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Twenty Free Summer Activities for Kids in Anchorage, Alaska

scribbit (Free subscription) | yesterday

This has been a popular list the past two summers so, following tradition, I've updated it with current times and locations along with a few new events. I get frequent emails from people new to Anchorage who want to know about activities for kids and this post is my answer. If you're not in Anchorage it might give you ideas for activities in your own community--try putting together a...

Mine settles water lawsuit

adn.com: Business (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

A trial in the multimillion-dollar lawsuit over water pollution violations by Alaska's largest mine scheduled to begin Monday in Anchorage has been canceled.

• Mine settles water lawsuit - adn.com: Alaska

Gov. proposes to give Alaskans $100 a month for gas

OTB News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Faced with some of America’s highest energy costs, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin proposed a plan on Thursday to provide state residents with special debit cards good for $100 of fuel every month. Share This

Gov. proposes to give Alaskans $100 a month for gas

Reuters (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Faced with some of America's highest energy costs, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin proposed a plan on Thursday to provide state residents with special debit cards good for $100 of fuel every month.

Alaska: Bringing “uniformity to a disparate field”

News & Commentary Home Page (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Home-school parents balk at state plan, 13 May 2008, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, Alaska The state … wants to bring uniformity to a disparate field, according to education officials. State finance director Eddy Jeans said the changes, which are detailed in 14 pages of amendments to Article 4 of the state Administrative Code, are intended [...]

Udall Scholarship winner explores consequences of Indian Child Welfare Act

Dartmouth News Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday

Dartmouth junior Daniel Becker is one of 80 national winners of a 2008 Morris K. Udall scholarship. Becker is Yup'ik and is from Anchorage, Alaska. He was awarded the scholarship based on his essay about the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and his personal family connection to the Act.

Browne withdraws as Kohring's attorney

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Seattle lawyer who has represented former Alaska state Rep. Vic Kohring has stepped aside so Kohring can qualify for a public defender to appeal his conviction on federal corruption charges.

• Browne withdraws as Kohring's attorney - Seattle Times

Alaska officials condemn polar bear listing

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's disappointed by a federal decision to list polar bears as a threatened species but relieved by the conclusion that the cause was not petroleum development, the mainstay of Alaska's economy.

At age 100, she rocks babies in hospital units

ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alyce Hanson can barely see. Her ears don't work so great either. And she's a little slow on her feet. So? The year she was born, the first Model T rolled off the assembly line at Ford Motor Co. It only stands to reason that a body part here and there has seen some wear and tear. That doesn't mean it's time to park it. read more

Keating on the Radio

The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

On Monday, Club for Growth Executive Director David Keating was interviewed on KENI 650 AM in Anchorage, Alaska. The subject was Rep. Don Young's recently announced desire to raise the gas tax. You can listen here (MP3 file).

Exxon wants over $800 mln if Alaska leases lost

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said it plans to seek more than $800 million in compensation from Alaska if the state follows through with its plan to void the company's leases at the Point Thomson gas and oil field.

Exxon wants over $800 mln if Alaska leases lost

Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said it plans to seek more than $800 million in compensation from Alaska if the state follows through with its plan to void the company's leases at the Point Thomson gas and oil field.

Bears Just Want to Have Fun! Photos of Bears on Kid's Playground in Alaska

Treehugger (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Where are my glasses? These kids look mighty hairy! A family in Anchorage, Alaska, decided to build an outdoor playground for their young children (two sons, 3 and 4 years old). "They finished building it on Saturday evening, and the following morning, as mom was about to wake up the boys and have them go out to play in their new play center, this is what she saw from the upstairs window."...

Coast Guard helps disabled cruise ship from Seattle

Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Coast Guard has escorted a disabled Seattle-based cruise ship to Juneau, Alaska's Auke Bay.

Coast Guard tows disabled Seattle cruise ship

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Coast Guard is towing a disabled Seattle-based cruise ship to Juneau's Auke Bay.