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‘Shower’ of metal came from wing of Air Alaska cargo plane (Westland Observer)An Air Alaska cargo plane lost part of a wing over central Westland on Saturday afternoon, but authorities reported no crashes and no injuries on the ground from falling debris.

Tonight’s TV best bets‘1,000 Places to See Before You Die,’ 9 and 10 p.m., Travel Channel. Patricia Schultz’s book could have been transformed into an ordinary series, with an all-knowing host visiting the spots.
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Settlement reached in priest sex abuseTwo civil suits have been settled against a former Jesuit priest who fathered at least two children and had sex with several women while serving in Alaska, according to a church official today.
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The History Channel Announces Five New Weekly Primetime SeriesThe History Channel announced five new weekly series that are currently in production for the network, to premiere in 2007 and 2008.
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Cruise lines put under green spotlightWith millions of cruise ship passengers taking to the high seas in ever larger vessels, the problem of pollution has moved up the policy agenda By Charles Choi NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, NEW YORK Wednesday, Mar 28, .
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Ice traps five boatsThree Bering Sea crab boats and two ships were stuck in sea ice late Wednesday, and nervous crews were hoping the wind and tide would soon shift the ice pack and free the vessels.

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Study of Bragaw cut-through is tucked into bondsMany people don’t know it, but the $35.6 million road proposition on Tuesday’s city election ballot includes planning money for an old and controversial project: pushing Bragaw Street through two university campuses from Northern Lights Boulevard to Providence Drive.

Exxon’s ShameMarc Lamont Hill @ 8:26 am Alaskan wood carver Mike Webber unveiled his “Shame Pole” this past Friday in Cordova to mark the 18th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill , which devastated the area and ruined .
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House begins debate on operating budgetEfforts by minority Democrats to add money to the state operating budget for the university, a preschool program and seniors failed Monday as lawmakers in the Alaska House began debate on a $3.45 billion .
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Fishing cooperation between Alaska and Russia (KTVA Anchorage)Representatives from Alaska and Russia are meeting to decide the best ways to share the fish in the Bering Sea. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council invited nine fisheries experts from Russia to Alaska to discuss enforcement, regulatory and management issues of the fish in the North Pacific Ocean.

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BSU students will explore Alaska (Carmel Topics)MUNCIE, Ind. — James Vittetau of Carmel will travel to Alaska for a field study program at Ball State University. He is one of nine BSU students who will explore the Alaskan wilderness and research environmental landmarks during a three-week trip.

Alaska Communications Systems Sponsors U.S. Alpine Ski Championships (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)ANCHORAGE, Alaska—-Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. , Alaska’s leading integrated communications provider, today announced its support of the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships as a major sponsor.

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Study of Bragaw cut-through is tucked into bondsMany people don’t know it, but the $35.6 million road proposition on Tuesday’s city election ballot includes planning money for an old and controversial project: pushing Bragaw Street through two university campuses from Northern Lights Boulevard to Providence Drive.

Change in cruise oversightLegislators chipping away at a voter-approved law that calls for state engineers to ride aboard cruise ships to monitor pollution are facing a backlash.

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Change in cruise oversightLegislators chipping away at a voter-approved law that calls for state engineers to ride aboard cruise ships to monitor pollution are facing a backlash.

Fishing cooperation between Alaska and Russia (KTVA Anchorage)Representatives from Alaska and Russia are meeting to decide the best ways to share the fish in the Bering Sea. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council invited nine fisheries experts from Russia to Alaska to discuss enforcement, regulatory and management issues of the fish in the North Pacific Ocean.

Canadian mining company to explore three Alaska sites (KTVF Fairbanks)A Canadian mining exploration company says it plans to spend about four-and-a-half (m) million dollars this year exploring three Alaska properties.

Alaska’s capital city copes with avalanche dangerTo see an audio slideshow on the avalanche danger, click here. JUNEAU, Alaska - Carroll “Butch” Holst and his wife Janice were thrilled in 1978 when they bucked a tight housing market and sealed a deal on a .
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Cruise lines put under green spotlightWith millions of cruise ship passengers taking to the high seas in ever larger vessels, the problem of pollution has moved up the policy agenda By Charles Choi NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, NEW YORK Wednesday, Mar 28, .
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The History Channel Announces Five New Weekly Primetime SeriesThe History Channel announced five new weekly series that are currently in production for the network, to premiere in 2007 and 2008.
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Groups move to stop Alaska from offering a wolf ‘bounty’ (San Diego Union-Tribune)ANCHORAGE, Alaska Alaska’s offer of $150 for each wolf killed under its predator control program is nothing more than an illegal bounty and should be stopped immediately, conservation groups said Tuesday in court filings.

Horizon and Alaska Offering Double Miles from Boise and Spokane to California (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)SEATTLE—-Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are offering Double Miles to Mileage Plan members when they travel between Boise or Spokane and any of the 16 California cities the two airlines serve, April 5 through June 15, 2007.

BSU students will explore Alaska (Carmel Topics)MUNCIE, Ind. — James Vittetau of Carmel will travel to Alaska for a field study program at Ball State University. He is one of nine BSU students who will explore the Alaskan wilderness and research environmental landmarks during a three-week trip.

Conservation groups ask judge to halt wolf-kill reward programConservation groups Tuesday asked a state judge to immediately stop the state from paying a bounty for dead wolves.

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