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Murkowski: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post off...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post off...
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Settlement reached in Fairbanks diocese lawsuit
FAIRBANKS — A settlement between the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and a creditors committee representing nearly 300 alleged sex abuse victims might be resolved by early next week. Robert Hannon, d...
FAIRBANKS — A settlement between the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and a creditors committee representing nearly 300 alleged sex abuse victims might be resolved by early next week. Robert Hannon, d...
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Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition denies violating campaign law
FAIRBANKS — The Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition this week said it did not violate state campaign law and accused the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of spurring the Alaska Public Offices Commi...
FAIRBANKS — The Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition this week said it did not violate state campaign law and accused the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of spurring the Alaska Public Offices Commi...
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Alaska observes National Adoption DayFAIRBANKS — Ashley Loaiza has reason to thank parents who foster and adopt children. It was her adoptive parents who helped foster Loaiza into her first healthy relationships. On Thursday, Loai...
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FAIRBANKS — Parents brought their children to the first of three swine flu clinics for school-age kids in the Fairbanks North Star Borough on Thursday. Another vaccination clinic is scheduled for T...
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Post office will allow letters, with no last names by dermotcole
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With new "security requirements to protect childrens’ identities," the post office says it will allow volunteers to answer Santa letters, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Mark Begich said today. The requirements, a spokesman for Murkowski said, "include redacting... | 2 |
Alaska's 'overseas' listing and F-35 ranking by dermotcole
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The "unique circumstances" of Alaska posed a challenge to the Air Force in developing the scoring system under which Eielson Air Force Base fell out of favor as a top candidate for basing the F-35 fighters. The Alaska Congressional delegation raised objections after the recent announcem... | 3 |
Food Network show on local eateries set for Dec. 7 by dermotcole
Nov 20, 2009 | 4 | 16 |
The Dec. 7 edition of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" is to feature a sampling of Fairbanks and North Pole restaurants, such as Big Daddy's, the Cookie Jar and the Pagoda. Guy Fieri's Christmas show for the Food Network was taped here in early October. Gloria Burcell of the C... | 16 |
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