Alaska Vacation | Alaska News for 03/06/2010



Alaska dominates Broncos hockey team in opening game off CCHA playoffs - MLive.com

Alaska dominates Broncos hockey team in opening game off CCHA playoffs
MLive.com
FAIRBANKS, Alaska EUR” Western Michigan University was frozen out by the University of Alaska, losing to the Nanooks 4-0 in the first game of the Central .
Broncos Fall to Nanooks in Game One of First Round Playoff SeriesWMUBroncos.com

all 2 news articles »
..

Member review of ACS Alaska - Broadband Dslreports
I switched to ACS 1 MB unlimited DSL service 3 months ago after several years of frustration with GCI's overage charges, frequent outages, less than advertised speed (at least in my neighborhood), and poor customer service. I have been very impressed ...

Pioneers of Alaska to crown this year's King and Queen Regents
The Pioneers of Alaska is a longtime tradition in the Lounsbury family, and George and Bobbie Lounsbury are carrying it on...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Alaska's Bryant Molle, right, makes a quick turn to the left to slip past Western Michigan's Cam Watson during Friday evening's, March 5, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association postseason game at the Carlson Center...

Arctic: 8mn tonnes of methane seeping out annually - Press Trust of India

Reuters

Arctic: 8mn tonnes of methane seeping out annually
Press Trust of India
A study by researchers from the University of Fairbanks in Alaska showed that methane, trapped in the permafrost - soil at or below the freezing point of .
More on methaneEnergy Collective (blog)
Methane seeps rise from Siberian sea shelvesLos Angeles Times (blog)
The Heat Over Bubbling Arctic MethaneNew York Times (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) -Alaska Dispatch -Salon
all 290 news articles »
..

Feds work to eradicate invasive mammals from Alaska islands - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
KODIAK, Alaska - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to eradicate invasive mammal species on uninhabited islands near Kodiak and Akutan. In January, the service asked for comments on the removal of hoary marmots from Sud Island in the Barren ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Alaska goaltender Scott Greenham, left, deflects a shot from Western Michigan's Derek Roehl during Friday evening's, March 5, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association postseason game at the Carlson Center...

Alaska Communications Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results - MarketWatch (press release)

Alaska Communications Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
"While the softer Alaska economy and iPhone(TM) competition dogged results, we drove spending in 2009 to be $4.1 million below 2008, and ended the year with .
Alaska Communications 4Q loss narrowsThe Associated Press
Alaska Communications Systems Posts Narrower Loss In Q4 -UpdateRTT News
ACS names Michael Wynschenk as new VP Enterprise SalesTrading Markets (press release)

all 86 news articles »
..

Eye on the Trail » IDITAROD START SET FOR 10 AM ALASKA TIME
At 10 am Saturday morning Alaska time, the first musher to leave the 4th Avenue in Downtown Anchorage will signify the end of an entire year's worth of training for seventy one teams headed for Nome Alaska. ...

Sarah Palin shopping Alaska reality show -- The Live Feed | THR
Palin and her family would be followed on-camera in the show, which one network executive described as "'Planet Earth' meets Alaska meets her family," referring to Discovery's high-definition nature hit. ...

Kathy Griffin takes aim at Sarah Palin
Comedian Kathy Griffin brought her "Life on the D-List" show to Sarah Palin's home state Friday, skewering the former Alaska governor at a raucous show in Anchorage...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Members of the Alaska Nanooks hockey team huddle together prior to taking on the Western Michigan Broncos during Central Collegiate Hockey Association postseason action Friday evening, March 5, 2010, at the Carlson Center...

Andy Borowitz: GOP Lawmaker Demands Recall of Car That Drove Him to Gay Club
Anti-gay California State Sen. Roy Ashburn today demanded a sweeping recall of the vehicle that drove him to a gay nightclub this week...

Men's hockey: Sioux keep chugging
Mar. 5--The senior tribute wasn't scheduled to begin until tonight, but Darcy Zajac and Chris VandeVelde got the festivities started early...

Kathy Griffin Invades Alaska to Rip You-Know-Who - PopEater

MiamiHerald.com

Kathy Griffin Invades Alaska to Rip You-Know-Who
PopEater
By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 6th 2010 08:56AM Kathy Griffin brought the D-List to Alaska on Friday night, leaving a raucous concert crowd in stitches with .
Kathy Griffin takes aim at Sarah PalinThe Associated Press

all 172 news articles »
..

Alaska wolf hunts to use helicopter for 2nd year - KTUU

Alaska wolf hunts to use helicopter for 2nd year
KTUU
by AP FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A helicopter will be used to hunt wolves for the second year in a row in the Fortymile region near Tok as part of a state .
Alaska Department of Fish and Game plans aerial wolf huntsFairbanks Daily News-Miner

all 7 news articles »
..

Exclusive: Sarah Palin's proposed show is an apolitical look at Alaska . - Entertainment Weekly Online
As Sarah Palin makes the rounds in Hollywood, more information has surfaced about the show shes pitching. EW, which first reported the story earlier this week , has learned its a travelogue-type documentary from uber-producer Mark Burnett ...

Magnitude 2.6 - CENTRAL ALASKA
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards...

Board of Game rejects wolf buffer zone, gives the OK to trapping near Denali
The Alaska Board of Game on Friday removed a ban on wolf trapping outside the eastern boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve...

For 100 widows, respite found in Alaska - Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage Daily News

For 100 widows, respite found in Alaska
Anchorage Daily News
Alaskan Bonnie Carroll started the organization after her husband, Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll of the Alaska National Guard, died in a military plane crash in .

and more »
..

Methane Releases from Arctic Shelf May be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated
The research results, published in the March 5 edition of the journal Science, show that the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane, is perforated and is starting to leak large amounts of methane into the atmosphere...

Wyclef in hot water over naked phone pic
REUTERS / The new Gilligan? Michael Cera is reportedly in talks to star in a big-screen movie, in the role played by Bob Denver in the classic '60s sitcom...

Palins show to highlight Alaska and its quirks - MSNBC
As Sarah Palin makes the rounds in Hollywood, more information has surfaced about the show shes pitching. EW, which first reported the story earlier this week , has learned its a travelogue-type documentary from uber-producer Mark Burnett ...

Fort Wainwright soldier gets 3 months for stealing credit cards
FAIRBANKS a ' A Fort Wainwright soldier was sentenced to three months in prison Friday for stealing credit cards and racking up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges...

Fairbanks Catholic Diocese sells hot springs as part of bankruptcy plan
Unaatuq LLC, a consortium of Alaska Native and nonprofit entities from the Bering Straits region was the successful bidder at $1.9 million for Pilgrim Hot Springs at an auction Friday in U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Anchorage...

Fairbanks Ice Dogs lose to Alaska Avalanche in shootout, 4-3 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS EUR” The Alaska Avalanche gained a point on the Fairbanks Ice Dogs by posting a 4-3 North American Hockey League shootout victory Friday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. The Ice Dogs batt...

World Airline News: USA Jet Airlines is operating its first McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 for DirectAir
USA Jet Airlines acquired its first McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 on December 31, 2009 when this ex-Alaska Airlines aircraft joined the fleet...

PALIN'S NOT A PROBE TARGET, U.S. ATTY. IN ALASKA SAYS - American Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 6, 2009 (8:45PM EDT) -- The office of U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler in Alaska today backed up the FBI in denying that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is under federal investigation. A spokeswoman declined to comment for media ...

Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2010 - Alaska Public Radio Network

Prairie Farmer

Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2010
Alaska Public Radio Network
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN's news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. .
Alaska will host a new climate centerAlaska Dispatch
Alaska Gets First Climate Science CenterFarm Futures
Salazar Unveils First Regional Climate CenterNational Journal (blog)

all 21 news articles »
..

Alaska Airlines Expands Traveler Options To The Islands | FORTE mena
I read some news about Alaska Airlines. It states that Alaska Airlines' new Portland-Maui nonstop flight expands traveler options to the...

City veterinarian in Alaska to check sled dogs entered in Iditarod race (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
What would possess a veterinarian from Fort Wayne to travel all the way to Anchorage, Alaska, in early March?..

Lions' deals not well-received
A good portion of the Lions' free-agent news occurred very early Friday, well after we went to press...

Palin pitching reality TV show about Alaska - Herald Tribune
NEW YORK - A TV producer said Thursday he is pitching a series to television networks that would be about Alaska seen through the eyes of its most famous resident, Sarah Palin. Palin and producer Mark Burnett have been meeting this week to talk about ...

Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin in her home state
Griffin was escorted on stage by Playgirl model Levi Johnston, who fathered a child with Palin's oldest daughter and is involved in a child support battle with Bristol Palin...

City veterinarian in Alaska to check sled dogs entered in Iditarod race - News Sentinel

Reuters

..

Kathy Griffin Takes On Sarah Palin In Her Own Back Yard
Comedian Kathy Griffin brought her "Life on the D-List" show to Sarah Palin's home state Friday, skewering the former Alaska governor at a raucous show in Anchorage...

Explaining Alaska's 'Iditarod fever' to the nation - Anchorage Daily News
For a state that wears its rugged individualism like a badge of honor, the annual 1,000-mile journey from Anchorage to Nome signals more than the passage from deep winter to nascent spring. It operates as a kind of psychological gangline. . Which ...

Pregnancies tested beliefs, Palin says
Sarah Palin brought her son Trig, who has Down syndrome, on stage at the 2008 Republican convention...

Alaska Airlines Snubs Wi-Fi Provider Row 44 -- Not to Mention Its .
Last week, Alaska Airlines (ALK) pulled a switcheroo when it decided to go with Aircell instead of Row 44 for its inflight Wi-Fi solution. I've...

Pioneers of Alaska to crown this years King and Queen Regents (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS EUR” The Pioneers of Alaska is a longtime tradition in the Lounsbury family, and George and Bobbie Lounsbury are carrying it on. At 2 p.m. Sunday, George and Bobbie will be crowned 2010 Pio...

Inside Alaska business - Anchorage Daily News
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce was recently recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with its "Accreditation with Four-Star" distinction. Such accreditation defines excellence and honors chambers for outstanding contributions toward positive ...

Exclusive: Sarah Palin shopping Alaska TV docudrama with Mark .
Sarah Palin, TV producer? Multiple sources confirm that Palin and uber-reality show producer Mark Burnett have been making the rounds in Hollywood this week ...

Kathy Griffin takes aim at Palin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Comedian Kathy Griffin brought her "Life on the D-List" show to Sarah Palin's home state Friday, skewering the former Alaska governor at a raucous show in Anchorage...

A Climatic Showdown in Alaska - Newsweek
Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. This backdoor legal strategy stems from a 2008 Bush administration declaration that labeled the polar bear's habitat "threatened" by global warmingEUR”and, at the same time, added a ...

Nothing but net as Alaska Nanooks beat Western Michigan, 4-0 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS EUR” The Alaska Nanooks had a few accomplishments on the way to a 4-0 victory over Western Michigan in Friday nights opener of their Central Collegiate Hockey Association first-round playof...

North Pole, Lathrop square off for Mid Alaska Conference boys basketball title (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS EUR” There were no upsets on the opening day of the Mid Alaska Conference high school basketball tournament in Houston. The top two seeds EUR” North Pole and Lathrop in the boys bracket and We...

Study: Forests of Pacific Northwest and Alaska tops for storing .
The top 10 national forests for storing carbon dioxide in the US are in the Northwest and Alaska. extra description...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Alaska's Dustin Sather, 33, blasts the puck past Western Michigan goaltender Riley Gill for a first period goal during Friday evening's, March 5, 2010, Central Collegiate Hockey Association postseason game at the Carlson Center...

Sarah Palin Pitches Reality Show Showcasing Alaska's Natural .
alaska.jpg If you ever watched Into the Wild EUR” or had the pleasure of visiting in person EUR” you know that Alaska is one gorgeous state. It's got majestic glaciers, a magnificent coastline, plus, a few folks can even see Russia from their ...

Blogs of Note: Up in Alaska
Friday, March 05, 2010. Up in Alaska · http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/. Previously Noted. kaourantin.net # · San Francisco Pictures # · Freevlog # · Old? Who? Me? # · Us and Them # · Maya Adventures # · Sassy Trash # · PoĂfrika # · Box ...

Sarah Palin Reality Show? Palin Shopping Alaska TV Docudrama
Sarah Palin is making the most of her time in LA. Fresh off her appearance on the "Tonight Show," Palin is meeting with network executives to pitch a reality show alongside "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett...

Strong demand boosts Alaska 2009 net profit - Global Nation
PUBLICLY LISTED ALASKA Milk Corp. ended 2009 on a strong note as consumer demand for milk products stayed robust due to advertising efforts and promotional activities. In a report to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it posted a net income ...

Sarah Palin to appear in Calgary Saturday night
Home : Canada : Sarah Palin to appear in Calgary Saturday night Sarah Palin to appear in Calgary Saturday night View Larger Image The Canadian Press Date: Saturday Mar...

City veterinarian in Alaska to check sled dogs entered in Iditarod race
What would possess a veterinarian from Fort Wayne to travel all the way to Anchorage, Alaska, in early March? The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, of course...

Blizzard delays start of Western Alaska Championship Sled Dog race
Norman Gloko, of Manokotak, draws for his starting place in the Western Alaska Championship Sled Dog race...

Second Amendment Task Force leader Schaeffer Cox accepts plea deal, gets suspended sentence
The leader of the local Second Amendment Task Force and founder of a state militia has received a suspended sentence after accepting a plea deal...

Calgary audience gets first international shot at a night with Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin might not be able to see Canada from her house, but she'll soon be stopping by in person...

Inside Alaska business (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska business news in brief..

Alaska OK's killing wolves near Denali Park - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Alaska OK's killing wolves near Denali Park
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Despite opposition from the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska's Board of Game voted Friday to eliminate a "buffer zone" and allow .
Board of Game rejects wolf buffer zone, gives the OK to trapping near DenaliFairbanks Daily News-Miner
Area around Denali Park opened for wolf huntingAnchorage Daily News
Game board eliminate wolf buffer zonesKTUU
KTUU
all 7 news articles »
..

Sarah Palin Pitching Reality TV Show - CBS News

The Guardian

Sarah Palin Pitching Reality TV Show
CBS News
Palin was in Los Angeles this week to pitch a "docudrama" described as a "planet-Earth type look" at the state of Alaska. She is producing with reality-show .
Producer: Sarah Palin Reality Show Won't Be 'Salacious'People Magazine
Palin pitches TV showLos Angeles Times
Palin, Burnett working on Alaskan TV showUPI.com
The Associated Press -True/Slant -Columbus Dispatch
all 885 news articles »
..



Archives Main Index