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Kemp talks Alaska Class Ferry, Juneau Access in confirmation hearing - Ktoo

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 20:46

Ktoo

Kemp talks Alaska Class Ferry, Juneau Access in confirmation hearing
Ktoo
The joint Alaska House and Senate Transportation Committees Tuesday sent the name of Governor Sean Parnell's pick for Transportation Commissioner, Pat Kemp, to the full legislature for confirmation. A career DOT employee, Kemp was appointed to the ...
New Alaska commissioner soothes legislative nerves frayed by ferry flapAlaska Dispatch
Committee holds confirmation hearing for KempJuneau Empire

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Wait, what? Rep. Holmes became an Alaska Republican to avoid 'the party line'? - Alaska Dispatch

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:16

Wait, what? Rep. Holmes became an Alaska Republican to avoid 'the party line'?
Alaska Dispatch
Wow. Two op-eds in two days in our two print papers telling us that Lindsey Holmes switched parties in order to better represent her constituents. She didn't do it to further her own personal career ambitions as it would appear. No, sir. Both the op-ed ...

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Alaska News Nightly: January 29, 2013 - Alaska Public Radio Network

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:00

Alaska News Nightly: January 29, 2013
Alaska Public Radio Network
Alaska did not receive any money in the Sandy relief bill that cleared the Senate Monday night. The bill did include a provision that will allow tribes to directly apply to the federal government for future disaster aid. Board of Fishers Adopts New ...

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Kodiak, Alaska, searches for a new place to dump snow - OregonLive.com

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 17:29

Kodiak, Alaska, searches for a new place to dump snow
OregonLive.com
For almost 60 years, snowy days like Monday in Kodiak, Alaska, have meant a line of snow-filled dump trucks spilling their load into Near Island Channel. Thanks to orders from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, that winter scene is ...

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Alaska fisheries managers: Early-run Yukon king salmon off limits - Alaska Dispatch

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 17:27

Alaska fisheries managers: Early-run Yukon king salmon off limits
Alaska Dispatch
Following a disastrous year for king salmon runs on Alaska's Yukon River, fishery managers have decided, months earlier than usual, to announce fishing prohibitions for 2013. The fishing ban will apply to the first wave of king salmon headed up the ...

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BP Alaska to get new president after Minge's promotion - Alaska Dispatch

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 16:22

Alaska Dispatch

BP Alaska to get new president after Minge's promotion
Alaska Dispatch
Oil major BP has announced that its top Alaska executive, John Mingé, has been picked to succeed Lamar McKay as chairman and president of BP America, and Janet Weiss, the current Alaska vice president of resources, will be taking over for Mingé as BP's ...
Janet Weiss Named New President of BP AlaskaKTUU.com
Head of BP's Alaska Operation Gets PromotionAlaska Public Radio Network
Janet Weiss to Lead BP AlaskaEquities.com
Gas Business Briefing -WSU News
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Alaska senator again proposes renaming Mount McKinley - HeraldNet (blog)

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 15:50

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Alaska senator again proposes renaming Mount McKinley
HeraldNet (blog)
Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a version of her bill during the last Congress, and said she heard from people all over Alaska, thanking her for the effort. "This is important to Alaska and quite honestly, it's important to the Native people, it's ...
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski again proposes renaming Mount McKinleyOregonLive.com

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Kodiak searches for new snow dump - Anchorage Daily News

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 15:26

Kodiak searches for new snow dump
Anchorage Daily News
KODIAK, Alaska — For almost 60 years, snowy days like Monday have meant a line of snow-filled dump trucks spilling their load into Near Island Channel. Thanks to orders from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, that winter scene is ...

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Alaska senator again proposes renaming Mount McKinley to Denali; name ... - Washington Post

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 15:21

Alaska senator again proposes renaming Mount McKinley to Denali; name ...
Washington Post
JUNEAU, AlaskaAlaska's senior senator has once again introduced legislation to rename Mount McKinley, Denali. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview Tuesday that Denali might not be the name that people in the Midwest recognize “but it has long ...

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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski again proposes renaming Mount McKinley - OregonLive.com

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 14:23

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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski again proposes renaming Mount McKinley
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Denali might not be the name that people in the Midwest recognize. But she says it has long been the name in Alaska, the state where North America's highest peak resides. Denali is an Athabascan word meaning "the high one." ...
Alaska senator again proposes renaming Mount McKinley to Denali; name ...Washington Post

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Legislature should apply same Alaska residency rules to Congressional staff ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (blog)

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 14:16

Legislature should apply same Alaska residency rules to Congressional staff ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (blog)
The Legislature should simplify the excessively convoluted rules enacted over the years about ways in which people who don't live in Alaska can still collect a Permanent Fund Dividend. Unfortunately, the bills introduced so far this year do not address ...

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Janet Weiss Named New President of BP Alaska - KTUU.com

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:35

Alaska Dispatch

Janet Weiss Named New President of BP Alaska
KTUU.com
Weiss currently serves as vice president of resources for BP Alaska. In her new role, the company says she will be responsible for BP's oil and gas exploration, development and production activities in Alaska, plus BP's interests in the trans-Alaska ...
BP Alaska to get new president after Minge's promotionAlaska Dispatch
BP PLC : Janet Weiss to Lead BP Alaska4-traders

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BP Alaska names Janet Weiss new president - OregonLive.com

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 10:31

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BP Alaska names Janet Weiss new president
OregonLive.com
Weiss currently serves as vice president of resources for BP Alaska. In her new role, the company says she will be responsible for BP's oil and gas exploration, development and production activities in Alaska, plus BP's interests in the trans-Alaska ...
BP PLC : Janet Weiss to Lead BP Alaska4-traders

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RuPaul's Drag Race Episode 1: Alaska Prevails - PGH City Paper (blog)

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 09:47

PGH City Paper (blog)

RuPaul's Drag Race Episode 1: Alaska Prevails
PGH City Paper (blog)
In a parade of attention-grabbing queens, Pittsburgh's own Alaska made her grand entrance on RuPaul's Drag Race wearing a gown made from a plastic tablecloth and a horse-head mask. But thing looked bad in the first challenge — an photo shoot that took ...
EXCLUSIVE! Snooki and JWOWW Get Alaska Thunderf**ked!!! Watch The ...PerezHilton.com
Pittsburgh's 'Alaska' takes a turn on 'Drag Race'Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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Alaska Senate panel advances cruise ship bill - Businessweek

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 09:36

Alaska Senate panel advances cruise ship bill
Businessweek
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Senate Resources Committee has advanced legislation that would change how the state regulates wastewater from cruise ships. SB29 now goes to Senate Finance. The bill from Gov. Sean Parnell stems from a preliminary ...
Meyer wants to finish started Alaska capital projectsFairbanks Daily News-Miner
Meyer wants to finish started projectsAnchorage Daily News

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