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Tehran-Phuket flights begin soon Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:17PMShould the trial flights prove successful they could continue into April, when the low season for tourism generally begins. The flights would then resume in October this year, when tourism arrival fig...
Sarah Palin pitching show about Alaska Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:18AMProducer Mark Burnett said Thursday he is pitching a series to television networks that would be about Alaska seen through the eyes of its most famous resident, Sarah Palin.
Yang state hoop shoot champ Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:37PMJohn Muir 4th grader Eric Yang recently won the Washington State Elks Hoop Shoot Contest in Bellevue. Eric finished in first place by making 21 out of 25 free throw shots and beating five other kids from the state.
Alaska's economy without oil? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:11PMTwo weeks of intense state Senate oil and gas tax hearings have reaffirmed that North Slope oil production is dropping steadily, putting Alaska's economy at risk.
A closer look at big decisions affecting the fishing industry Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:35AMMany of the big decisions that affect our fishing industry are made by people who are far away and have never set foot in Alaska. The following are a few that fishing-dependent families and communities should have on their radars.
UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:01PMGrieving Marie Osmond is in seclusion ... Stars line up for closing ceremony ... Leno set for return to 'Tonight' ... Lady Gaga adds more dates to her tour ... News from United Press International.
If fisheries float your boat, speak up now Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:54AMMany of the big decisions that affect our fishing industry are made by people who are far away and have never set foot in Alaska. The following are a few that fishing-dependent families and communities should have on their radars.
If fisheries float your boat, speak up now Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:54AMMany of the big decisions that affect our fishing industry are made by people who are far away and have never set foot in Alaska. The following are a few that fishing-dependent families and communities should have on their radars.
Letters to the editor: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2010 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:14PMTake a bow! On Feb. 27, 2009, people across the United States held the first of several Tea Parties. Ordinary people scrambled in the days leading to that Friday, making last-minute plans to organize rallies. Many were clueless about advertising and reserving locations. They fumbled with Facebook , notifying friends. At the Oklahoma City gathering on the state Capitol steps, the guy who’d ...
Letters to the editor: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2010 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:14PMTake a bow! On Feb. 27, 2009, people across the United States held the first of several Tea Parties. Ordinary people scrambled in the days leading to that Friday, making last-minute plans to organize rallies. Many were clueless about advertising and reserving locations. They fumbled with Facebook , notifying friends. At the Oklahoma City gathering on the state Capitol steps, the guy who’d ...
Legislators take wrong track with in-state gas line plan Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:13AMLegislators who want the Alaska Railroad to spearhead an in-state natural gas pipeline are trying to undercut the state’s chief executive. They want to remove the governor from the picture because...
Midnight Sun game predates WWI; to be named to Hall of Fame Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:39AMThere are strange things done in the midnight sun, but only one of those events is being named to the 2010 Class of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. The Fairbanks Midnight Sun Baseball game started as a bar bet in 1906 and carries on to this day on each summer solstice.
Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker"): Palin Henchperson Meghan Stapleton Resigns "To Spend More Time With Family." Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:02PMIt's always just a matter of time with Palin's inner sanctum. One by one, they fall by the wayside, either frozen out, ignored until they quit, thrown overboard in the night, or publicly chucked under the bus.
Lawson elected as foundation director Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 3:37AMMACHIPONGO-- Donna Lawson of Exmore has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Northampton County Education Foundation Inc.
Listening to the people: Retirement benefits a hot topic at legislators' town hall Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:58PMThose that charge state legislators in Juneau never listen to what they have to say, got an opportunity to speak directly to Rep. Kurt Olsen, House Speaker Mike Chenault and Sen. Tom Wagoner on Saturday, during a three-hour "town hall" meeting in Soldotna.
Awkward lyrics Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 1:04AMLetter to the editor Feb. 16, 2010 To the editor: In the past few days, there have been letters written to the News-Miner pertaining to the adoption of the second verse for our state song, “Al...
Weiland and Team USA looking toward semifinals Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:10AMPalmer's Kerry Weiland, a member of the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, is looking forward to playing in a gold-medal game, but says the team is taking it one game at a time going into semifinals.
SEACOR Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter Results Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:41PMFORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - February 18, 2010) - SEACOR Holdings Inc. ( NYSE : CKH ) today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income attributable to SEACOR Holdings Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $22.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $476.5 million.
SEACOR Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter Results Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:26PMFORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - 02/18/10) - SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH - News ) today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income attributable to SEACOR Holdings Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $22.2 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $476.5 million. During the fourth quarter, the Company called and settled all of its ...
Littman: Americans need to support Landis now more than ever Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 7:57PMThe Olympics are great for one reason: feigned ethnocentricity. We can put aside all our differences for two weeks while a small group of people shows the rest of the world why our country is better than them at a number of sporting events that all require extremely specific skill sets.
Daytona pothole problems raise resurfacing issues Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 7:25AMDAYTONA BEACH — Sunday’s 52nd running of the Great American Race, was divided into three parts: B.P. (before pothole), AFP (after first patching) and ASP (after second patching).
Mra all set for final strike to Mt Kilimanjaro Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 4:26AMItanagar, Feb 15 : Arunachalee Everester Tapi Mra is geared up to scale Mt Kilimanjaro and already started his journey this morning on way to the base camp as it will take him another three days to reach there.
Daytona 500 notebook: Red-flag delay knocks out phones, too Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 11:15PMDAYTONA BEACH - The Daytona International Speedway's plan to patch a small hole in the first turn wasn't the only thing that didn't work Sunday.
Conoco Phillips chief contributed to community, state Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 11:06PMConoco Phillips Alaska President Jim Bowles, who died Saturday in an avalanche, was a large figure in Alaska's oil and gas industry, influencing oil tax politics and gas pipeline development as well as running a big North Slope oil company.
On Leadership: Is Sarah Palin offering a plan -- or just an attitude? Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 7:36PMDonald F. Kettl is dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and the author of many books, including " The Next Government of the United States " and " Leadership at the Fed. "
Menard defends bill to change state song Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 6:04PMSen. Linda Menard of Wasilla is defending her bill to change "Alaska's Flag," the state song, by saying that she does not want to change it, she wants to add to it. She also says that no...
Legislature should reject request to add extra verse to state song Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:19AMThe simplicity, originality and imagery of the Alaska flag combine to make Benny Benson’s design a work of art. The same qualities distinguish the poem “Alaska’s Flag,” written by Marie Drake in 19...
Global hitchhiker from France in Naperville Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:02AMJeremy Marie was named an honorary citizen of Naperville by Mayor A. George Pradel when he stopped in town as part of his five-year trip around the world. The goal of Marie's trip is to tour the world without spending a single cent (or euro, or Ethiopian birr) on transportation or housing. He was attended a meeting of the Rotary Club, where he shared stories of his travels. Marie said he wanted ...
It's a weird world of sports but Games have charms too Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 11:34PMVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The charm and challenge of the Winter Olympics could be found Thursday in the bewildered face of the man who had just been chosen to carry the U.S. flag in Friday night's opening ceremonies.
When elites bash elitism Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:29PMAs Broder and Klein proclaim Palin a political star, they show they're out of touch with "real Americans"
Proposed second verse of 'Alaska's Flag' conflicts with copyrighted text Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 5:57PMI don't want to be negative about the life or achievements of the late Carol Beery Davis, whose proposed second verse for "Alaska's Flag" is again under review in Juneau as an addition to Alaska's...
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura - truTV's Alienation & Sedition Act Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:07PMYou think this stuff is real? Think again! You can't believe the Bunkumbuilders. They know even less than we do!
'Alaska's Flag' doesn't need a second verse Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 6:49PMThe simplicity, originality and imagery of the Alaska Flag combine to make Benny Benson's design a work of art. The same qualities distinguish the poem "Alaska's Flag," written by Marie Drak...
Palin publicly backs Gov. Perry Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 12:36AMCYPRESS, Texas -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stumped for Gov. Rick Perry at a rally Sunday in suburban Houston, adding some national Republican star power to Perry's re-election campaign."I doubt there is another public figure in our country who ...
Palin stumps for Perry in Houston Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 4:38PMThe former Alaska governor was here Sunday to add national GOP star power to Governor Perry's re-election campaign
Palin, TEA Party, won't 'sit down, shut up' Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 10:36PM'Absurd' not to consider a candidacy or some other big role, Palin says. Sarah Palin, fresh from an appearance at the TEA Party Convention where she derided President Barack Obama for "the politics of personality,'' insists that the nascent political organization is just fine without a leader.
Russians investing another $50 M in bid to claim Arctic sovereignty Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:23PMFacing a UN deadline this year to register its claims for new Arctic seabed territory, the Russian government has announced a $50-million infusion of scientific funding for its bid to assert sovereignty over a vast polar domain on Canada's northern doorstep.
Government buys $2.5 million in Super Bowl ads to boost census Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 9:59AMWASHINGTON — Faced with record levels of red-ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the census — by advertising during the Super Bowl.
Around Town Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 5:27AMThursday, Feb. 4
A night of ‘houselessness’ Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 8:10PMWhen campers return, Tent City 4 comes to life after dark 5 p.m. The gear on your back has gotten heavy on the walk up the hill to the Tent City 4 encampment. The American flag marks its entrance, as does a man working security at the front who directs you to the intake area where [...]
PHOTO Sports News for Kids: Rogers leads Lee County Strikers to 3v3 title at Disney Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 11:00PMNick Rogers, a captain for the Gulf Coast boys soccer team this past season, and his Lee County Strikers team won the 18-and-under title recently at the 3v3 World Championships at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando.The Strikers were in the tournament with teams from six states, including as far away as Alaska. They won four consecutive matches, including the championship on Jan. 18 ...
Tea Party movement has roots in post-World War II right Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 2:18AMConsider this allegation: The federal government, under the guise of helping the mentally ill, is establishing a concentration camp in Alaska to house political opponents — a new step on the path toward totalitarianism.
Natives may be recognized in Alaska state song Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 1:52AMJUNEAU, Alaska - The last time state lawmakers tried to add references to Alaska Natives and a message of unity to the official state song, it was divisive and failed. That was 2002. Eight years...
Natives may be recognized in Alaska state song Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 8:34PMSupporters of a decades-old attempt to recognize Alaska Natives in the official state song expect the third time will be the charm. Legislation to officially add a 23-year-old verse to the song "Alaska's Flag" is working through committees.
Natives may be recognized in Alaska state song Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 8:34PMAssociated Press - January 28, 2010 9:24 PM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Supporters of a decades-old attempt to recognize Alaska Natives in the official state song expect the third time will be the...
Census kickoff in Alaska has officials focused on getting accurate numbers Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:58PMThe 2010 count kicked off in Noorvik yesterday, and officials say they have a big -- and important -- task ahead of them.
Locals lead curling team in championships Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 6:28PMSean Beighton’s Washington state curling team (Sean Beighton, Derrick McLean of Bothell, Sam Galey, Joe Purvis of Kenmore and coach Murray Beighton) began round-robin play last Saturday at the 2010 Junior National Curling Championships with an 11-1 win over Matt Birklid’s Team Alaska.
The 25 Most Influential Executives In The Business Travel Industry Of 2009 Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 11:42AMJANUARY 25, 2010 -- Business Travel News editors again proudly recognize the 25 business and government executives whose decisions held the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year.
Juneau delegation honored for supporting statehood activities Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:35AMJUNEAU - Juneau delegates were honored last month for their participation and support of the Fourth of July activities for Alaska's 50th anniversary of statehood, including the re-enactment of the raising of the 49-star flag in 1959 as well as the Juneau and Douglas parades.
No secession vote for Alaska, state Supreme Court rules Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 2:05AMThe Alaska Supreme Court has rejected an Anchorage man's effort to change the Alaska Constitution so that he could call a vote for secession from the United States.