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Julia O'Malley
Bars sell the drinks; should the public be picking up the tab?
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JULIA O'MALLEY
Julia O'Malley: Missed Connections: Where near-romances end up
Here's my latest guilty pleasure: reading the "Missed Connections" section of Anchorage Craiglist.
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Alaska recreational boating deaths up in '12
Recreational boating accidents claimed 22 lives in Alaska during 2012, resulting in the Last Frontier having the highest fatality rate in the United States.
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CRIME
Alaska man sentenced to almost 400 years in prison
A Fairbanks man convicted of sexually abusing two children has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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Times, locations for Memorial Day services in Anchorage, Mat-Su
Here's a list of several Memorial Day events scheduled for Monday.
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CRIME
Trooper shoots, kills Sutton man in standoff over restraining order
An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed Theodule LeJeune, 58, who fired a gun at troopers Thursday after refusing for two days to abide by a restraining order that said he had to leave his home, troopers said in a written statement Friday.
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Former village postmaster charged with stealing $172,000 from mail
The former postmaster in Emmonak has been charged with stealing $172,000 in cash from letters, packages and other mail.
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Mangled car prompts reminder of bear awareness
A Sterling man's mangled vehicle has prompted a reminder that bears are up and about.
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Police: Former judge stole cocaine in Pennsylvania before he was hired in Alaska
A former Pennsylvania judge stole cocaine from court evidence envelopes before he resigned and was hired by the Alaska Department of Labor, according to charges filed Thursday.
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POLITICS
Rep. Don Young, on Africa hunting trip, misses hearing on Alaska oil legislation
When a key House of Representatives panel took up a bill this week that would require annual lease sales and streamline permitting in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, home state Rep. Don Young missed the session.
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Bill would aid memorial for Native American veterans
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced legislation Thursday to reauthorize the construction of a Native American veterans memorial on the national Mall.
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2nd bacteria outbreak reported on peninsula
Five people have become ill after drinking raw milk from a Kenai Peninsula farm, the second such outbreak in the last four months, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said.
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