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The arrangement would allow UAF to provide a limited number of students with access to a top-tier veterinary school without the expense of maintaining a full program.
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It was round two Tuesday in the fight over the Anchorage Assembly’s power over public testimony to the body, and challengers scored a knockout.
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John Kerry is grappling with war in Syria and tensions on the Korean peninsula. But on Tuesday, he dives into an issue in which he has long been interested - climate change.
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From “Act of Congress”: The inside story on formation of consumer protection entity.
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Anchorage is the most expensive on the list, but Kiplingers said the robust job market and high wages makes it attractive.
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Two Native villages on Alaska's wind-battered western coast are coping with shortages of treated water brought on by failures of their supply transmission pipelines.
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Alaska plans to give up billions of dollars in tax revenue it has been drawing from oil producers to spur new drilling at a time when energy production is surging across the Lower 48 states.
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(AP) — Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions of project dollars were missing and a Chippewa Cree leader in charge of the project steered...
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FAIRBANKS — When Charles and Belle Hinckley arrived in Fairbanks in the spring of 1904, they had no inkling that they would establish what would become a bird sanctuary 70 years later.
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After New York Mayor Michael R.Bloomberg unveiled his plan to ban the sale of sodas larger than 16 ounces, comedian Jon Stewart complained that the proposal "combines the draconian government overreach people love with the probable lack of results...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A ruptured hose at an Alaska well on Tuesday sprayed about two-thirds of an acre of snow-covered tundra and forced Spanish oil firm Repsol to halt exploration tests briefly...
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Only organized religion can mobilize communities and lead to real action
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The city of Valdez plans to spend up to $900,000 to try to defeat a bill aimed at advancing an in-state natural gas pipeline project.
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Alaska's oil comeback has begun. It's been just over a month since the Legislature passed Senate Bill 21, the More Alaska Production Act. We're already seeing the positive effects of our new tax regime.
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Asian powers keen on shipping and development given observer status; EU and Greenpeace kept out
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After 56 years, the grave of the late Fort Yukon Chief Esias Loola has been located in Washington state and plans are in the making to return his remains to the Yukon River village to be buried next to his wife, Katherine, and his stepson, John...
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and its public school teachers will bring in a mediator to assist with contract negotiations.
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The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2013” report finds the air quality in Anchorage, and nationwide, continues the long-term trend to much healthier air.
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Blackstone Group LP Chairman Stephen Schwarzman is giving $100 million to set up a Rhodes Scholarships-like program at China’s Tsinghua University, the alma mater of senior officials including President Xi Jinping.
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The project will build 35 new homes in South Anchorage, creating a new neighborhood designed to be both eco-friendly and energy-efficient, while fostering a sense of community through shared common spaces.
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A new software system meant to automate many functions of Anchorage's city government is more than a year behind the original start date and has risen in price by about $4.5 million since the initial 2011 budget for it, the city's chief financial...
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HEALY — More than 300 student leaders head to Healy this week for the Alaska Association of Student Governments spring conference.
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Companies that invest in higher salaries for low-level employees find success in a competitive market
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The U.S. Senate is expected this week to take up a non-binding amendment to test support for online sales tax collections.
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