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Editorial The Air Force report on the budgetary implications of the proposed transfer of the F-16s at Eielson, scheduled to be released to the congressional delegation today, should be followed b…

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FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Area Hiking Club will kick off its summer season tonight with a fun hike on Ester Dome at 7 p.m. Hikers will meet at the intersection of Ester Dome Road and Henderson Road…

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FAIRBANKS — The Valdez Halibut Derby is off to a small start. Steven Adams of Valdez caught a 136.1-pound fish last Wednesday with Orion Charters to claim top honors for the first week, and Benjami…

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FAIRBANKS — Get your dip nets ready. Grab the fish bonker. Make room in the freezer. It’s still early, but the Copper River red salmon run is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever and the rive…

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FAIRBANKS — The Northern Alaska Environmental Center scheduled a counter-protest in the yard of its building along College Road Wednesday, while the GVEA-backed rally took place on a little-used si…

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The Northern Alaska Environmental Center scheduled a counter-protest in the yard of its building along College Road, while the GVEA-backed rally took place on a little-used side street a few yards…

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  The Chatanika River Valley Association Board plans to meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, with the general membership meeting to follow at 2 p.m. at the Chatanika Lodge Saturday, June 2.  

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The Northern Alaska Environmental Center and the GVEA Ratepayers Alliance say they will have a counter-rally today at 1:30 p.m. in the yard of the center at 830 College Road. The GVEA protest to sh…

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Miranda Gold Corp. has resumed exploratory drilling on Miranda’s Ester Dome gold project. "Agnico, Miranda’s funding partner at Ester Dome, plans to drill approximately 5,900 ft (1,800 m) in nine …

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Sen. Joe Paskvan has filed for re-election, while North Pole Mayor Doug Isaacson has filed for a North Pole House Seat on the Republican side. The other GOP candidates  for District 1 are Lynette B…

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