SLIDE SHOW: MARINE CPL. GREGORY M.W. FLEURY FUNERAL SERVICE
A funeral service for Marine Cpl. Gregory M. W. Fleury was held on Friday afternoon, at First Baptist Church in Anchorage. Fleury, a 23-year-old Service High School graduate, died while serving in the Afghanistan province of Helman when two helicopters collided on October 26. Click the photos for more from the service.
Anchorage Marine dies in Afghan helicopter crash (Oct. 26, 2009) | Fallen Soldier profile
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President Obama's first visit to Alaska, originally scheduled for Veterans Day, has been postponed a day, the White House said today.
A doctor and nurse flown by helicopter to one of the state's most hard-to-reach villages gave swine flu shots until 2 a.m. Friday as health officials scrambled to inoculate an entire Alaska community for the first time since the flu scare started.
Alaska State Troopers say a trooper shot and wounded a man in a vehicle that tried to elude authorities.
The state's deal with TransCanada and Exxon may not produce a gas pipeline, but it's a bold attempt to break a 30-year deadlock on the project.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY
The problem with making just a couple of blunders against a dynamic, nationally ranked hockey team is that it's usually the equivalent of dragging a skate blade across your throat.
The director of Anchorage Opera's twin bill of "I Pagliacci" and "Sister Angelica" is also the director of a hit musical that's been filling houses in New York for the past two years. When's the last time that kind of heavy-hitter did a show in this town?
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Economist: Alaska purchase hasn't paid off for US
The U.S. paid Russia $7.2 million in gold for Alaska in 1867 -- less than 2 cents an acre. Screamin' deal, right? Wrong, says a University of Iowa economist who suggests the high-maintenance territory should have been dumped on Canada.
Location: Studio, 11/01/2009 Valley Of Peace..11x14 Oil on Canvas Currently on display at Trailmaker Gallery in Anchorage
Location: Anch, 11/02/09 Cleaning windows at the NAM building near Fireweed theater.
The original hit puzzle from Tim Parker set the standard for all online crosswords that followed.
What is Sudoku? It's a global sensation! Sudoku is a number-placement puzzle that is mentally challenging, easy to learn and highly addictive.
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