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Senator Begich
Alaska’s newest senator is sworn into office today
Published January 6, 2009
Alaska’s newest U.S. senator will be sworn in today in Washington, D.C. Mark Begich will take the oath at about 8 a.m. Alaska time, marking a new era for Alaska’s representation in the nation’s capital.
Weather or not
Challenging temperatures are met by a cooperative attitude
Published January 5, 2009
Weather forecasters as of Sunday morning were giving us, if not a light, then at least a dim glow at the end of the ice fog tunnel. Low temperatures across the Interior were expected to rise to near
40 below instead of the 50 to 65 below being forecast for today for the region.
Progress needed
State, Exxon should resolve Point Thomson differences
Published January 4, 2009
Exxon and state officials tell very different tales in defense of their positions in the dispute over the Point Thomson natural gas field. The right and wrong of it is difficult to discern in the thicket of details and counter-arguments, but it’s encouraging to hear that the two entities still are talking about how to resolve the dispute in a manner that allows natural gas production sooner than later.
Diverting your dividend
Online applicants can send money to eligible nonprofits
Published January 3, 2009
Alaskans have a new and easy way to help charities or other nonprofit organizations this year by diverting part or all of their 2009 Permanent Fund dividends. This helpful new fundraising source couldn’t arrive at a better time for struggling nonprofit groups.
A new year
History suggests we expect the unexpected
Published January 2, 2009
As Alaska enters 2009, the last year of the first decade of a new millenium, most of us will pause to ponder what the coming 12 months might bring.
Turn on headlights
Ice fog and state law make lights mandatory
Published December 31, 2008
With the ice fog likely to thicken in the coming days, it will become more important than ever for motorists to keep their headlights on.
Staying warm
Keep the home fires burning, but safely
Published December 30, 2008
With real winter weather returning to Fairbanks this week, a few well-intentioned words of caution are in order. Deep cold doesn’t have to be a dangerous phenomenon, but too often it becomes such. We see the results in the pages of the newspaper — fires, freeze-ups and frostbite.
Calm amid crime
Fairbanksans must place faith in the system
Published December 29, 2008
Let’s let the law enforcement and judicial systems do what they are supposed to do.
Air boundary set
Federal rule tailored to address the problem
Published December 28, 2008
The federal Environmental Protection Agency drew a relatively tight circle around Fairbanks last week as it outlined the area where tiny particles in the air seem to pose a health problem.
Santa's Clearing House wraps up season
Fairbanks again made annual charity a success
Published December 26, 2008
We extend our sincere thanks to the Fairbanks community for once again supporting the Daily News-Miner’s annual charity drive, Santa’s Clearing House.
Peace be with you
Wishing everyone a day to match our weather
Published December 24, 2008
Fairbanks seemed to reach a peaceful state of equilibrium in the weather as we slid through the near-sunless trough of winter solstice, emerging today with a single minute more of official daylight than yesterday.
Recovery on its way
New center offers new tools to deter chronic inebriation
Published December 23, 2008
The long years of planning and developing an integrated treatment facility for people who are constantly and publicly drunk have come to a successful end. The new Gateway to Recovery Center will begin operating in early January.