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Feds shut door on Alaska halibut charter boat business
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Aspiring charter boat captains will have to find someone willing to sell them a permit before taking clients fishing for halibut from the central Gulf of Alaska to Sout...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Aspiring charter boat captains will have to find someone willing to sell them a permit before taking clients fishing for halibut from the central Gulf of Alaska to Sout...
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Fairbanks wants military home manager to pay property tax
FAIRBANKS — As a court battle over property taxes continues between the city of Fairbanks and North Haven Communities, a key piece of information is on its way. The Fairbanks North Star Borough ...
FAIRBANKS — As a court battle over property taxes continues between the city of Fairbanks and North Haven Communities, a key piece of information is on its way. The Fairbanks North Star Borough ...
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Alaska Permanent Fund fixes computer glitch on charity donations
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A computer problem that prevented some people from donating a portion of their Permanent Fund Dividend to charity has been fixed, state officials said. The system appar...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A computer problem that prevented some people from donating a portion of their Permanent Fund Dividend to charity has been fixed, state officials said. The system appar...
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Fairbanks air quality remains unhealthy
FAIRBANKS — Fine particulate pollution in the air remains high, and a government warning about the air quality is still in effect. “It’s definitely still unhealthy,” air quality technician Jim M...
FAIRBANKS — Fine particulate pollution in the air remains high, and a government warning about the air quality is still in effect. “It’s definitely still unhealthy,” air quality technician Jim M...
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Craig Compeau speaks to a small crowd during the unveiling of an Al Gore ice sculpture Tuesday morning, January 5, 2010 at Thrifty Liquor on the corner of Cushman Street and Airport Way. This is the second year local businessmen Compeau and Rudy Gavora have had an Al Gore sculpture displayed at the location, with this year's creation being commissioned to sculptor Steve Dean. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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FAIRBANKS - In what may become an annual tradition, an ice sculpture of former Vice President Al Gore has taken its place in front of Thrifty Liquor along Airport Way. The 2-ton “Frozen Gore” scul...
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Temperatures climbed in '09 by dermotcole
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The average temperature for 2009 was 27.8 degrees in Fairbanks, about one degree warmer than normal, says Rick Thoman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The temperature topped out at 91 on July 8, the first time in nearly 15 years that we had 90-degree weather. It was 47 b... | 7 |
June Carlson by dermotcole
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•June Carlson, a gracious and caring Fairbanksan who was active in her church and various civic organizations, died Monday at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage. She was 88. June was the widow of the late John Carlson, the former borough mayor whose name is attached to the Carlson Cen... | 2 |
Air quality disclaimer helps clarify warnings by dermotcole
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•The borough has improved its air quality advisories by adding an important disclaimer. The disclaimer notes that the "unhealthy" readings that have become commonplace in Fairbanks this winter are based on monitors in the urban area of Fairbanks and in North Pole. The best evidence, whic... | 4 |
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