Archive for April, 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Today in Anchorage

Today: Mainly cloudy. A few peeks of sunshine possible. High 43F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy skies early then periods of showers late. Low near 35F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. Tomorrow: Rain and snow showers in the morning. The rain and snow will change to rain […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Mother Nature is costing Anchorage money

The late snow, thaw causing more potholes to form By Andrea Gusty, CBS 11 News Reporter KTVA Article Last Updated:04/28/2008 06:11:11 PM AKDT Mother Nature dumped a record on us: nearly two feet of snow in a day. Now that the weather has warmed back up, everything is melting and the extra water on the […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

More bears live on Campbell Creek than biologists thought

By CRAIG MEDRED cmedred@adn.com (04/29/08 01:32:01) Unbeknown to most of the nearly 300,000 residents of Alaska’s largest city, one of the bear-busier streams in Southcentral appears to flow smack through their midst. Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game always knew Campbell Creek was popular with a few bears — especially grizzly bears. […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Anchorage food prices soar with fuel costs

10 PERCENT IN 3 MONTHS: Drought and farm subsidies squeeze consumers. By GEORGE BRYSON gbryson@adn.com (04/29/08 00:03:35) You can see it in the bread aisle at Carrs, where shoppers nowadays stare long and hard at a small $4.50 loaf of all-grain Oroweat Best Winterwheat bread before placing it in the cart. Or at the Costco […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Nothing Is Too Good For Our Boys In The Trenches!!!

Vets, DoD at Odds Over New GI Bill April 28, 2008 Richmond Times - Dispatch Daniel Glenn spent nearly seven years in the Army as a communications specialist, qualifying him for federal veterans education benefits. But for him and many veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his GI Bill benefits come nowhere near […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Nothing Is Too Good For Our Boys In The Trenches!!!

Dilapidated Barracks Video On YouTube April 29, 2008 Knight Ridder Edward Frawley couldn’t believe the conditions his son’s Army unit was living in when they returned home two weeks ago from a 15-month tour of duty in the remote mountains of Afghanistan. Disgusted by the dilapidated Fort Bragg barracks, Frawley posted a video on YouTube. […]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Feast of Catherine of Siena

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

Today in Anchorage

Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 43F. Winds light and variable. Tonight: A shower or two possible this evening with partly cloudy skies late. Low 34F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%. Tomorrow: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 44F. Winds light and variable.

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

Nothing Is Too Good For Our Boys In The Trenches!!!

Troops Deprived of Email Vote April 27, 2008 Associated Press WASHINGTON - U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past. Communities in 13 states will send overseas troops presidential […]

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

Feast of Cronan, abbot of Roscrea, Ireland, about 640.

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