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Modern-day moose are widening their turf. Experts say they're now thriving in a new landscape. Habitat changes - spurred by increasing human influences - have allowed them to break out of isolated strongholds in recent decades. (The Associated Press)
A magazine says the safest approach to snow and ice is don't drive on it at all. But if you must, the magazine has a list of what it sees as the best vehicles. (businessweek.com)
Alaska is judged one of the hot spots for "propheads," those who revere the radial piston-driven planes that dominated the skies during the golden age of flight. (theglobeandmail.com)
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Check out photos of a bull moose tipsy on fermented crab apples and tangled in Christmas lights.
The ability of salmon to migrate incredible distances can complicate management tactics, but a new University of Washington effort to gather genetic information aims to help unravel the mystery of ocean migration. (physorg.com)
Some captivating aerial views of Kodiak Island. Look for the bears running through many of the scenes.
This preview of a longer documentary film has a definite point of view, but it also has some captivating footage and good information on the Porcupine caribou herd, the community of Old Crow in the Yukon, and potential oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (youtube.com)
Catch a preview of the adventure travel program "The Ride," in which a group of motorcyclists travel from Alaska to Patagonia. (brightcove.tv)
A candidate for the silliest ski ad ever, this video is borderline nonsensical and definitely lightweight. But it's short, and it might give you a chuckle. (youtube.com)
First, there was the rock video. And now, Mike Gravel, former senator from Alaska and long-shot presidential candidate, has done it again: He's come up with a sometimes puzzling, often likable, always colorful video for the Internet. (youtube.com)
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Dec. 13: Mammoth tusks examined
Dec. 12: Memories of wolf attacks
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Today's news for the Last Frontier
Published: June 21, 2007
Last Modified: June 25, 2007 at 08:42 AM
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Do you want to shoot this porcupine? If so, you're probably from Southeast.
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News for Thursday, June 21
Missing link. Canada’s CBC News reports that a railway linking Alaska to the Lower 48 would cost $10.5 billion. Then it would lose money.
That’s according to a recent feasibility study of a 2,000-kilometer railroad project that would connect Alaska, the Yukon and ports in Northern British Columbia to the North American railroad system, CBC reports.
Here’s the key sentence for Alaska:
Such a line would recover only 75 per cent of construction costs over 50 years of running at capacity, leaving the Yukon and Alaska governments on the hook for nearly $3 billion to pay the difference.
Gov. Sarah Palin has said this rail link isn’t a priority for her, according to the story. CBC says the Alaska and Yukon governments shared the $4.7 million cost of the study.
Click here to read it.
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From 24-year-old blogger Janina’s MySpace page:
You know you’re from Southeast, Alaska, if:
-- You don’t think Anchorage is “real Alaska” … because it’s not
-- You have taken a float plane or a commercial fishing vessel for a school trip
-- You get bored and go porcupine hunting
There are at least 30 more …
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Ahh … summertime. Look for news outlets to provide fire updates throughout the day, but as of this morning:
> The Frontiersman reports that lightning started multiple Susitna Valley wildfires – with one starting about 9:30 last night and reportedly burning hundreds of acres near Trapper Lake.
> There’s a giant fire on the Kenai Peninsula -- 4,000 acres burned, as of last night -- according to ADN, the Homer Tribune, KTVA, KTUU. It’s about 30 miles north of Homer.
> Morris News Service (via the Homer News) and the Homer Tribune report on a roughly 15-acre fire south of Anchor Point, about a mile east of the Sterling Highway.
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No ‘Matlock’? No ‘Murder She Wrote’? In Juneau, the Empire reports some TV viewers are losing the Hallmark Channel.
Sen. Ted Stevens, whose had a rough publicity month, can’t catch a break as he’s knocked for this too:
“I think it’s embarrassing, quite frankly, for Sen. (Ted) Stevens. He’s been one of United States Congress’ most vocal spokesman about having wholesome family programs out there and available,” said Hallmark Channel CEO Henry Schleiff said, according to the Empire.
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SLED DOG free to good home. About 5 yrs old. Runs at wheel, good puller. 457-2627
-- From the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner classifieds.
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Microphones in the basement. KTUU reports on next week’s special Legislative session in Anchorage, with House Speaker John Harris saying he hopes to see it last only one day. The session is planned as a bare bones gathering at the Egan Center, the station reports.
Legislators will tackle funding for low-income seniors, but there’s lingering tension over whether the session could have been prevented with a senior-funding solution during the regular session.
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The Alaska Star asks readers: “What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever bought?”
Answer: “100 pounds of beef from a street vendor,” says Eagle River resident Cari Witte.
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More headlines:
Crab fishermen baffled by stardom (Homer News)
Demolition begins at Clark (KTUU)
Delta farmers keep hopes up for Mat Maid (News-Miner)
Kenai commercial fleet ‘blessed and ready to go’ (Peninsula Clarion)
City projects await Palin's final approval (Juneau Empire)
Kachemak Crash Victims Still in Critical Condition (APRN)
