Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Payment deal reached in Exxon Valdez case
Published: Aug. 27, 2008 at 3:49 PM ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 27 (UPI) — Lawyers in the long-running Exxon Valdez case say the Alaska plaintiffs could get their settlement checks in October. Lead attorney David Oesting told the Anchorage Daily News that a deal had been worked out to pay most of the $507.5 million awarded […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Alaska: Climate-change frontier
Melting glaciers, drier wetlands, warmer winters in Alaska, where global warming is felt most keenly. By Moises Velasquez-Manoff| Staff Writer of The Christian Science Monitor/ August 28, 2008 edition SEWARD, ALASKA On the approach to Exit Glacier in southeastern Alaska, wooden signs mark nearly 200 years of the ice’s retreat. They begin at 1815, about […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Congratulations to Kevin …
… who just passed the Oregon exam and is a Certified Nurse’s Assistant.
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Industry groups sue over federal bear rule
By DINA CAPPIELLO The Associated Press (08/28/08 13:14:12) WASHINGTON - Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming. Groups representing the oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing industries asked a federal […]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Janamashtami / Krishna Jayanti (Birthday of Krishna) Hinduism [8/24]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Khordad Sal (Shensai)Zoroastrian [8/26]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Paryushana - Parva / Samvatsari [Jainism]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Today in Anchorage
Today: Cloudy with occasional rain showers. High 56F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Tonight: Cloudy with a few showers. Low 48F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%. Tomorrow: A shower or two around the area in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 59F. Winds […]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
My First “Love”
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Nikiski man’s pumpkin tops scales at 907 pounds
STILL BIG: Cool temps held down the growth. Anchorage Daily News (08/28/08 00:29:15) PALMER — The biggest pumpkins in Alaska weighed in Wednesday at the Alaska State Fair — all two of them entered in the 2008 Alaska’s Midnight Sun Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Growers this year fretted about this summer’s cool temperatures and the effects […]