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| If Young needs help, he turns to lobbyists Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:01:49 ADT Facing bad publicity and a dwindling campaign account, U.S. Rep. Don Young last year turned to the "AK Wolfpack," a group of more than 20 lobbyists, including former Young staffers and retired former congressmen, with close ties to the Alaska Republican. |
| 3 lodge workers die in car crash on Parks Highway Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:17:04 ADT Three workers at the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge died Friday night after a car wreck on the Parks Highway. |
| St. Paul is for the birders Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:16:13 ADT About 250 people -- more than half the island's population -- travel to St. Paul each year to get a look at some of the 284 species of birds, see the fur seals and learn more about its rich history. |
| More drivers park for the holiday Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:37:19 ADT As gas prices hit a new high Saturday, Americans were seen cutting back on travel over the holiday weekend. |
| Beleaguered fishermen seek tax relief Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:21:08 ADT Alaska fishermen are hoping to catch tax breaks on two fronts: high fuel costs and oil spill payouts, if any, from Exxon. |
| Pebble company has history of helping out its neighbors Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:21:06 ADT I had a chance to meet the director of Anglo American's corporate community development group recently, and I was frankly surprised to learn that one of the world's largest mining companies even does something like this. |
| A successful jump Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:38:44 ADT Denali Foldager jumped from junior champion to become the youngest woman since Palmers Dominique Colberg to finish in the top five. Denalis goal was to finish the 3.5-mile race in less than an hour. She finished in 1 hour, 1 minute and 26 seconds 1:28 faster than Colbergs time in 2003. |
| Bears among us: Too close for comfort? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:01:46 ADT Always there have been the bears in and around Anchorage. |
| Gaga for baseball Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:04:10 ADT A ponytail swished from the back of a baseball helmet; a pink-gloved hand swept away bangs from a girlish face after a dive back to first base on a pickoff attempt. |
| Mayor says Anchorage gets unfair break on royalty gas Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:08:03 ADT FAIRBANKS -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough could pursue legal action against the state for failing to solicit the best possible price for Cook Inlet royalty gas a situation that borough Mayor Jim Whitaker claims favors Anchorage-area residents and could even be unconstitutional. |
| Beetles with a painful bite swarm Fairbanks Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:11:39 ADT FAIRBANKS -- With their long antennae, stout mandibles and dark, black bodies, they resemble Darth Vader, and this summer they seem to be invading Alaska's second-largest city. |
| Alaska Ear Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:16:25 ADT A LITTLE OFF THE TOP ... Burt Wetzel, longtime clip artist at the barber shop in the Hotel Captain Cook, was lamenting that his historic record of cutting the hair of Alaska governors was doomed, given the gender of our current chief. |
| Greenpeace captain negligent, court says Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:16:44 ADT A Ketchikan jury correctly convicted a Greenpeace ship's captain of criminal negligence for sailing in Alaska waters without the proper oil spill response plan, the state appeals court has ruled. |
| Palin hires Channel 2 reporter Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:44:08 ADT JUNEAU -- A longtime Alaska journalist will become director of Gov. Sarah Palin's communications office. |
| Fairbanks police demotions spark lawsuit Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:41:26 ADT FAIRBANKS -- Two Fairbanks police officers who think they were demoted unfairly are suing the city of Fairbanks and the police chief. |
| Southeastern bridges to close off and on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:39:38 ADT JUNEAU -- State transportation officials say there will be intermittent closures of bridges in Haines and Skagway this week. |
| Corrections Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:16:17 ADT A story on Page D-5 in Saturday's Sports section incorrectly stated Kate Backstrum Jr. finished third in the junior girls Mount Marathon race. Her name is Kate Backstrum. |
| Community profile: Soldotna Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:16:54 ADT SOLDOTNA |
| Air Guard members on their way home Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:36:29 ADT More than 50 Alaska Air National Guard members will be returning home over the next few days from tours of duty in Afghanistan. |
| Body discovered after house burns Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:35:45 ADT FORT YUKON -- A man's body has been found in a house that burned in Fort Yukon. |
| Downtown divided into districts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:34:52 ADT ANCHORAGE -- Signs identifying four distinct downtown districts were put up recently. |
| Flares turn out to be false alarm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:33:41 ADT SEWARD -- Three red flares launched near Fox Island last week spurred a five-hour, $50,000 search, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. |
| Parade float contest winners Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:36:04 ADT |
| Gas line would require major road repairs Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:21:10 ADT A multibillion-dollar gas pipeline project from the North Slope could require a multibillion-dollar state investment in improving roads, bridges and other facilities. |
| Wire transfer service to warn against fraud Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:27:48 ADT MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. has entered into an "assurance of voluntary compliance" with Alaska and 43 other states over concerns about the use of the company's wire transfer services by scammers. |
| Bond buyers claim fraud Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:28:15 ADT State regulators are investigating whether some of the country's biggest financial managers have defrauded Alaska investors. |
| Pilots beat Bucs 8-1 for a sweep Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:26 ADT The red-hot Anchorage Glacier Pilots secured sole possession of first-place in the Alaska Baseball League by completing a sweep of the rival Bucs with an 8-1 win at Mulcahy Stadium on Saturday. |
| Locals jump in pool to play with big boys Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:03:58 ADT Pool can be a lot like golf in that, sure, you've made that easy shot a thousand times in the company of friends. But try to make that shot in a tournament, with money on the line, and it's dead quiet and a crowd is watching to see if you'll crack. |
| Wasilla player hones skills while catching scouts' eyes Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:04:12 ADT Wesley Smith knew staying in winter-dominant Alaska would make his dream of playing collegiate baseball difficult. |
| Ohio team unbeaten in Wasilla tourney Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:43 ADT An American Legion baseball team from Napoleon, Ohio, is cleaning up at the Todd Ryan Memorial Tournament in Wasilla. |
| Kids sprint in Seward Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:56:35 ADT More than 200 participants, ages 2 to 6 years old, turned out to run the annual Petro Marine Services' Mini Mount Marathon Race in Seward on Friday. The annual crowd-pleaser features a block-long sprint down a city street for kids who are too young to race in the junior events. |
| Novakovich narrowly wins Elmendorf Criterium Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:58:50 ADT Thanks to Independence Day, a small field showed for the Arctic Bicycle Club's Elmendorf Criterium, but there was plenty of fireworks as Matt Novakovich won the 50 minute crit in the final sprint as his tire crossed the line just inches ahead of Daniel Folmar, who had led most of the way. Tiffany Novakovich was the only expert woman but she held her own and finished with the expert men's pack. |
| In the area Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:24 ADT TODAY |
| This week in Mat-Su sports Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:04:15 ADT ALASKA BASEBALL LEAGUE |
| Pilots edge Bucs 8-7 in 12 inning opener Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:12:27 ADT After blowing an early five-run lead, the Glacier Pilots battled for a win over the Bucs in the first game of a doubleheader at Mulcahy Stadium that was slated to go seven innings. |
| Service 8, East 5 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:11:16 ADT Aaron Miller went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and Chase Van Allen smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh to help Service top East on Thursday at the Todd Ryan Tournament at Wasilla's McManus Field. |
| Flagstad wins men's Mount Marathon Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:15:31 ADT SEWARD -- Precisely one week before staging yet another stab at seizing victory at Mount Marathon, the race he covets most, three-time runner-up Trond Flagstad joined friends Barney Griffith and Harlow Robinson for one last time trial to gauge his fitness. |
| Young Seward runners sweep juniors races Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:59:35 ADT SEWARD — Coming off a ninth-place finish in last year’s junior division race at Mount Marathon, Austin Gillespie of Seward envisioned another top-10 finish Friday. |
| Cedar Bourgeois wins fifth title Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:30:12 ADT SEWARD -- Preparing for this year's Mount Marathon had a touch of mystery for Seward's experienced mountain-running queen, Cedar Bourgeois. |
| Art with a point Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:52 ADT When not working part time at a bookstore in Palmer, Annie Aube collects romance novels and embroiders in her living room. She wears jeans and secondhand clothes and lets her dense, ruddy hair drop to her waist in tight curls. |
| Actor goes from fish boots to footlights Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:27 ADT A word to the wise: Meet Danny Jones now. That way you'll be able to say you "knew him when." |
| First Friday spills into second Friday Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:33 ADT In the First Friday Rambles online last month (adn. com/artsnob), I lamented missing the opening of Peggie Hunnicutt's "Ring Around the Color" show at Doriola's. The coffee and lunch shop at 510 W. Tudor Road, which is regularly open from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, had closed by the time I got there on a Friday evening. |
| Roaring 80s, 90s are long overdue Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:05:20 ADT My dad never liked the heat. On humid days in upstate New York, he'd ride out hot spells by sitting in his underwear in front of an electric fan. |
| Airfares to most destinations going only one way -- up Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:07:19 ADT Last week, after examining fares between about 200 different cities, I've noticed a couple of trends. |
| Reading the North Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:29 ADT Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia |
| Orchids are tough plants; don't be afraid to repot Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:36:22 ADT Repotting an orchid shouldn't be the nightmare-inducing thought that it is to me. I have two orchids at home, both phalaenopsis that I know need to be repotted. They have beautiful spikes of flowers so I've been reluctant to disturb them. |
| For float-builder, it's all about expression Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:27:58 ADT Is a parade float on a flatbed truck art? Can it inspire reflection? Can it heal? |
| In brief: Matters of Faith Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:36:22 ADT CHRISTIAN PILOTS: Christian Pilots Association of Alaska will meet for a business meeting at 8 a.m. and general meeting from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today upstairs at Peggy's Restaurant, 1675 E. Fifth Ave. For details, call 337-4603 or see www.christianpilot.org. |
| Healthy diet helps fight rise in diabetes Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:53:00 EST The alarming news that nearly 24 million people in the U.S., particularly Native Americans and Alaska Natives, now have diabetes - an increase of more than 3 million people in two years - and that 57 million others have pre-diabetes, should prompt everyone to eat a healthy vegetarian diet. |
| Photos: Juneau celebrates Independence Day with fun festivities Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:49:00 EST Holiday best: Jayden Strigken, 6, and his sister, Kyliana, 5, ride the Alaska Native Veterans float during the Juneau Fourth of July parade. |
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