Archive for February, 2006
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Lest We Forget
MSNBC.com 1 Fort Wainwright soldier killed, 3 wounded in Iraq by Natasha Rasheed KTUU-TV Anchorage, Alaska - A Fort Wainwright soldier has died in Iraq and three others were wounded. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m., Alaska time Saturday, in Mosul. Officials say the incident occurred when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Jain monks bare all to find ‘ocean of peace’
[Jainism] AFP, via the Gulf Times (Quatar), France Feb. 28, 2006 www.gulf-times.com0 SHRAVANABELAGOLA: When he was 18, maths student Prayant Sagar discarded his blue jeans to listen to his “inner call” and become a naked Hindu1 monk.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
How Low Can He Go?
By Dan Froomkin Special to washingtonpost.com Tuesday, February 28, 2006; 12:42 PM President Bush’s job approval rating is at a staggeringly low 34 percent, down 8 points from last month, according to a new CBS News poll. That’s right: Just a third of Americans think he’s doing a good job. To find other numbers that […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
For My Son Kevin
Ownership of ‘Alaska Grown’ logo in dispute LAWSUIT: State claims ownership, but so does a Valley farmers group. By S.J. KOMARNITSKY Anchorage Daily News (Published: February 28, 2006) WASILLA — The peppy blue and yellow “Alaska Grown” label has been slapped on everything from cabbages and T-shirts to boxes and baseball caps. But who gets […]