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    Climate policy isn't realistic goal at UAF, chancellor says  Nov 23, 2009
    FAIRBANKS -- A climate neutral policy is not realistic for the Fairbanks campus, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks administrators ... But administrators don't expect the University of Alaska Fairbanks to join them anytime soon ... Alaska Pacific University President Douglas North and former University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Elaine Maimon are among the administrators who have signed up, according to the organization's Web site. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 23, 2009
    22 Aug 2007: On a road trip from Florida to Alaska, husband and wife Steve and Pam Paulson were so struck by the church signs they saw along their way, that they spent the next three summers photographing them for a book. . (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Global Warming's Impacts Sped Up, Worsened  Nov 23, 2009
    What's been lost is the size of Alaska. Antarctica had a slight increase in sea ice, mostly because of the cooling effect of the ozone hole, according to the British Antarctic Survey. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Indoor football franchise introduced to Mat-Su Valley  Nov 23, 2009
    News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska ... He saw a future for indoor professional football in Alaska, and a home for the sport in the Mat-Su Valley ... Deemer, a local prep and youth football mentor and former head coach of the IFL s Alaska Wild, was handed the reigns as the Predators first head coach. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Alaska players warm to South  Nov 23, 2009
    RALEIGH -- Participants from the far edge of the continent, the Velocity '92 girls soccer team from Cook Inlet, Alaska, took plenty of satisfaction with them Sunday as they departed the WRAL Soccer Complex for a long journey home ... "It's obviously good for Alaska to come out and win a game," Cook Inlet forward Kelly Cobb said of the team's first-round win against Florida's IMG Soccer Academy on Friday ... But Velocity played solid defensively in a 1-1 tie with the Chicago Fire Juniors Red in a... (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Be thankful for this year's Shootout, it could be worse  Nov 22, 2009
    The UAA Women once again kept the Great Alaska Shootout trophy in Alaska with their third straight championship ... For the third-straight year the UAA Seawolves kept the Great Alaska Championship in Alaska ... For more coverage on The Shootout, check out the University of Alaska Anchorage's official sports site. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Hawkeyes Travel to Kansas City For CBE Classic  Nov 22, 2009
    In that time Iowa has won the Great Alaska Shootout (1986-87), the Cal-Irvine Anteater Classic (1986-87), the Maui Classic (1987-88), the San Juan Thanksgiving Shootout (1992-93), the San Juan Christmas Shootout (1997-98), the Big Ten Conference Tournament in 2001 and 2006 and its own invitational 24 times. In addition, Iowa was runner-up in the 1985-86 Far West Classic, the 1987-88 All-College Tournament, the 1988-89 Chaminade Classic, the 1991-92 Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational, the 1994-95... (Hawkeyesports.com)

    Expats find provisions plum-pudding perfect  Nov 22, 2009
    We ve shipped plum pudding to Alaska, Guam, and even the Marshall Islands, says Gerry. One homesick soul even paid to have a Christmas pudding sent overnight to Hawaii. (Boston Globe)

    Airlines going 'green' make for miserable passengers  Nov 21, 2009
    John Havelock is one of those disgruntled guys that longs for the good old days of Alaska flying. He also is a former Alaska attorney general. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Fact checking the fact check  Nov 21, 2009
    A purported fact check of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" memoir by The Associated Press could have used some fact checking of its own on its Alaska claims ... A purported fact check of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" memoir by The Associated Press could have used some fact checking of its own on its Alaska claims ... The Associated Press again challenged the state's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, under which the state is backing a natural gas pipeline plan being developed by TransCanada Corp.. (Juneau Empire)

    Tips for smart, healthy holiday travel  Nov 21, 2009
    com's George Hobica adds that you are smart to consider airlines that give "fare drop" discounts like Jet Blue, Southwest and Alaska; they refund the difference if a fare goes down between the time you buy and the time you fly. Other airlines also offer refunds but deduct hefty change fees. (CNN)

    "Going Rogue" is going big  Nov 21, 2009
    Palin, the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate, is in the midst of a nationwide promotional tour. Return to: | . (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Airlines still offer fliers fine wine as a high-class amenity  Nov 21, 2009
    Sign up to receive our free Travel e-newsletter and get the best travel news, deals & features in your inbox. By Steve LaBadessa for USA TODAY. (USA Today -- Travel)

    Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend  Nov 20, 2009
    A postal worker from Alaska hospitalized at Stanford would get his heart. The heart arrived on the man's birthday. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)

    LIST:  What wine, champagne and port airlines offer  Nov 20, 2009
    List: What wine, champagne and port airlines offer - USATODAY.com. USA TODAY Today in the Sky. (USA Today -- Money)

    Braintree Sound Off  Nov 20, 2009
    I have to laugh at all the attention that is being paid to (former Alaska Gov.) Sarah Palin. She made a laughingstock out of herself when she ran for vice president (by the way, one of the reasons why John McCain deserved to lose was that he was willing to place someone so obviously unqualified a heartbeat away from the Oval Office) and now, having abandoned the job she was elected to do, she s cashing in on a book deal and speaking tour. (Braintree Forum, MA)

    'Oprah Winfrey Show' To End In 2011  Nov 20, 2009
    She followed up with a series of blockbuster interviews - Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, exclusives with singer Whitney Houston and ESPN's Erin Andrews, and just this week, former Alaska governor, GOP vice presidential candidate and best-selling author Sarah Palin. She found time between shows to lobby the International Olympic Committee in Denmark for Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics. (KCRA 3, CA)

    Both haves and have-nots as state dinner invitations sent  Nov 20, 2009
    Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has agreed not to give a speech at Bragg, McCollum said. Palin began her promotional tour this week for a new best-selling memoir, Going Rogue, with plans to travel through several states that were key to the 2008 election, hitting Michigan on Wednesday and Indiana yesterday. (Boston Globe)

    Media blocked from Palins Fort Bragg event  Nov 20, 2009
    Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has already agreed not to give a speech at Fort Bragg, McCollum said. Officials said Palin will only sign her books at the event and will not stop to pose for photographs or personalize the books. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Irish Travel To Sixth-Ranked Michigan State To Face Red-Hot Spartans On Thursday night.  Nov 20, 2009
    The last game the Irish did not score on the power play was Nov. 7 in a 3-1 loss at Alaska ... THE BIG 5-0: second-period power-play goal versus Alaska on Nov. 6 was the 50th of his Irish hockey career ... On Saturday, Nov. 7, Johnson gave up two goals on 23 shots in a 3-1 loss to Alaska. (Und.com)

    Is Palin tour the first step of her campaign?  Nov 20, 2009
    where adoring fans started lining up in freezing weather at 5 a.m. for a chance to meet the failed vice presidential candidate and resigned governor of Alaska ... For example, she paints herself in the book as being extremely frugal when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, requesting only low-price hotel rooms as opposed to the high-end, robe-and-slippers hotels. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)

    Dems hope Palin disrupts GOP's game plan  Nov 20, 2009
    California's star Republican fundraiser Kristin Hueter - who helped arrange Palin's successful 2008 California fundraisers with the McCain presidential campaign - says the former Alaska governor's personal charisma was evident last year even in solidly blue California ... Here are some of former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's claims in "Going Rogue," her new book released this week ... Palin: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Plane perks: Despite cutbacks, airlines keep fine wine flowing  Nov 20, 2009
    Airlines still offer fliers fine wine as a high-class amenity - USATODAY.com. Search hundreds of franchises and business opportunities to find the one that is right for you. (USA Today -- Money)

    CHART:  Expert Dan Berger rates airlines' wines  Nov 20, 2009
    Airlines still offer fliers fine wine as a high-class amenity - USATODAY.com. Sign up to receive our free Travel e-newsletter and get the best travel news, deals & features in your inbox. (USA Today -- Money)

    What the Public Doesn't Get About Climate Change  Nov 20, 2009
    "" DOUG ISAACSON, the mayor of North Pole, Alaska, on the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt delivery of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole," which were answered by volunteer "elves" For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages ... "" DOUG ISAACSON, the mayor of North Pole, Alaska, on the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt delivery of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole," which were answered by volunteer "elves". (Time.com)

    Holland America Line Wins Nine Porthole Readers' Choice Awards  Nov 20, 2009
    Readers of Porthole conferred awards for Best Central America/Panama Canal, Best Northern Europe, Best Alaska, Best Australia/New Zealand Itineraries and Best Private Island for Half Moon Cay, the line's exclusive Bahamian port call that appears on most Caribbean cruise itineraries ... In Alaska, the line operates three major cruising itineraries -- Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruises, Glacier Discovery, and Alaskan Explorer Cruise -- that showcase the highlights of Alaska with distinctive... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Army keeping media from Palin event at Ft. Bragg...  Nov 20, 2009
    Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has already agreed not to give a speech at Bragg, McCollum said. But he worried that Palin's supporters might make the event political and use the media to express opinions from the base. (The Drudge Report)

    Top Eurobank prepares for 'global economic collapse'...  Nov 20, 2009
    The purchase of Alaska ... The purchase of Alaska. (The Drudge Report)

    You Go West, Girl  Nov 20, 2009
    When news of the great gold strike in the Klondike region of the Yukon reached the Alaskan coast during the spring of 1897, Belinda had saved $5,000 ... He had begun his stay in the Far North as a laborer and had worked his way up to managing an Alaskan trading company ... Belinda made the long and dangerous journey to the Alaskan coast to personally supervise the operation. (The American Conservative)

    Travelers give thanks  Nov 20, 2009
    We took a week-long cruise to Alaska that was not only ultra-relaxing, we got to see breathtaking glaciers, amazing wildlife (whales. bald eagles. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Toshiba Classic Next for Lions  Nov 19, 2009
    In addition to the Lions, six other PCSC schools will be competing on the women's side - Cal Baptist, Chapman, Soka, Alaska Fairbanks, UC San Diego and Pepperdine. On the men's side, the Toshiba Classic field features 14 squads, including Stanford, third-place finishers in the 2009 NCAA Division I National Championships. (Lmulions.com)

    How we travel »  Nov 19, 2009
    Imagine that you and your buddies have been planning a hunting and fishing trip to Alaska all year. You imagine the tents pitched by the lake and sitting by the fire in the cool evenings after a day of hunting moose and fishing for Pacific salmon in the Tikchik Lakes. (ESPN -- Outdoors)

    Men's Basketball Inks Center during November Signing Period  Nov 19, 2009
    From there, the team heads north to compete at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 26-28 ... All three games from the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout also will be shown live on CSS (Comcast ch. (Uhcougars.com)

    Obama says talks under way on Iran sanctions  Nov 19, 2009
    " U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, listens during their joint press conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The U.S. president received an effusively warm welcome in South Korea, reflecting a relationship on the upswing. He and Lee showed a genuine rapport, even hugging at the close of their news conference, an unusual public finish to an appearance of world leaders.... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Cruise News »  Nov 19, 2009
    Disney Cruise Line is offering cruises to Alaska for the first time in 2011. The Disney Wonder ship will make 18 seven-night sailings to Alaska beginning May 3, 2011, with the last ship departing Aug. 30. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Orchestra plays epic Rings score  Nov 19, 2009
    Fans of Shore's music from as far away as Alaska and Paris are expected to travel to Ohio to see the concerts. Other performances of the Rings music are due to take place in Antwerp, London, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle and Pittsburgh. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)

    Obama talks nuclear pursuits of Iran, N. Korea in S. Korea  Nov 19, 2009
    Obama departed shortly after on his return flight to Washington, with a refueling stop in Alaska. Obama's trip included stops in Japan and Singapore and a longer, ceremony-filled visit to China. (USA Today)

    Royal Caribbean International Appoints Seven Godmothers for Oasis of the Seas  Nov 19, 2009
    The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN. Travel professionals should go or call (800) 327-2056. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Notre Dame Hosts Long Beach State In First-Ever Meeting Between Two Schools  Nov 19, 2009
    Long Beach State is 2-0 on the season with wins over Alaska Anchorage (86-65) and Pepperdine (67-58). Long Beach State is a member of the Big West Conference. (Und.com)

    Ex-Alaska National Guardsman from Fairbanks honored for service  Nov 19, 2009
    Jeremy Pierce smiles Nov. 15 while making remarks after accepting an award from Alaska National Guard commander Brig ... He was honored by his former Alaska National Guard unit for outstanding service to state and country ... Pierce, raised in Fairbanks, was serving his second stint in the National Guard - the first through the Alaska National Guard, the second through Oregon's - when his armored truck hit an improvised bomb Aug. 12. (Juneau Empire)

    Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open  Nov 18, 2009
    In this photo released by ABC, former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is photographed with ABC's Barbara Walters, at a New York City hotel, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 ... The former Alaska governor said she'd rate President Barack Obama's performance a 4 out of 10. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Author Palin fails to turn over new leaf  Nov 18, 2009
    As my father likes to say: she's not retreating; she's reloading,'' Mrs Palin replied in that folksy Alaskan accent ... Explaining her poor performance in an interview with the news anchor Katie Couric - ''the perky one'', Mrs Palin called her - she said she believed Couric was treating Alaska like a backwater and said she became '' annoyed'' when Couric asked her to name what books and newspapers she read. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Nov 18, 2009
    New memoir claims Obama's message of change was lifted from Palin's own campaign for governor of Alaska. Mrs Clinton gushes over the "tall and dashing" Foreign Secretary. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

    Aces' loss becomes AHL affiliate's gain  Nov 18, 2009
    Join the conversation about the Aces and Alaska hockey with , who has covered the game for 27 years ... Take the case of Alaska Aces winger Matt Stefanishion ... Which is why the Peoria Rivermen, Alaska's affiliate in the American Hockey League, have plucked Stefanishion as they begin a road swing of three games in four nights beginning this evening in Houston. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Jogging With Afghan Soldiers and Mick Jagger  Nov 18, 2009
    I've run a marathon in Alaska, jogged through Jerusalem and through vineyards in Friuli in northern Italy. One of the best runs of my life was a five-miler on a treadmill in the Maldives which I attribute to the clean air and mesmerizing turquoise water. (ABC News)

    Western opens season on road against Cal State East Bay and San Francisco State  Nov 18, 2009
    Last year, the Vikings tied for third place in the GNAC at 11-5 with Northwest Nazarene; and Alaska Anchorage and Seattle Pacific tied for first place at 14-2. Alaska Anchorage was picked No.1 this season by the coaches, receiving 72 points ... Alaska Anchorage received three first-place votes with two each going to Northwest Nazarene, Seattle Pacific and Western. (Wwuvikings.com)

    Release of book prompts perspectives on Palin  Nov 18, 2009
    Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from Alaska's governor, to GOP's vice-presidential candidate, and now private citizen ... The former Alaska governor's 413-page book caused a media sensation, with exhaustive coverage and friends and foes scrutinizing every word ... Palin, who has not given interviews to Alaska news media since leaving office, describes her decision to step down, a move that shocked even some of Palin's closest supporters. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Georgia Tech-Clemson rematch could be a classic  Nov 17, 2009
    8:35 am November 16, 2009, by Tony Barnhart. So what did we learn over the weekend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Volatile Gas Could Turn Rwandan Lake Into a Freshwater Time Bomb  Nov 17, 2009
    15, 2007) A lake in Alaska was found violently boiling with escaping methane. Scientists are studying methane emissions from arctic lakes, especially the connection between thawing permafrost and climate. (Science Daily)

    Former Alaska Guardsman honored for service  Nov 17, 2009
    He was honored by his former Alaska National Guard unit for outstanding service to state and country ... Brianna Bundick-Kelly lays a wreath on behalf of VFW Post 9978 and Ladies Auxiliary at the Veterans and Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson ... Running list of profiles of Alaskan, or Alaska-based, soldiers who have died since 2003. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Going Rogue, the autobiography by Sarah Palin,  Nov 17, 2009
    had never left Wasilla, Alaska ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain.". (W-USA News, DC)

    Familiar face will lead new Valley football team  Nov 17, 2009
    Former Alaska Wild coach Hans Deemer on Monday said he left the Wild so he could focus on a dream -- starting an Indoor Football League franchise closer to his home in the Valley ... "We're pioneering football here in Alaska and it's a great feeling," said Deemer, the team's first head coach ... The Predators give the IFL three teams in Alaska, joining the Alaska Wild and the Fairbanks Grizzlies. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Fight on between fish protectors, AK mine backers  Nov 17, 2009
    Heck, she moved to Alaska when she was too young to speak and grew up in the small town of Wasilla, but doggone it, why did she talk like someone from the movie "Fargo" ... We've seen everything from rainbow trout pulled from local rivers to yellowtail and king salmon from as far away as Alaska and Mexico ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The fight is on between about a dozen Seattle restaurants and backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Department News  Nov 17, 2009
    25) - Top Dawg - Washington Accepts NCAA Infractions Report - Student-Athletes Dine With Donors - Top Dawg - UW Olympians to be Honored - Driving Directions - TRAVEL PACKAGE AVAILABLE TO ALASKA SHOOTOUT - 2004 Lecture Series: For the Love of the Game - Junior Husky Club Memberships on Sale Now - Peoples: The Grandmother of the Dawgs - UW Releases Culture Review of Athletic Department - Husky band celebrates 75 years - Washington To Annouce Winners Of Third Annual Elementary School Reading... (Gohuskies.com)

    Indoor football franchise introduced to Mat-Su Valley  Nov 17, 2009
    News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska ... He saw a future for indoor professional football in Alaska, and a home for the sport in the Mat-Su Valley ... Deemer, a local prep and youth football mentor and former head coach of the IFL s Alaska Wild, was handed the reigns as the Predators first head coach. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Palin talks politics, family ahead of book release  Nov 17, 2009
    The former Alaska governor said she'd rate President Barack Obama's performance a 4 out of 10. She criticized the president for his handling of the economy and for "dithering" on national security questions. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts  Nov 17, 2009
    PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000 ... She accepted $1,000 each from a state senator and his wife in the weeks after the two Republican lawmakers' offices were raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into a powerful Alaska oilfield services company. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Palin publicity tour part campaign, part Twitter- and Facebook-fest  Nov 16, 2009
    had never left Wasilla, Alaska ... When she quit as Alaska's governor in July, she promised to keep her fans updated through tweets ... But in a Facebook posting Tuesday, the former Alaska governor says she's decided to travel to cities outside of the typical book tour venues. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    North Carolina  Nov 16, 2009
    American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a): 1. 3. (CBS News -- US)

    Cello adds panache to folk group; harmonies are missed  Nov 16, 2009
    It could be that she was worn after a week on Alaska airplanes and in Alaska's winter weather, or a disadvantage in the cavernous and nose-numbingly chilly Williamson, which she called "humongous." ... The tour ends Tuesday in Kenai/Soldotna, but O'Donovan announced that the group will be back in Alaska on summer solstice, playing in Nome. (Anchorage Daily News)

    AP: Johnston strangely absent from memoir  Nov 16, 2009
    Barbra Walters, right, interviewed former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, and her daughters Piper and Willow at a New York City hotel on Friday ... Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from Alaska's governor, to GOP's vice-presidential candidate, and now private citizen ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Discounters, digital books test local store owners  Nov 16, 2009
    A bunch of independently owned book shops, including all 19 in the Alaska-based Book Cache chain, shut down by the end of the 1990s ... Drake said she and her husband, co-owner Steve Lloyd, began thinking hard about their future last spring, soon after the recession hit Alaska and hurt their sales ... They stopped buying most new books -- Alaska books are still on the menu -- and non-paper novelty gifts. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Palin's book goes rogue on some facts  Nov 15, 2009
    Then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is shown Aug. 29, 2008, in Dayton, Ohio ... PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000. (Juneau Empire)

    Palin criticizes AP's early take on memoir  Nov 15, 2009
    NEW YORK - After The Associated Press's early recap of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" made headlines Friday, Palin reacted ... NEW YORK - After The Associated Press's early recap of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" made headlines Friday, Palin reacted ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about... (Juneau Empire)

    Ice addict aims for poles, Everest in one year  Nov 15, 2009
    After college, I had a random assortment of outdoor jobs from a back country ranger in Alaska to guiding white water canoe trips in Colorado to dog sledding in northern Minnesota. I went on what I would call my first "real" expedition in 1995 a month-long sledding trip north of Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Palin's memoirs triggers a boomlet of other books  Nov 15, 2009
    Other serious studies out this month include "Sarah From Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar" by Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe, and "The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star," by Matthew Continetti, an associate editor at The Weekly Standard. Other authors are going simply for laughs, such as "Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring and Activity Book" by Julie Sigwart and Micheal Stinson, which is... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching  Nov 14, 2009
    22 Aug 2007: On a road trip from Florida to Alaska, husband and wife Steve and Pam Paulson were so struck by the church signs they saw along their way, that they spent the next three summers photographing them for a book. . (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)

    Sarah Palin's Book: The Fact Check  Nov 14, 2009
    Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin prepares to launch a media tour to promote her new memoir "Going Rogue." As Jeff Glor reports, some media watchers are questioning her motives ... PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000. (CBS News)

    Taking the kids this holiday season  Nov 14, 2009
    com's George Hobica adds that you are smart to consider airlines that give "fare drop" discounts like Jet Blue, Southwest and Alaska; they refund the difference if a fare goes down between the time you buy and the time you fly. Other airlines also offer refunds but deduct hefty change fees. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend  Nov 14, 2009
    A postal worker from Alaska hospitalized at Stanford would get his heart. The heart arrived on the man's birthday. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)

    Impasse: Union, school district far apart on contract talks  Nov 14, 2009
    News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska. Frontiersman Print Edition. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Celebrating 101 years  Nov 14, 2009
    In the summer, he'd return to Alaska and work on the seine boats out of Sitka or the cold storage ... Ministry travel via the vessels Princeton Hall, Anna Jackman, and "an assortment of fishing boats if needed," included many small villages, lighthouse stations, and logging camps in Southeast Alaska ... "Do we have to live like this? Is it necessary? People are getting so used to accepting this. It is crazy. And races not liking each other ... Alaska had it and the United States had it. People... (Juneau Empire)

    Sarah Palins book goes rogue on some facts  Nov 14, 2009
    13: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin begins her book tour with an interview with Oprah Winfrey in which she talks about Levi Johnston, the McCain campaign and her interview with Katie Couric ... 29: The publisher of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palins new memoir, Going Rogue, has decided to move up its release date ... 11, 2008: TODAYs Matt Lauer talks to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family at their Wasilla home about how the whirlwind campaign changed all their lives. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanist...  Nov 14, 2009
    On a stop at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on his way to Asia, Obama told a military audience he will commit more forces to Afghanistan only if it is vital to U.S. interests and receives public support. "I will not risk your lives unless it is necessary to America's vital interests," Obama told the troops. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Palin Book Goes After McCain Camp, Not Levi  Nov 14, 2009
    Mark Lyons/Getty ImagesFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... had never left Wasilla, Alaska ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain.". (Click2Houston, TX)

    Tlingit flute player hopes to curtail pregnant drinking  Nov 13, 2009
    But Morgan, a 17-year-old Tlingit originally from Southeast Alaska, considers himself lucky ... He delivered an Oct. 19 keynote address at the First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage ... So while Alaska has one of the country's highest rates of known FASD cases, no one knows how common the problem truly is, Evensen said. (Juneau Empire)

    Obama offers thanks to airmen, soldiers  Nov 13, 2009
    President Barack Obama made his first-ever visit to Alaska during a refueling stop at Elmendorf Air Force Base on his way to Asia on Thursday, November 12, 2009 ... Brianna Bundick-Kelly lays a wreath on behalf of VFW Post 9978 and Ladies Auxiliary at the Veterans and Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson ... Running list of profiles of Alaskan, or Alaska-based, soldiers who have died since 2003. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Palin in book: McCain aides kept me 'bottled up'  Nov 13, 2009
    Palin writes of being "bottled up" from the news media and of having to pay a $50,000 tab for the background check that the McCain campaign ran on her before McCain tapped the Alaska governor as his vice presidential pick, the AP reported ... Palin resigned as Alaska governor in July but has not given up on politics. (USA Today)

    Ted JamesMarch 18, 1924-November 10, 2009  Nov 13, 2009
    They also shared many travel adventures to Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, and throughout the U.S.. Ted shared many hours with his family and his boys camping, hunting and fishing, teaching all of us an appreciation for nature, the outdoors, and wildlife. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)

    Orchestra plays epic Rings score  Nov 13, 2009
    Fans of Shore's music from as far away as Alaska and Paris are expected to travel to Ohio to see the concerts. Other performances of the Rings music are due to take place in Antwerp, London, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle and Pittsburgh. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)

    Japan Airlines posts $1.5 billion first-half loss  Nov 13, 2009
    Alaska Air Group believes smaller is better. The parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air believes the company's smaller size relative to some of its bigger rivals is an advantage in a financially challenging environment ... Alaska Air Group Inc. Chief Executive Bill Ayer told an investor conference in New York on Tuesday that the company's size enables it to make changes faster. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Studio settlement reported for fake movie news  Nov 13, 2009
    Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:45 PM CST Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported ... The articles posted appeared to be from real Alaska publications ... The Alaska Press Club wasn't part of the complaint, but McKay suggested it receive settlement money as a compromise that would benefit Alaska journalism. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    The Rogue Returns: On the Road with Sarah Palin  Nov 12, 2009
    Sarah Palin speaks in Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 26, 2009 Al Grillo / AP ... The gerund suggests that the woman who went from obscurity to the GOP ticket to the exit door of the Alaska governor's mansion in less than a year is still on a journey toward rogue-dom. (Time.com)

    Alaska showcase in New York needs money  Nov 12, 2009
    ANCHORAGE - Legislative leaders are debating whether to use public money to keep the nonprofit Alaska House, New York open, now that the woman who initially funded it can't afford to keep it open ... ANCHORAGE - Legislative leaders are debating whether to use public money to keep the nonprofit Alaska House, New York open, now that the woman who initially funded it can't afford to keep it open ... Alaska House hosted a series of programs during the past year on Alaska issues and arts, with Native... (Juneau Empire)

    Juneau VA clinic to open in March  Nov 12, 2009
    Honor ceremony for Southeast Alaska Native Veterans, 11 a.m., Centennial Hall. To conclude by march from Centennial Hall to the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall ... Veterans Day Observance at the University of Alaska Southeast, 11 a.m., Student Recreation Center Gamble-Sperl Joint Use facility. (Juneau Empire)

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