Alaska

Alaska's Jobless Rate Jumps to 8.9 Pct in October

Alaska's unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month ANCHORAGE, Alaska November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month. State...

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20/20: Sarah Palin on Trig: 'I Thought, God ... How in the World Would I Handle This?'

Former Alaska Governor's Daughter Willow Tells Barbara Walters: 'We Didn't Find Out He Had Down Syndrome Till the Day He Was Born' By ALAN B. GOLDBERG and KATIE N. THOMSON Behind Sarah Palin's very public persona as the former...

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Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Tundra in Alaska

Friday, November 20, 2009 BETHEL, Alaska — An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska's Bering Sea coast. Passengers told The Anchorage Daily News the Yute Air...

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Alaska Boy Burned In "Rednecked Flamethrower" Incident

ANCHORAGE - Two Anchorage men who told investigators they were horsing around with a "redneck flamethrower" set a 5-year-old boy's head on fire and have been charged with felony assault and reckless endangerment, according to...

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Fairhaven Shipyard hoists Alaska ferry despite federal warning

Parties to conflict sound upbeat after meeting | Parties to conflict sound upbeat after meeting | BELLINGHAM - Fairhaven Shipyard used its new drydock to lift the Alaska ferry Kennicott on Friday, Nov. 20, despite a warning...

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Noorvik overturns century-old ban on traditional dancing

The Noorvik elders council and its Christian church congregation have agreed to dump an old ban on traditional Inupiaq dancing in anticipation of celebrations planned when the village is the first counted in next year's...

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Council - CCAGW Urges Senator Mark Begich to Oppose Reid Healthcare Bill

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged Sen Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid?s (D-Nev.) healthcare reform bill, the...

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Commentary: Alaska must set priorities for energy plan

Energy prices have dropped from last year's record levels, but they're still painfully high for Alaskans, especially in the Bush. Once again, the state's political leaders are hearing a familiar call to action: "Alaska needs an...

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Alaska North to the Future: Beautiful, Rugged, Wild ALasKa

Alaska North to the Future Beautiful, Rugged, Wild ALasKa By Chinita Caravantes Chinita Caravantes chapingal Washington, DC In a galaxy far, far away... I was born in Boston-Massachusetts, grew up in Guatemala, and now live in...

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Fitch Rates Anchorage, Alaska's $50MM Water Rev Refunding Bonds 'AA-'; Affirms Outstanding Bonds

Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska's (MOA) $50 million water revenue refunding bonds series 2009. Concurrently, Fitch affirms the 'AA-' rating on the district's outstanding parity...

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