Alaska village faces fuel crisis (Alaska)
Alaska village faces fuel crisis
One of Alaska’s most eroded coastal villages faces a new crisis: the closest river has become so shallow that barges can no longer make regular fuel deliveries to the remote community.
Alaska pilot lands on Oregon highway
BAKER CITY, Ore. - Poor weather forced a Ketchikan pilot to land on an Oregon highway in his seaplane, Oregon State Police said.
Alaska Commun Sees Slight Sales Growth
Telecommunications carrier Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. said Thursday sales will be flat to up 3 percent in 2007, compared with revenue of $349.8 million in 2006.
Nanooks, Seawolves drop college hockey teames
Alaska’s college hockey teams dropped a pair of games last night (Friday).
An Old Boys Club With New Twists
The midterm election may have produced a political realignment with a historic first as its symbol Democrats in control of the Capitol with Nancy Pelosi as the Houses first woman Speaker but a demographic portrait of the 110th Congress shows that, in the main, the population of the House and Senate is as it has always been: dominated by white, middle-aged, well-educated and wealthy men.
Boozman, Alaska rep to head Huckabee effort
WASHINGTON — Mike Huckabee tapped an influential Alaska congressman with money ties to southeast Arkansas as the Capitol Hill chairman of his presidential exploratory campaign.
Global Warming: Enough To Make You Sick
CORDOVA, ALASKA Oysterman Jim Aguiar had never had to deal with the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus in his 25 years working the frigid waters of Prince William Sound. The dangerous microbe infected seafood in warmer waters, like the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska was way too cold.
Attla sets tone for march into Alaska hall of fame
The standing ovation for George Attla came fast and purposefully, lasting minutes. It was the kind of ovation that comes from the heart — not an obligatory nod of approval but a gesture of true respect and warmth.
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