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Air Force plans to transfer Eielson's F-16 squadron; Murkowski, Begich say 'no'
Updated 2:25 p.m. FAIRBANKS - The Air Force has proposed a transfer of all F-16 fighter aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base to its base in Anchorage as part of a plan to cut costs. Members o...
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Blogger claims media privilege in Joe Miller lawsuit against Fairbanks borough
FAIRBANKS — A former state representative who writes a political blog refused Thursday to reveal who provided him information about U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller during his 2010 campaign, repeat...
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Fairbanks borough squashes car tax proposal
FAIRBANKS — A controversial vehicle registration tax is dead after its sponsors signaled plans to bury the ordinance during a Borough Assembly work session Thursday night. Ordinance sponsors Asse...
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A triangular piece of green space between Cushman Street and Barnette Street will be the site of artwork to be selected by the FMATS Art Selection Advisory Committee. The committee is seeking input from the public in a process expected to take months.
Art committee debating use of green space in downtown Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — The triangular area of riverfront property north of the Chena River between Cushman and Barnette streets, resulting from the reconstruction of Illinois Street, is about to receive a lot...
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The memorial display at the front of the chapel for Pfc. Dustin Napier of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment at the Southern Lights Chapel on Fort Wainwright Thursday morning, February 2, 2012. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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Fallen Fort Wainwright soldier remembered as optimistic, hard working
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FAIRBANKS — Pfc. Dustin Paul Napier was remembered as an optimist Thursday at a Fort Wainwright memorial service. “No matter what happened, he was so upbeat,” said Capt. Daniel Wells, rear detachm...
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 The state subsidy for the movie about the whales trapped in the ice, "Big Miracle," is $9.6 million, according to figures released by the Alaska Film Office Thursday. The state asserts that $29.5 ...

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Historians to discuss Jujiro Wada's role in early Alaska/Yukon by FDNMfeatures
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 When E.T. Barnette’s boat ran aground on the Chena river in 1901, he wasn’t alone. Joining him was his Japanese cook, Jujiro Wada. Barnette, hoping to lure miners to his trading post, reportedly...

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Congressional delegation speaks out against F-16 move by FDNMstaff
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 —Posted by Matt Buxton, staff writer Alaska’s Congressional delegation has released their statements over a proposed plan to move a F-16 Aggressor squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Elm...

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With cold snap over, Delta bison hunt could warm up by TimMowry_FDNM
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 With only a little over seven weeks left in the hunting season, the harvest in the Delta Junction bison stands at 35 animals. Delta area biologist Darren Bruning with the Alaska Department of F...

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial Having the Alaska Permanent Fund and other state-run entities divest themselves of investments in companies that do business in Iran is the right choice. It’...
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    YQ2012 - Prerace
    Blake Matray of Two Rivers reaches into a bunny boot to draw his starting position for the Yukon Quest 300 from Assistant Director in Alaska Maria Roberts on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, during the Meet the Mushers event at the Alpine Lodge. Matray will leave the start line in seventh position. There are nine mushers signed up for the YQ 300. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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