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Why I Live Where I Live:14 Alaskans Tell Their Stories 1 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2316

Even in Alaska, temperatures as low as -59 are hard to handle 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 1991

ConocoPhillips announces big oil discovery in NPR-A 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2136

Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes - but with big cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1780

Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1802

The Alaska Legislature returns with a new House majority, but it faces the same old budget problem 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1784

Alaskas budget crisis hits lawmakers where it hurts: their stomachs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2487

Legal weed is hard to come by in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1486

Tiny Nikiski makes ambitious bid to become Alaskas biggest city 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1495

British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1895

Agency for Alaska's mentally ill tests legal limits with $40 million real estate investment 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1894

Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1573

New Alaska Senate president on upcoming session: 'Its OK for politicians to fight' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1280

Mayor says Anchorage needs a sales tax for Seward Highway patrols, property tax relief 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2348

Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1916

Alaska biathletes clinch spots on U.S. team headed to world championships-This is so AWESOME!!!! 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2692

Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3722

State helps disabled with new program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2492

Alaska Legislature expected to address alcohol law revision 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2636

State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1201

Developers of Anchorage office building take Alaska lawmakers to court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2398

State senator takes lawsuit over reduced permanent fund dividend to Alaska Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2399

Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2493

Alaska's top anti-rape leader forced out 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1288

AK Fireweed Cannabis Shop opens in Downtown Anchorage 0 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1885

Polar Bears Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village. 1 elleng Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2426

Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850,000 in back wages 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2243

FBI notes rise of gang violence in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1765

Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against electors 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2395

Alaska Republican Party formally pulls support from 3 of its own 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2187

Alaska Continued...

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Alaska Gov. Walker looks again to Permanent Fund for revenue in new budget proposal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1806

Former Alaska House press secretary convicted of disorderly conduct; assault charges dropped 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1453

State wins case against oil companies worth an estimated $500 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1681

First Pot Shop Opens in Anchorage 2 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1764

March 24, 1989 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2527

Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer. 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 2041

When oil companies move employees out of state, who sells the houses left behind? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1829

77 mushers sign up for 2017 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1490

Governor feuds with ExxonMobil as state moves to take over LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1363

Four found dead in Fairbanks hotel room 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1636

Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1974

Alaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1706

Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1507

2 moose found frozen mid-fight near village 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2178

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1307

Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1879

Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Alaska’s limits on campaign donations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1201

Fairbanks police officer injured in shooting dies after surgery complications 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 4 1409

Alaska town defies icy conditions to find creative solution to food shortage problems 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1524

This is usually the point in the campaign where Don Young says something deranged at a high school. 1 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1464

Troll should have exited her Assembly seat graciously 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 3 2092

Despite objections from mushers, Iditarod will allow phones for 2017 race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1695

Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local Iñupiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1340

Why the Trump movement never really took off in red-state Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1647

Alaska's first pot shop opens to a long line of customers 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1531

Alaska Democrats face internal strife over US Senate candidate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1550

State's first marijuana store could open this week as testing begins in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1466

Alaska GOP says Libertarian Senate candidate Joe Miller broke campaign finance laws 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1266

Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1310

Savoonga tribal workers stole $82,000 in federal funds, prosecutors say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1266

Alaska Continued...

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Barrrow votes to change its name to Alaska Native name 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 11 1960

Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1447

Alaska Railroad prepares for first U.S. shipments of natural gas 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1537

Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1579

With Permanent Fund Dividend payouts approaching, Alaska needs cash -- lots of it. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1403

Senators file lawsuit over Walker's PFD veto 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1607

Fairbanks police chief under investigation by city 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1339

Walker administration resurrects plan to borrow for pension shortfall 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1410

Overlooked North Slope formation may hold 120,000-barrel-a-day secret 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1520

Walker meets with Japanese energy officials before trip to Asia 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1430

Alaska may not get REAL ID waiver by deadline 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1325

Miller complicates Senate race, opens door for Dems 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1637

Premera's Alaska rates to rise 7 percent next year, less than estimated 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1384

Alaska lawmakers shut down regional offices on Friday afternoons to save money 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1531

University of Alaska: Hacker breached data system 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1407

Anchorage Senate candidate says she played no part in $1.5M tax settlement made by husband’s company 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1319

Nome wants to turn these Cold War-era antennae into a tourist destination 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1436

Joe Miller to run as Libertarian in hopes of unseating US Sen. Lisa Murkowski 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1628

Five dead after collision of two commercial planes 0 shenmue Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1464

1,469-pound pumpkin broke the Alaska State Fair record 5 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2163

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