Fairbanks (Alaska)

Climate policy isn't realistic goal at UAF, chancellor says

TOO COLD: Sources other than coal, oil are hard to implement. FAIRBANKS -- A climate neutral policy is not realistic for the Fairbanks campus, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks administrators. Hundreds of university...

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Postal Service OKs letters from North Pole

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Volunteers in Fairbanks, Alaska, can forge on as Santa's elves, responding to children's letters to the North Pole denizen, the U.S. Postal Service said. Postal officials in Washington Friday...

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(AHN) Santa May Not Answer Letters This Year

Topics: United States, Offbeat Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter Fairbanks, AK (AHN) - Many children will be in for a big disappointment this year, as their letters to Santa Claus may not be answered because of stricter guidelines...

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Near-record cold possible in Fairbanks on Friday (global warming?)

While record low temperatures were recorded elsewhere in Interior Alaska, Fairbanks has been an island of relative warmth. That could end tonight or Friday as the low clouds and flurries that have blanketed the area move out,...

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Ex-Alaska National Guardsman from Fairbanks honored for service

FAIRBANKS - Sam Pierce isn't surprised his son, Jeremy Pierce, is handling adversity well. John Wagner / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Spc. Jeremy Pierce smiles Nov. 15 while making remarks after accepting an award from Alaska...

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UAF administrator candidate for APU job

University of Alaska Fairbanks administrator Bernice Joseph is one of five finalists to be the new president of Alaska Pacific University. The Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska — University of Alaska Fairbanks administrator...

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UAF grant to study hot springs near Nome

FAIRBANKS -- The U.S. Department of Energy provided a $4.6 million grant to University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers who plan to study the energy-producing potential of a hot springs on the Seward Peninsula. Researchers want...

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New boards will protect UAF hockey players

FAIRBANKS -- The home of the University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team is getting new dasher boards, the impact-absorbing plastic walls that surround an ice rink. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly approved a $1 million...

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Studio settlement reported for fake movie news

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind."...

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You betcha! Palin's way o' talkin' is darned funny

Then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska last October. Al Grillo/AP Linguists have explained the vice-presidential nominee's Fargo accent, just in time for her return to...

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