Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:01 GMT
Five Questions The Big O Should Have Asked Sarah Palin (New America Media)
Talk about missed opportunities. Since no real journalists are likely to get a sit-down with Sarah Palin during her book promotions blitz, it sure would’ve been nice for Oprah to have made a stab at a serious questioning of the former Governor of Alaska.
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:04:27 GMT
Fact check: Palin's "Going Rogue" (Denver Post)
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.
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:06:41 GMT
Fact Check: Sarah Palin's book goes rogue on some facts (The Post-Standard)
The Associated Press Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book gets some of its facts wrong. WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:38:03 GMT
Aloha to the Hawaiiana (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Year after year, a circle of about a dozen friends and family from as far away as Alaska, Canada and Oklahoma have been reuniting at the Hawaiiana Hotel in Waikiki for their annual November vacation.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:59 GMT
DOT releases airline delay list for September (San Francisco Chronicle)
The percentage of airline flights in September that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Transportation Department. In parenthesis is the carrier's ranking the previous month. 1. Hawaiian Airlines, 94.1 percent (1) 2. Alaska Airlines,... Airline - United States - Alaska Airlines - Hawaiian Airlines - United States Department of Transportation
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:02:50 GMT
Owners plan salvage attempt for capsized fishing boat (Anchorage Daily News)
The U.S. Coast Guard planned to inspect the scene of a capsized commercial fishing boat by helicopter today near Unalaska Island, a spokeswoman said. Preparations to salvage the 59-foot vessel could begin as early as today.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:22:28 GMT
College of Marin: three seats open (Twin Cities Times)
Barbara Dolan Age: Declining to state Residence: Kentfield Occupation: Incumbent trustee, College of Marin Education: Graduate degree, University of San Francisco; lifetime teaching credential, San Francisco State; Bachelor of Arts, University of Alaska
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:26:18 GMT
Solving Climate Change at 35,000 Feet, and Below (GOOD)
What looking at the recent renovations to LAX airport—and the lack of sustainable design thinking that went into them—can teach us about saving the planet. I am looking down at the beauty of Alaska on my journey from Los Angeles to Beijing. In China, we will consult with some old clients who have a new zeal for sustainable design in the face of global climate change. They are looking to us to ...
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:30:52 GMT
Earnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Earnings reports for First Commonwealth Financial, Wesco International, Consol Energy/CNX, FNB Corp., Fifth Third Bancorp, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, JetBlue, AT&T, Netflix, McDonald's, UPS
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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:49:49 GMT
People die and AHFC isn't doing its job (Anchorage Daily News)
Sunday brought another death in an Alaskan mobile home fire. That is two in a couple weeks, one in Anchorage and one in Fairbanks. Killer fires know no regional boundaries.
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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:16:47 GMT
Columbus funeral home owner dies on hunting trip (The Commercial Dispatch)
Willis Newbell Puckett II died in his element. Puckett, 79, owner of Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, was deep in the Alaskan wilderness Sunday on a bear hunt when a suspected heart attack claimed his life.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:35:00 GMT
NANA Company, Akima, Acquires Pegasus - Creating Top Aviation Services Provider (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Team Combines Big Business Stability and Reach, with Small Business Agility and Ingenuity ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Akima Management Services, LLC announced its acquisition of Pegasus Aircraft Maintenance, which specializes in a wide range of aviation services. The result is a team that is well positioned to be a leading force in aviation services for commercial and government ...
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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:02:07 GMT
Lawmakers question Permanent Fund investment strategy (Juneau Empire)
Alaska legislators are continuing to question the Alaska Permanent Fund's new "leading edge" asset allocation strategy, with leading legislators saying they should have been consulted on such a change.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:13:32 GMT
Oh the places we've gone ... the things we've seen (El Defensor Chieftain)
Seward Alaska, 2008 Seabirds and Sea mammals Armendaris Ranch, 2009 Small Critters
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:28:19 GMT
On the road, with 17 national parks along the way (The News-Times)
From from the mountains to the prairies, from the lowest point in North America to its highest peak, from Kentucky caves to Alaskan glaciers, Nick and Ana Leibowitz have been there and back. In two months.Blessed with an extremely dependable Toyota Yaris and a economy that favors driving and camping rather than flying and spa-ing, the Leibowitzes spent 61 days seeing America this summer.
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