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Fairbanks borough tackles air quality again
FAIRBANKS — In two weeks, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will take another crack at the controversial issue of improving air quality in the borough. A measure introduced by Assembly me...
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Alaska election redistricting lawsuit heads to an appeal
FAIRBANKS — Both parties in a lawsuit about Alaska’s plan to redraw House election district lines announced plans Tuesday to appeal a recent Superior Court Decision to the Supreme Court. On a 5-0...
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Middle Nenana River Advisory Committee votes down antlerless hunts in 20A
FAIRBANKS — The Middle Nenana River Advisory Committee voted against the reauthorization of an antlerless moose hunt in Game Management Unit 20A on Monday in Healy. The committee voted 6-4 against...
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Fairbankns school board gets an earful about budget issues
FAIRBANKS — It was standing room only at the beginning of the school board meeting Tuesday night. Parents, teachers, students and community supporters came to testify about the district’s proposed ...
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Misha Pedersen and her team make their way up the Yukon River after leaving the Circle checkpoint Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 2012, during the Yukon Quest. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Yukon Quest leaders running in a tight pack out of Eagle
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EAGLE — Even though mushers are not even at the halfway point of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, every little move counts toward the end. With a tight pack running together out of Eag...
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Lack of information hinders state analysis of oil industry operations in Alaska by dermotcole
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 There are lessons to be learned in the presentations that attorneys Robin Brena and Craig Richards have been giving this week to the Senate Resources Committee in Juneau. One of the most important...

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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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Alaska Redistricting Board unanimously votes to appeal decision by FDNMstaff
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  —Posted by Matt Buxton, staff writer The Alaska Redistricting Board unanimously voted to appeal part of a Superior Court decision on their plan to redraw House election district lines.  ...

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Presentation on hiking the Chilkoot Trail at Beaver Sports by TimMowry_FDNM
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 If you've ever thought about hiking the Chilkoot Trail, you won't want to miss this. Don Kiely of Fairbanks will be giving a presentation at 5 p.m. on Saturday at Beaver Sports about hiking the A...

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    Page Drobny s leaders tear down the trail at the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Fairbanks, Alaska. Drobny of Fairbanks is running her first Quest. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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