Community Perspectives
Federal sanctions
Fairbanks is facing federal sanctions to include the loss of highway funding for its so-called air quality. This amounts to nothing more than blackmail by the government. They compare us to cities...
Fairbanks is facing federal sanctions to include the loss of highway funding for its so-called air quality. This amounts to nothing more than blackmail by the government. They compare us to cities...
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Partisanship
I am disappointed with Gov. Parnell for showing his lack of respect for the president of the United States by failing to attend a speech by the president at Elmendorf Air Force Base. I am saddened...
I am disappointed with Gov. Parnell for showing his lack of respect for the president of the United States by failing to attend a speech by the president at Elmendorf Air Force Base. I am saddened...
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Accept Jesus
Dear reader, I am writing this letter because there is something very important you should know. It determines where you will live, forever. Heaven is a real place where the streets are paved with...
Dear reader, I am writing this letter because there is something very important you should know. It determines where you will live, forever. Heaven is a real place where the streets are paved with...
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Our public libraries won’t fade away
Last Sunday’s Anchorage Daily News ran a front-page article about the severe budget cuts threatening the Anchorage public library system’s existence. The article (online title: “Are local librarie...
Last Sunday’s Anchorage Daily News ran a front-page article about the severe budget cuts threatening the Anchorage public library system’s existence. The article (online title: “Are local librarie...
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No charges for ‘protest’ fishermen?
I am appalled that the state and the federal governments are not pressing charges against the so-called “protest” fishermen on the Yukon River. Their opprobrious behavior has been rewarded by stat...
I am appalled that the state and the federal governments are not pressing charges against the so-called “protest” fishermen on the Yukon River. Their opprobrious behavior has been rewarded by stat...
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Fallen wolves
Nov. 11, 2009 To the editor: I’m the father of Pfc. Cody Eggleston. He is one of the Fallen Wolves that were honored Oct. 7, 2008. I, my wife, Vicky, and my daughter, Amber McKenzie, just had to w...
Nov. 11, 2009 To the editor: I’m the father of Pfc. Cody Eggleston. He is one of the Fallen Wolves that were honored Oct. 7, 2008. I, my wife, Vicky, and my daughter, Amber McKenzie, just had to w...
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The vision is economic: Changes till downtown ground
The reasons to make downtown revitalization a community priority start with economic development and end with a better life for all of us in the Interior. What you want In developing the Visio...
The reasons to make downtown revitalization a community priority start with economic development and end with a better life for all of us in the Interior. What you want In developing the Visio...
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No to annexation
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: If the proposed annexation of the Fred Meyer West subdivision by the city of Fairbanks is approved, we are all going to lose. It doesn’t matter if you are a resident li...
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: If the proposed annexation of the Fred Meyer West subdivision by the city of Fairbanks is approved, we are all going to lose. It doesn’t matter if you are a resident li...
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Gay marriage
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: Hooray for pro-life and traditional family values! I wish to congratulate the voters of Maine — one of the most liberal states in the union — for rejecting the counterf...
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: Hooray for pro-life and traditional family values! I wish to congratulate the voters of Maine — one of the most liberal states in the union — for rejecting the counterf...
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More on Eagle
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: On Oct. 15, you published an article “post-flood rehabilitation has Eagle ready for winter.” On Oct. 22, Meg Helmer of Eagle, in a letter to the editor, added helpful i...
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: On Oct. 15, you published an article “post-flood rehabilitation has Eagle ready for winter.” On Oct. 22, Meg Helmer of Eagle, in a letter to the editor, added helpful i...
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Value your vote
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: We want to commend the voters in the Fairbanks No. 2 precinct (Golden Towers). It is so rewarding to see residents helping their blind neighbors vote, family and friend...
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: We want to commend the voters in the Fairbanks No. 2 precinct (Golden Towers). It is so rewarding to see residents helping their blind neighbors vote, family and friend...
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Boys & Girls Club continues
Boys & Girls Club of America has been serving youths for more than 100 years. In the Interior, clubs have been open for decades. The Downtown Boys & Girls Club, located in the rear of the ...
Boys & Girls Club of America has been serving youths for more than 100 years. In the Interior, clubs have been open for decades. The Downtown Boys & Girls Club, located in the rear of the ...
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Federal police
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: It saddens me and makes me angry to see what is happening in this country. Our constitutional rights were dismantled under the last administration. During the Clinton a...
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: It saddens me and makes me angry to see what is happening in this country. Our constitutional rights were dismantled under the last administration. During the Clinton a...
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Reading books
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: In 1966, one woman saw a need in her community. Margaret McNamara was a reading tutor and gave some used books to a few of her students. The students were surprised to ...
Nov. 4, 2009 To the editor: In 1966, one woman saw a need in her community. Margaret McNamara was a reading tutor and gave some used books to a few of her students. The students were surprised to ...
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More thanks due
Nov. 2, 2009 To the editor: In reference to “Aid agents,” (Letters, Oct. 26): Everything Meg Helmer of Eagle said about the Samaritan’s Purse organization and the Mennonite Disaster Services could...
Nov. 2, 2009 To the editor: In reference to “Aid agents,” (Letters, Oct. 26): Everything Meg Helmer of Eagle said about the Samaritan’s Purse organization and the Mennonite Disaster Services could...
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