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December 04, 2003
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The USCG Cutter Naushon Wednesday morning at 7:45 am. Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - link posted Thursday - December 04, 2003 - 11:00 pm Alaska: Alaska
Most Active Seasonal Market for Cruise Travel; Seattle Shows
Dramatic Growth - Alaska was by far the most active seasonal
destination market for passenger cruise travel, the U.S. Maritime
Administration (MARAD) reported last week. Alaska accounted for
the largest number of cruises among the fifteen destination categories
reported by MARAD, and more than one of every five North American
cruise passengers during the third quarter. MARAD collects data
on North American cruise passenger travel. - Read
more... Ketchikan: Ketchikan
mourns loss of Tlingit elder - A Tlingit elder is being remembered
for her contributions in teaching her language and culture. -
Read this story... Alaska: Juneau Woman Awarded Gold Medal by Commerce Department; Julia Ruthford awarded Gold Medal for rescuing three young men - The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded its Gold Medal to Julia Ruthford of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Juneau National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office. She earned the prestigious award for rescuing three young men Dec. 27, 2002, in Puget Sound, Wash., after strong winds capsized their catamaran and spilled them into the chilly, rough waters of Henderson Bay. Ruthford, who serves as a meteorologist in the Juneau Weather Forecast Office, will be presented the award by Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans on Dec. 5, 2003, in Washington, D.C. It is the Department of Commerce's most distinguished annual employee award. The rescued men - ages 19,
19, and 20 - were wearing only t-shirts and shorts at the time
of the accident. They were later taken to a local hospital and
treated for hypothermia. A Pierce County, Wash., Sheriff spokesman
told the Tacoma News Tribune, "They were lucky they
had life jackets on or else they wouldn't be alive." - Read
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Alaska: Holiday welcome at the Governor's House;
More than 2,100 turn out for the governor's annual open house - Gov. Frank Murk-owski, first
lady Nancy Murkowski and 2,192 of their closest friends gathered
Wednesday night at the governor's home for the annual open house
to ring in the holiday season. - Read
this story... Alaska: Governor Appoints Stepovich to Fill Vacant District 10 House Seat - Governor Frank H. Murkowski has appointed Nick Stepovich to the State House seat for District 10, vacated in October when Representative Jim Whitaker was elected Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor. "As a lifelong Fairbanksan,
Nick Stepovich has the confidence of the people of District 10
to do an excellent job representing them in Juneau," Murkowski
said. "As a business owner, he has contended with the day-to-day
challenges of operating profitable businesses and making payroll
everyday. Nick will bring a good Interior perspective to the
Capitol, he's a leader, and we're happy to have him on board."-
Read
more... A Tale of Two Visits - To listen to the more demented segments
of the media and the Democrats, President Bush's Thanksgiving
day visit to the troops in Baghdad was a cynical "stunt."
But Hillary Clinton's visit to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,
however, was an act of the "compassion" for which the
woman the American Spectator's Bob Tyrrell used to call "Bruno,"
is so famous. - Read
more...
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