FUR TRAPPER TRACKS END OF SEASON (Miki Collins, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner): "As I followed the trail where it cut from a small slough into the willows, I noticed the softly rounded tracks of a lynx in the trail ahead of me. ... I had a trap just a couple hundred yards ahead, but typically in 50 feet this lynx drifted off into the willows. Replacing that track was the trail of a fox, which took its last step into my trap. The fully prime cross-phase fur would make a fine hat." ALSO:
> Book review: Reissued "Big Game In Alaska" an unpretty but accurate picture of Alaska's past (David James, News-Miner): "It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to write a critical history of hunting in Alaska. There's no shortage of conflicting interests ..."
PHOTOS: SHEEFISH SEASON BEGINS (Keeping It Real at 66 Degrees North): A Kotzebue blogger posts photos of a Friday quest for sheefish. Even little folks can haul up a 30-pounder.
LAWMAKERS, AIDES SHOOT THE BREEZE - AND GUNS (Juneau Empire): More than 60 people with ties to state government competed Saturday in the 11th annual Legislative Team Shoot, hosted by the Juneau Gun Club. It was the first time in about 20 years that Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, had fired a gun. With photo
BREWER LEADS WAY IN ‘GREENING' OF BEER (Juneau Empire): Alaskan Brewing Co. was ahead of the curve on greenhouse gas reduction when it installed a carbon dioxide reclamation system in 1998. Now the company is studying the feasibility of using the spent grains from the brewing process to fuel the plant's boiler system.
LIVE-BLOGGING: RURAL ALASKANS ON THE MOVE (Alaska Press Club): Reporters Ed Schoenfeld (Coast Alaska), Kyle Hopkins (ADN) and Lori Townsend (APRN) discussed the issue of rural-urban migration in a Journalism Week panel discussion over the weekend. Maia Nolan live-blogged the talk.
WOOD BOILER MOVEMENT COULD BE DAMPED BY POLLUTION REGULATIONS (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner): Sales of hydronic outdoor heaters - commonly referred to as outdoor wood boilers (many also can burn coal) - spiked last summer in the Interior after a dramatic rise in oil prices. Increased use also led to an increase in complaints from the neighbors of those with systems, which can emit thick plumes of soot, particularly if fuels are used improperly. Compounding the problem is Fairbanks' poor air quality.
PALIN LOYALISTS WORRY PR GAFFES HARM HER IMAGE (Politico): In an article relying almost solely on anonymous sources, D.C.-based Politico writes that Palin "loyalists" are worried her staff's "failure to execute basic political maneuvers too often entangles the governor in awkward and embarrassing situations that could have easily been avoided." ALSO:
> Journalist Van Susteren: "I have never given Palin advice" (Politico)
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