<![CDATA[Anchorage Daily News -- Alaska News]]> http://www.adn.com/189/index.xml Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK en-us Copyright 2012 Anchorage Daily News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:08 AKST online@adn.com (Online Staff) MI RSS Burninator 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 189 60 <![CDATA[Freezing rain makes roads treacherous in Anchorage, Valley]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308507/freezing-rain-makes-roads-treacherous.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308507/freezing-rain-makes-roads-treacherous.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:41 AKST Freezing rain vexed drivers in parts of Anchorage and Mat-Su late Wednesday and this morning, sending cars into ditches and road crews scrambling to chain up their own sanding trucks.

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]]> <![CDATA[Tuberculosis cases spike in Western Alaska villages]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308492/tuberculosis-cases-spike-in-western.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308492/tuberculosis-cases-spike-in-western.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:34:56 AKST Alaska state health officials say they are responding to an increase in cases of confirmed and suspected tuberculosis in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region.

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]]> <![CDATA[Education funding bill clears Senate hurdle]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308491/education-funding-bill-clears.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308491/education-funding-bill-clears.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:33:59 AKST A bill that guarantees three years of increased funding to Alaska school districts has been cleared for a floor vote in the Senate.

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]]> <![CDATA[House resolution aims anger at feds over old Arctic oil wells]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308388/house-resolution-aims-anger-at.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308388/house-resolution-aims-anger-at.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:54:47 AKST A state House resolution calls on the federal government to plug and reclaim scores of so-called legacy wells within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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]]> <![CDATA[2 Barrow children were left in room open to 30-below cold]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307366/barrow-children-left-in-room-open.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307366/barrow-children-left-in-room-open.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:52:51 AKST Police entering a Barrow apartment last week found a caregiver smelling of alcohol, two hypothermic and naked children, and a child's bedroom with the window open to the Arctic winter,

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]]> <![CDATA[Judge orders release of report on Stevens prosecutors]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306206/stevens-prosecution-report-must.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306206/stevens-prosecution-report-must.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:56:27 AKST A U.S. District court judge on Wednesday rejected an attempt by federal prosecutors to keep secret a report detailing their misconduct in the case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

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]]> <![CDATA[Feds announce $67 million in Alaska Native housing grants]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308463/feds-announce-67-million-in-alaska.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308463/feds-announce-67-million-in-alaska.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:45 AKST Federal officials say $67.4 million in Indian housing block grants have been awarded to 46 Native villages and tribes in Alaska.

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]]> <![CDATA[Man dies in snowmachine crash outside village]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308316/man-dies-in-snowmachine-crash.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/09/2308316/man-dies-in-snowmachine-crash.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:58:50 AKST A Holy Cross man has died in a snowmachine crash near the Western Alaska village.

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]]> <![CDATA[Alaska could see savings with pension deposit, analyst says]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306581/alaska-could-see-savings-with.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306581/alaska-could-see-savings-with.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:17 AKST The state could save $5.3 billion in payments to Alaska's troubled public employees' retirement system by putting $2 billion into a reserve fund now, a legislative fiscal analyst said Wednesday.

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]]> <![CDATA[Supreme Court hears Point Thomson case]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306936/point-thomson-lease-case-is-heard.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306936/point-thomson-lease-case-is-heard.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:18:27 AKST State attorneys argued before the Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday that a lower court judge incorrectly interpreted state law on how the Department of Natural Resources terminates undeveloped petroleum leases.

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]]> <![CDATA[Police report some progress in case of missing barista]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307318/police-report-some-progress-in.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307318/police-report-some-progress-in.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:00 AKST Anchorage police say detectives are making progress in the search for abducted 18-year-old Samantha Koenig but declined to discuss specific details from the case.

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]]> <![CDATA[Autopsy points to homicide in death of Anchorage woman]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307120/autopsy-points-to-homicide-in.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307120/autopsy-points-to-homicide-in.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:08 AKST Police say someone killed Judy Mulder, who was found dead Monday in a Midtown apartment, but detectives are not releasing her cause of death.

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]]> <![CDATA[Russian researchers bore into ancient Antarctic lake]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306546/russian-scientists-bore-into-ancient.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306546/russian-scientists-bore-into-ancient.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:56 AKST After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years -- a pristine…

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]]> <![CDATA[Sitka man dies in accidental shooting at gun range]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306370/sitka-man-dies-in-accidental-shooting.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306370/sitka-man-dies-in-accidental-shooting.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:52:05 AKST A 50-year-old Sitka man has died in an accidental shooting at a gun range.

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]]> <![CDATA[Borough plans to look at steps that could help cut air pollution]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307470/borough-plans-to-look-at-steps.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307470/borough-plans-to-look-at-steps.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:57:51 AKST The Fairbanks borough is again taking up the problem of air pollution.

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]]> <![CDATA[Man, woman admit to charges they didn't deposit rent checks]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307469/man-woman-admit-to-charges-they.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307469/man-woman-admit-to-charges-they.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:56:29 AKST A couple that managed Airport Mini Mall and Apartments in Juneau has admitted failing to deposit rent checks.

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]]> <![CDATA[Alaska Ship and Drydock could become part of Oregon company]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307468/alaska-ship-and-drydock-could.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2307468/alaska-ship-and-drydock-could.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:55:13 AKST An Oregon company will acquire Alaska Ship and Drydock.

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]]> <![CDATA[Former fisheries official gets prison for fishing violations]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304392/former-murkowski-aide-fuglvog.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304392/former-murkowski-aide-fuglvog.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:32:41 AKST A former aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski who worked as a commercial fisherman while sitting on the council that regulates fishing off Alaska's coast was sentenced Tuesday to five months…

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]]> <![CDATA[Death of woman, 67, found in apartment called homicide]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304639/death-of-woman-67-in-anchorage.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304639/death-of-woman-67-in-anchorage.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:44 AKST Anchorage police said in a written statement this evening that a 67-year-old woman found dead Monday died as a result of homicide. Police have not yet notified the woman's next…

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]]> <![CDATA[Audit takes new dig at Native corporation contracting benefit]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305098/audit-finds-lack-of-oversight.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305098/audit-finds-lack-of-oversight.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:09:07 AKST The debate over the sole-source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that finds lax…

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]]> <![CDATA[Trooper says attempted extortion case involved threats]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305214/trooper-says-attempted-extortion.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305214/trooper-says-attempted-extortion.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:43:02 AKST An Alaska man accused of attempted extortion told state troopers he would shut down government and commercial entities and teach "crackheads" to make devices that could be used against police,

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]]> <![CDATA[DNR claims mission statement isn't a philosophy change]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304987/new-resources-mission-statement.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304987/new-resources-mission-statement.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:23:57 AKST The commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources told lawmakers Tuesday that no philosophical change is intended in a proposed a new mission statement deleting the words "conserve" and…

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]]> <![CDATA[Lawmaker drops push for state firearm declaration]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306361/alaska-lawmaker-drops-push-for.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306361/alaska-lawmaker-drops-push-for.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:31:56 AKST Sen. Charlie Huggins, a Wasilla Republican who last year proposed making the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 .30-06 caliber rifle the official state firearm, has withdrawn the legislation.

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]]> <![CDATA[Fairbanks borough takes another look at limits on heating emissions]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306580/fairbanks-borough-takes-another.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/08/2306580/fairbanks-borough-takes-another.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:21 AKST The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is scheduled in two weeks to take up a proposal that would implement an emissions limit for burners as well as creating a system…

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]]> <![CDATA[Wasilla residents vote to recall City Councilman Menard]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304876/wasilla-councilman-faces-recall.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304876/wasilla-councilman-faces-recall.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:24:41 AKST Wasilla residents have voted to recall City Councilman Steve Menard after he trashed a motel room in Sitka last summer.

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]]> <![CDATA[Agencies pledge science-based policy in Arctic development]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304714/agencies-pledge-science-based.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304714/agencies-pledge-science-based.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:44:20 AKST The head of President Obama's working group on Alaska energy development says the federal government will bring a renewed effort to incorporating science in Arctic policy decisions.

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]]> <![CDATA[Redistricting board plans appeal of judge's decision]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304877/redistricting-board-to-appeal.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304877/redistricting-board-to-appeal.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:07 AKST The Alaska Redistricting Board on Tuesday decided on a partial appeal of a judge's decision that they redraw four House districts.

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]]> <![CDATA[BP reports strong profits, hikes dividend despite oil spill]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305400/bp-reports-strong-profits-hikes.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305400/bp-reports-strong-profits-hikes.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:54:08 AKST Less than two years ago, the British oil company BP was worried about its very survival as a seemingly unstoppable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatened to destroy…

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]]> <![CDATA[Roof snow load begins to worry Anchorage building owners]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305390/snow-load-beginning-to-worry-anchorage.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305390/snow-load-beginning-to-worry-anchorage.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:32:14 AKST Heavy snowfall in Anchorage has pushed two commercial buildings to the breaking point. But city officials say snow loads shouldn't be a problem for most roofs.

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]]> <![CDATA[Firearm accidentally discharges, kills Sitka man]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305434/firearm-accidentally-discharges.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2305434/firearm-accidentally-discharges.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:23:31 AKST A 50-year-old Sitka man has died in an accidental shooting.

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]]> <![CDATA[Rural Alaska air travel subsidies survive budget cuts]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303206/rural-alaska-air-travel-subsidies.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303206/rural-alaska-air-travel-subsidies.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:37 AKST Subsidies for rural Alaska air travel survived the cost cutting talk as Congress passed a four-year funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday after years of dispute.

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]]> <![CDATA[Group hopes to lure moose off Southcentral roads with food]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303260/alaska-group-will-lure-moose-off.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303260/alaska-group-will-lure-moose-off.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:36 AKST The Department of Fish and Game announced Monday that a permit has been issued to the Alaska Moose Federation allowing the advocacy group to take measures in Southcentral Alaska that…

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]]> <![CDATA[Mother, boyfriend charged in death of Barrow child]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303071/barrow-3-year-old-dies-of-injuries.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303071/barrow-3-year-old-dies-of-injuries.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:02:03 AKST The investigation of the beating death of a Barrow child and the battering of the child's baby sibling took another twist Monday when Anchorage police arrested the children's mother on…

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]]> <![CDATA[BP gives $1 million for UAA lab to study metals corrosion]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303584/bp-gives-1-million-for-uaa-lab.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303584/bp-gives-1-million-for-uaa-lab.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:44:25 AKST BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. announced Monday that it will donate $1 million to the University of Alaska Anchorage to help create a lab to study the effects of corrosion on…

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]]> <![CDATA[Alaska lawmaker proposes extended Thanksgiving holiday]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304771/alaska-lawmaker-proposes-extended.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/07/2304771/alaska-lawmaker-proposes-extended.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:41:15 AKST An Anchorage lawmaker is proposing a two-day Thanksgiving holiday as a way to conserve energy in state office buildings.

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]]> <![CDATA[Lawmakers get advice on coastal management initiative]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303158/lawmakers-get-advice-on-coastal.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303158/lawmakers-get-advice-on-coastal.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:43:27 AKST The Legislature's top attorney says he thinks lawmakers would have "a lot of latitude" in crafting a coastal management program to replace the one that lapsed last year. The question…

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]]> <![CDATA[Homer business's nets are quite a catch]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303679/homer-businesss-nets-quite-a-catch.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303679/homer-businesss-nets-quite-a-catch.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:34 AKST It's been 17 years since Matt Alward did his first for-hire work on nets. Today, Alward owns and operates Bulletproof Nets and, with the help of an eight-10 person crew,

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]]> <![CDATA[Bill introduced to require F-16 fighters to remain at Eielson]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303271/bill-introduced-to-require-f-16s.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2303271/bill-introduced-to-require-f-16s.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:09:12 AKST Alaska's two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would forbid the Air Force from transferring F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.

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]]> <![CDATA[Man threatened terrorism in extortion attempt, troopers say]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302691/man-accused-of-attempted-extortion.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302691/man-accused-of-attempted-extortion.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:20 AKST A 36-year-old North Pole man is accused of trying to extort $85,000 from the state of Alaska in exchange for not committing acts of terrorism against the University of Alaska,

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]]> <![CDATA[Shell still hopes to drill this summer in Arctic waters]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301816/shell-hopeful-for-arctic-drilling.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301816/shell-hopeful-for-arctic-drilling.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:56:32 AKST It's the billion-dollar question in Alaska for 2012: Will this be the year Shell Oil begins large-scale offshore exploratory drilling in Arctic waters? Two months into 2012, the oil giant…

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]]> <![CDATA[A colorful skiing party with a deeper purpose]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2302116/why-ski-ask-teen-stabbing-victim.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2302116/why-ski-ask-teen-stabbing-victim.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:35:05 AKST Past the clever costumes, the mothers and daughters skiing sweetly together and the temptation of a silent auction, the deeper reason for the Alaska Ski for Women unfolded in a…

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]]> <![CDATA[Anchorage landfill hazers battle eagles, ravens, gulls]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300539/landfill-hazers-in-constant-battle.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300539/landfill-hazers-in-constant-battle.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:43:48 AKST The bald eagle may be America's bird, but as the employees of Anchorage's Municipal Landfill know, it is also an incorrigible trash hound. Each winter, 200 to 300 eagles take…

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]]> <![CDATA[Icebreaker Healy returns to Seattle after 254 days at sea]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301785/icebreaker-healy-returns-to-seattle.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301785/icebreaker-healy-returns-to-seattle.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:02:27 AKST The Coast Guard cutter Healy is back in Seattle after a 254-day patrol that included clearing a path for a crucial fuel delivery to ice-bound Nome.

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]]> <![CDATA[2 men sentenced in Bethel beating death]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301819/2-men-sentenced-in-bethel-beating.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301819/2-men-sentenced-in-bethel-beating.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:37:19 AKST Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in the beating death of a Hooper Bay man in Bethel.

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]]> <![CDATA[Oil taxes to highlight busy week for Alaska lawmakers]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301790/oil-taxes-to-highlight-busy-week.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2301790/oil-taxes-to-highlight-busy-week.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:03:10 AKST Alaska lawmakers this week are expected to take up three of the biggest issues facing them this session, with all eyes on the Senate for perhaps the biggest issue of…

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]]> <![CDATA[37 nominated to attend US service academies next year]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2302129/37-nominated-to-attend-us-service.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/05/2302129/37-nominated-to-attend-us-service.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:31:27 AKST Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced that she has nominated 37 young Alaskans for appointment to the U.S. military service academies for the class of 2016.

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]]> <![CDATA[Kids' art celebrating Tongass on display in Ketchikan]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300899/kids-art-celebrating-tongass-on.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300899/kids-art-celebrating-tongass-on.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:03:44 AKST The Tongass Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service have joined forces to bring a new exhibit to Ketchikan. "A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest"

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]]> <![CDATA[House continues analysis of state operating budget]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302990/house-continues-analysis-of-state.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302990/house-continues-analysis-of-state.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:24:51 AKST House Majority Leader Alan Austerman says his Republican-led caucus has not set a goal for the overall size of the operating budget.

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]]> <![CDATA[Older bowlers still know how to roll]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300909/older-bowlers-still-know-how-to.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300909/older-bowlers-still-know-how-to.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:43 AKST Betty Osborn has been the secretary of the Golden Oldies senior bowling league for 20 years and the sport is a big part of her life, just as it is…

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]]> <![CDATA[Reward for abducted barista's return grows to $41,000]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300441/father-offers-reward-for-baristas.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300441/father-offers-reward-for-baristas.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:48 AKST A reward fund grew Sunday to more than $41,000 in the case of the missing barista, and Anchorage police say they are working hard to find the 18-year-old, whom they…

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]]> <![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300917/alaska-ear.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300917/alaska-ear.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:21:32 AKST Alaska politics and political hijinks…

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]]> <![CDATA[Barista's father to captors: Let her go]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302662/baristas-father-to-captors-let.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/06/2302662/baristas-father-to-captors-let.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:41:51 AKST The father of an 18-year-old girl who police say was abducted Wednesday is pleading for her safe return.

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]]> <![CDATA[Man charged with shooting rifle into neighbor's home]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300054/man-charged-with-shooting-rifle.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300054/man-charged-with-shooting-rifle.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:32:00 AKST A Brevig Mission man on Wednesday fired a rifle from inside his house into a neighbor's home, missing the people inside by inches, Alaska State Troopers said.

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]]> <![CDATA[BLM defends its work on NPR-A 'legacy wells']]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300910/blm-defends-its-work-on-npr-a.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300910/blm-defends-its-work-on-npr-a.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:27:41 AKST Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management say the agency is monitoring environmental risk from old wells on federal land on Alaska's North Slope, as well as updating plans…

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]]> <![CDATA[Alaska town waives Sunday alcohol ban for the big game]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300166/town-waives-sunday-alcohol-ban.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300166/town-waives-sunday-alcohol-ban.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:16:54 AKST More than 3,000 miles from the game action, the community of Dillingham recently decided to officially waive its Sunday ban on alcohol sales at bars and restaurants each Super Bowl…

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]]> <![CDATA[Fairbanks officials fear fighter squadron move's impact]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300079/fairbanks-officials-fear-base.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300079/fairbanks-officials-fear-base.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:40:56 AKST Fairbanks leaders fear a proposal to relocate Eielson Air Force Base's F-16 squadron to Anchorage will have a drastic economic impact on the Interior, and expect to see the local…

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]]> <![CDATA[Homesteader descendants sought for anniversary fete]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300873/homesteader-descendants-sought.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300873/homesteader-descendants-sought.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:32:26 AKST The National Park Service is looking for descendants of people who received land in Alaska through the Homestead Act of 1862.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wayward ribbon seal receives checkup, is found to be healthy]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300872/wayward-ribbon-seal-receives-checkup.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300872/wayward-ribbon-seal-receives-checkup.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:30:38 AKST An Arctic ribbon seal rarely seen in Puget Sound has had its southerly sojourn interrupted for a medical checkup that shows the male is in good health.

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]]> <![CDATA[5 former Anchorage mayors back gay rights initiative]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/03/2298868/4former-mayors.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/03/2298868/4former-mayors.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:46:28 AKST Five former Anchorage mayors on Friday endorsed an April ballot measure to extend legal protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents of the city.

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]]> <![CDATA[Building for libraries, archives and museum ready to start in July]]> http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300871/building-for-libraries-archives.html#storylink=rss http://www.adn.com/2012/02/04/2300871/building-for-libraries-archives.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:28:53 AKST The architect for the new state Library, Archives and Museum building says it'll be ready to build in July.

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