21:21 AM
  • Alaska town buried in snow faces shovel shortage as new blizzard approaches
  • ANCHORAGE, Alask - An Alaska community blitzed by nearly 15 feet of snow braced ... the road access out of the community. In Cordova, a fishing community famed for wild Copper River salmon, snow piled up to 6 feet high on roofs. Accumulations on roofs ...
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/10/2012 2:48:41 PM
  • Alaska town buried in snow faces shovel shortage as blizzard approaches
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska fishing community inundated by snow is getting help from the National Guard and now is asking for help from shovel manufacturers. A spokesman for the city of Cordova says the community is looking for sturdy snow shovels and ..
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/10/2012 10:59:37 AM
  • 2 other Alaska villages running out of fuel
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As the world watches a Russian tanker crawl toward ... "My husband and I are using our fish rack woods to heat up our home because it's so cold to go out and get wood." The village store manager said she expected fresh fuel to arrive ..
  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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  • 1/10/2012 10:52:28 AM
  • Schools closed Tuesday due to snow blizzard
  • All schools are closed from Anchor Point south to Homer on Tuesday due to a blizzard that dumped several inches of snow. The National Weather Service had called a blizzard watch through 9 a.m., and was expecting to update the watch after that time. In the
  • Homer Tribune
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  • 1/10/2012 8:50:46 AM
  • Alaska towns deal with cruel grip of winter
  • Another is iced in. This year’s winter is being meaner than usual for at least two Alaska communities. Now, residents are looking for outside help. Dozens of National Guard members are helping the fishing town of Cordova dig out from mountains ...
  • Juneau Empire
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  • 1/10/2012 1:41:16 AM
  • Clint Chil Coleman
  • Clint's greatest love was hunting and fishing. He would spend the entire hunting season ... at those you don't know and be nice to each other. Cremation Society of Alaska cared for the family.
  • Frontiersman
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  • 1/10/2012 12:01:04 AM

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