How much of a state subsidy would be needed for ‘cheap’ gas? 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, former Sen. Ted S...
Renewable power pledge means nothing without more work Legislators will tell you that they’ve made great progress during the past year in developing an energy policy for Alaska. What they haven’t done is make the difficult decisions required to make a...
St. Baldrick’s volunteers keep their heads as they lose their hair The Farthest North F.O.O.L.S invite you to witness and support the annual St. Baldrick’s head shaving event. It will be Saturday at Pioneer Park, with the first haircut about 5 p.m. F.O.O.L.S stan...
West Valley Mock Trial Team looks for legal help Friday night In every life, there are trials and tribulations. But this is a different sort of trial. The West Valley Mock Trial Team invites you to what its members hope will be an entertaining evening at the...
Adult Learning Programs of Alaska seeks local success stories In the category of “live and learn,” no agency has a track record in Fairbanks like the Adult Learning Programs of Alaska, providing continuing education for thousands of adults since 1975. ALPA ...
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame honors two prominent figures of past FAIRBANKS – Two more names will join the lengthy honor roll of the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation tonight at the Westmark — John P. Clum and Irving McKenny Reed. Clum, who died in 1...
Supporters of UAF hockey player Knelsen ask you to vote often The faithful members of the Dion Knelsen booster club want to encourage everyone to vote early and often for him as the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks hockey player competes for the Lowe’s...
Fairbanks students put themselves to test at academic decathlon For Lathrop math teacher Chris Benshoof, the academic decathlon team has been an 11-year exercise in building teamwork. “The greatest thing about this is that the students really need to work toge...
UAF life sciences building deserves priority treatment in Juneau If there is a problem with the financing plan for the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ life sciences building, supported by Gov. Sean Parnell and the UA Board of Regents, the legislators making thi...
Ice sculptor to create ‘Cool Brees’ to honor Saints quarterback While gazing out the office window and thinking about spring on a sunny afternoon, I caught a glimpse of a man driving what I think was a VW convertible with the top down Wednesday. He was wearing...
Growing complaints about air pollution command attention There’s got to be a way of dealing with the pollution problem without screaming “wood smoke” in a crowded room. The ordinance for an education plan, proposed by Mayor Luke Hopkins and approved by ...