BRISTOL PALIN JOINS NATIONAL TEEN-PREGNANCY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN (USA Today): Unwed mother Bristol Palin is going to take part in a national campaign to help raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention, The Candie's Foundation announced on its Web site. She will participate in a town hall meeting Wednesday in New York.
FEDERAL STUDY OPENS AVENUES FOR MERCURY POLLUTION RESEARCH (Greenwire, NY Times): The U.S. Geological Survey has taken a big step toward answering long-standing questions about mercury in the oceans, with the release of a landmark study pointing to the role of human activities in releasing the contaminant and changing the makeup of the North Pacific.
MORE PHOTOS OF YUKON RIVER FLOODING (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner): The National Weather Service called the mess in Eagle and Eagle Village "one of the worst floods of record." ADN's The Village blog has flooding updates and links to more photos. APRN has audio reports on the Yukon and Kuskokwim flood threat this week. Upstream in Canada's Yukon territory, Dawson is assessing damage from flooding over the weekend, caused by an ice jam on the Klondike River, reports the Whitehorse Star.
ICE KEEPS BARROW WHALERS ASHORE (Alaska Public Radio Network): A wind shift has pushed pack ice against parts of the Arctic coast, keeping whalers in Barrow and other villages from reaching open water and beginning their annual bowhead whale hunt. Whalers in the Bering Sea have had better luck.
PALIN JOINS NATIONAL GOP COUNCIL - BUT HOW MUCH WILL SHE PARTICIPATE? (The Fix, Washington Post): Gov. Palin will be part of the National Council for a New America, an attempt by Republican leaders in Congress and potential 2012 presidential candidates to rebrand the struggling party. How much or how little she does for the organization will be telling. ALSO:
> Romney disses Palin over Time ‘most influential' choice (Boston Globe)
> Limbaugh says GOP leaders fear Palin (CNN)
> Video: Palin supporters hit back at Romney on YouTube (Politico)
> Why stick with the Republican Party? ("Talk of the Nation," NPR)
MORE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNALASKA POLICE BLOTTER ... (Unalaska Advertiser): "An anonymous caller reported a couple, who are not allowed to have contact with one another, driving around town together. Investigation revealed that one of the suspects was incarcerated in Anchorage, reducing the likelihood that he had been seen in Unalaska. Drunk Disturbance - Caller asked for officer assistance removing a naked, intoxicated, troublesome woman from his residence. Officers allowed the woman an opportunity to dress before providing her with transportation to her own home." ALSO:
> Fairbanks troopers arrest man celebrating birthday in birthday suit (Daily News-Miner)
OLD COLEMAN CAMPING GEAR GETS NEW LIFE (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner): A Fairbanks clinic, hosted annually since the late 1990s by a Coleman factory rep, offers owners of Coleman stoves, lanterns, heaters and other appliances a chance to get them fixed for cheap and maybe even learn what to do next time they have a problem. Includes photos
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