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Alaska NewsU.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to fund a $1.2 million study designed to reduce the high rate of suicides among Alaska natives.
NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced today that they will open public comment on a proposed framework to manage fishing in the Arctic waters of the United States in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas.
After several days in Afghanistan meeting with the country’s leadership and with U.S. troops, including some from Alaska, U.S. Senator Mark Begich said today he is encouraged the country is on the road toward security and stability. Today Bob Poe challenged Governor Palin’s recent decision to veto over $28 million in federal stimulus funds for energy efficiencies. "Once again Governor Palin has demonstrated her narcissistic governance of Alaska by becoming the only Governor in America to reject federal stimulus funds to promote energy efficiency."By Ethel Weber
Smelt are small, six- to 10-inch-long, salmon-like fish that migrate annually up the rivers of Northwest Alaska to spawn, including the Buckland River. Smelt usually start their journey about a week after the river ice breaks up.Alaska has the highest energy prices in the nation. The solution to the problem isn’t rejecting funds that could (if we choose) be dedicated to build wind, hydro and other renewable energy production.
By Ned Rozell
A few winters ago, Todd Sformo was out gathering hibernating insects from the woods near the Fairbanks International Airport. He searched for dead balsam poplar trees, looking for a beetle that spends its winters under the loose bark, exposed to the frigid air. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke on the growing body of research showing that pregnant women should be eating more fish during their pregnancies.The Coast Guard assisted salvors in successfully recovering the 112-foot fishing vessel Mar-Gun from Staraya Beach on the north end of St. George Island in the Bering Sea Wednesday at 1:04 a.m.
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Rumor Central: Big story still heading towards the S.S. Palin A deal-breaker is heading toward the Palins. Can it be stopped? I don't think so. Will it topple the house of cards, all signs say yes. Stay tuned... ![]() Dick Cheney - By Fairbanks cartoonist Jamie Smith. Visit his cool Inkspot blog to see more. Latest in Alaska's Media The Ghost of Royalties Yet to Come… Sarah Palin has chosen her By Philip Munger The Courage of Shannyn Moore Shannyn Moore's new Saturday evening program on KBYR may be the most courageous radio happening in Alaska right now. It doesn't have to do with her views on Alaska politics nearly as much as an issue she has visited and revisited. ![]() By Brendan Joel Kelley Power plays - The balance shifts again in city government, but what does it mean? Finally, the last election in a seemingly never-ending series of them is over. If you’re a responsible citizen, it started with last April’s municipal assembly election, which shifted the balance of power on that body from right to left. By Linda Kellen Biegel Palin is LOSING IT--A legal battle with Houston (Texas) Crack Hos? I don't even know where to begin. I've explained that the Administration's claim the Department of Law is completely tied up beyond all hope with ethics complaints against the Governor is false. The reason we know this is true is because complaints barely stay in the Department of Law before they are passed over to the Personnel Board. CORRUPT BASTARD CLUB ![]() Ongoing coverage of the "Corrupt Bastards Club" Recent CBC Activity: Ted Stevens' conviction tossed FBI statement on Beverly L. Masek guilty plea Corrupt Republican Beverly Masek to plead guilty to bribery FBI Statement on the John Cowdery sentencing Corrupt Bastard Club member Bruce Weyhrauch loses appeal, trial looms FBI statement on conviction of William Weimar Ted Stevens guilty of 7 felonies More ... |
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These guys would fit in here in Alaska. Willow Ptarmigan in Denali National Park Filmed over the weekend. Crank up the sound. Coconut Don on Socialism Alaska Congressman Don Young on socialism. I asked "What's so bad about socialism?" Filmed at a "Teabagger" party in Wasilla. CNN uses Dennis Zaki's footage about Emmonak food/fuel crisis CRIMEFIGHTING Whistleblower.org Report corrupt politicians to the FBI website Report tips to the FBI website NOAA Office of law enforcement 1-800-853-1964 Hotline E-mail Anti-Trust Complaints to: antitrust.complaints@usdoj.gov |