Alaska News

Psychologist to speak about hunting's image at University of Alaska Museum of the North
In the eyes of James Swan, the best thing that could happen to hunting in the United States would be for a movie to do for hunting what “A River Runs Through It” did for fly fishing.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner  –  7 hours, 37 minutes ago  –  comment?
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Anadarko Petroleum has high hopes for Gubik gas field
Proponents of an in-state natural gas bullet line have their eyes on Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and exploratory drilling in the far north.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner  –  7 hours, 38 minutes ago  –  comment?
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Legislators take aim at Interior Alaska gas bullet line
High energy costs, air quality concerns and ripe markets are rejuvenating local advocacy for an in-state natural gas line.
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State judicial council recommends not retaining Cummings
The Alaska Judicial Council says voters should check the “no” box when it comes to retaining District Court Judge Dennis Cummings, who is the subject of an ethics investigation and who received mediocre ratings from members of the Alaska Bar Association.
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McCain criticized for negative tone of campaign
Civil rights icon John Lewis says McCain is "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" in his attacks on Barack Obama.
KTUU.com  –  8 hours, 48 minutes ago  –  comment?
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World leaders scramble to solve economic crisis
European nations and the U.S. are getting behind a British plan to buy into troubled banks to guarantee their survival and hopefully open up the credit market.
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Brush fire near Los Angeles scorches 750 acres
Fueled by 20 mph winds, the fire has forced the evacuation of 1,200 people and destroyed two homes. An additional 400 houses are threatened.
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Recovery, ruin visible in Texas a month after Ike
Associated Press - October 13, 2008 2:33 AM ET GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - A month after Hurricane Ike, piles of Sheetrock, appliances, furniture and family mementos are dotting most streets around...
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Group issues report critical of Alaska National Guard
Veterans for America says troops have been deployed without proper programs in place to handle their return.
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New exhibit displays Alutiq carved masks
Six years in the planning, the Anchorage Museum gathered 34 wood masks collected by a Frenchman in the 19th century.
KTUU.com  –  8 hours, 54 minutes ago  –  comment?
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