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Destroyed by an eruption, life returns to an Alaska island 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1775
Appointment of transgender man irks conservative Alaska lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4697
UA officials discuss what deep budget cuts mean for system 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4692
Republican stripped of committee posts after defying Alaska Senate majority on budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6328
Alaska House votes to restructure Permanent Fund and slice dividends 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4683
A pipeline built to survive extremes can't bear slow oil flow 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6428
Northern Edge military exercise again brings unease to Alaska coastal towns 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4766
State gas line agency applies for permission to build Alaska LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1496
Anchorage 19-year-old charged with sexually assaulting 10 women in 2 years 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1997
University of Alaska officials: Cuts could lead to midyear tuition hike, axed programs 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3128
China president's plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5808
(Warning:Graphic) WOW! Siberian Tiger from Russia visits Southwest Alaska...(from November 4, 2016) 11 FrankfurtCat Apr 2017 Apr 2017 9 20591
Bethel protests 2 more liquor store applications 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1773
Legislative inaction on Real ID could be a real problem for Alaskans who travel or work on military 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 4693
Ad campaign targets lawmakers as battle over income tax heats up 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3135
Alaska lawmakers are inching toward overtime again. Is the 90-day limit defunct? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3592
Alaska senators get behind bill to clean up America's trashed coastlines 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3199
Alaska purchase was just part of Seward's legacy 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3133
Federal immigration officials arrest 4 in Anchorage during weekend operation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 4147
A new runway in Aniak is in the works for $55 million. People who live there don't see any need. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2119
Trump's budget cuts deep gash into Alaska's federal funding 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1865
4 sentenced in Anchorage check-fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2039
Permanent Fund Dividend on the chopping block 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1892
Juneau sees record dump of snow Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1820
Lawmakers slash own pay 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1859
Iditarod winner sets record for oldest, fastest musher 1 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1796
Iditarod Mushers Begin Nearly 1,000-mile Race Across Alaska 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2262
Homer City Council votes down 'inclusivity' resolution 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2584
Anchorage Credit Union 1 Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1946
4 former Kenai Peninsula residents accused of stealing $50K from public assistance program 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2175

Alaska Continued...

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Expecting deep budget cuts, UA Board of Regents discusses restructuring 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1746
State raises concerns about tugs to be used for oil tanker escort 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2060
Expect deep snow and minus-27 chill for Fairbanks start of Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1780
Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1615
Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1867
Industry reps voice concerns over proposed oil tax bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1555
200-year-old Russian wreck found on Kruzov Island near Sitka 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2350
Palmer City Council addresses trip to Juneau, new Fred Meyer and dogs in parks 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1748
Palmer to pay nearly $200K in fines over sewage pollution problem 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2074
Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill, sparking heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1793
Alaska lawmakers eye their own budget for reductions 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1482
Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2003
Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1598
Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1521
Permanent Fund Dividend fraud detection program falls short of promised savings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1791
Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks: March 4 start in Anchorage, March 6 restart in Fairbanks 0 FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1970
Alaska's Rejection of Plan for Pot Use at Stores Gets Cloudy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1973
Alaska lawmakers mull spending cap amid deficit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1729
Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest Trump's immigration ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1884
Insurance company denies $2.3 million claim for Mat-Su port repairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1869
Anchorage reaches settlement with key contractor in port lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1675
Walker introduces bill to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2123
Anchorage investor tries to torpedo state income tax 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2039
Deficit-reduction bills from Walker would freeze pay for 2,250 state workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1700
Rural Alaska legislator billed state more than $20,000 to ship appliances, piano 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1928
Homer City Council takes step to help homeless 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1999
Why I Live Where I Live:14 Alaskans Tell Their Stories 1 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2637
Even in Alaska, temperatures as low as -59 are hard to handle 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2268
ConocoPhillips announces big oil discovery in NPR-A 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2414
Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes - but with big cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2058

Alaska Continued...

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Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2078
The Alaska Legislature returns with a new House majority, but it faces the same old budget problem 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2071
Alaskas budget crisis hits lawmakers where it hurts: their stomachs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2817
Legal weed is hard to come by in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1920
Tiny Nikiski makes ambitious bid to become Alaskas biggest city 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1845
British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2158
Agency for Alaska's mentally ill tests legal limits with $40 million real estate investment 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2223
Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1859
New Alaska Senate president on upcoming session: 'Its OK for politicians to fight' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1603
Mayor says Anchorage needs a sales tax for Seward Highway patrols, property tax relief 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2622
Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2216
Alaska biathletes clinch spots on U.S. team headed to world championships-This is so AWESOME!!!! 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3003
Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 4518
State helps disabled with new program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2770
Alaska Legislature expected to address alcohol law revision 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2907
State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1476
Developers of Anchorage office building take Alaska lawmakers to court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2734
State senator takes lawsuit over reduced permanent fund dividend to Alaska Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2728
Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2779
Alaska's top anti-rape leader forced out 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1565
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