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Fairbanks school district looks at bigger class size, job cuts
FAIRBANKS — School counselors would be cut and high school class sizes would grow under a 2010-2011 budget proposal before the school board this week. The $240 million spending plan adds classro...
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Fairbanks businessman indicted on theft charges
FAIRBANKS — A local businessman has been accused of knowingly buying two stolen televisions at low prices. Last week, a grand jury indicted Stanley J. Solski, 43, who owns Alaska Prepaid Cellula...
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Plea deal reached in Fairbanks burglary, theft spree
FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man who participated in a burglary and theft spree late last year will have his conviction set aside in two years if he stays out of trouble with the law. Marshall Chafee...
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Stephen Whitehead, right, of the Alaska Wild, pulls in a touchdown reception despite the best efforts of Fairbanks Grizzlies defensive back Daudi White during Saturday evening s, March 20, 2010, game at the Carlson Center. John Wagner/News-Miner Alaska Wild drop Grizzlies from the ranks of the unbeaten
It’s not the return that Fairbanks Grizzlies quarterback Justin Rummell expected. A 53-36 loss to the Alaska Wild wasn’t the outcome the previously unbeaten Grizzlies had expected in Saturda...
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Murder suspect surrenders to police
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FAIRBANKS — A murder suspect on the run for three days surrendered to authorities Friday night. Court documents allege that Sean M. Jeffers, 24, shot and killed 20-year-old Bryan Richardson on Tue...
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How much should state spend to get 'cheap' fuel? by dermotcole
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The state Legislature should appropriate money immediately to start building  either a large-scale pipeline to Valdez or a bullet line from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula, according to former Sen. Ted Stevens. At the same legislative hearing Thursday, former Gov. Bill Sheffi...
State energy policy is more fantasy than reality by dermotcole
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Legislators will tell you that they've made great progress over the past year in developing an energy policy for Alaska. What they haven't done is make the  difficult decisions required to make an energy policy more than words on paper. Here is one example of a difficult decision that...
Relay for Life looks to add teams to cancer society benefit by dermotcole
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The organizers of the 15th annual Relay for Life would like to increase the number of teams in the 24-hour event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. To that end, those who might like to form new teams are invited to the Noel Wien Library Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to learn al...
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John Baker arrives at the Unalakleet checkpoint on Sunday March 14, 2010 during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race.  (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen)
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