Wednesday
December 15, 2004
'Fog
on the Water'
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
Alaska: USGS
Estimates Undiscovered Oil & Gas in Yukon Flats, East-Central
Alaska - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed
a new assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the
Yukon Flats region of east-central Alaska. The assessment indicates
the probable existence of technically recoverable oil and gas
resources, with the mean estimate of about 5.5 trillion cubic
feet of undiscovered natural gas, 173 million barrels of undiscovered
oil, and 127 million barrels of natural-gas liquids in conventional
accumulations. Technically recoverable resources are the amount
of petroleum that may be recovered using current technology.
- More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
Alaska - Alaskans
Urges To Submit Ideas To Further Expand Alaska Natural Gas Production
- Responding to a request by Senate Energy Committee Chairman
Pete Domenici, R-N.M., Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans
who have ideas on how to further expand Alaska's production of
natural gas to submit those ideas to her office or directly to
the Senate Energy Committee by early next year. - More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
Ketchikan: KIC
Health Clinic Offers Daily Flu Shot Clinic - Ketchikan Indian
Community Tribal Health Clinic is offering a daily Flu Shot Clinic
thru December 23, 2004. KICTHC beneficiaries who meet the Centers
for Disease Control Criteria for Flu Shots may drop in to the
clinic at 2960 Tongass from 10:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm daily;
however, patients are encouraged to call ahead. Waiting times
will be kept to a minimum as Nurses are assigned to see the patients
as they arrive. - More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
Alaska: Governor
Concerned About Future of Agrium Plant - Alaska Governor
Frank H. Murkowski Tuesday in a teleconference with community
leaders from the Kenai Peninsula, expressed concern about the
potential closure of the Agrium nitrogen facility near Kenai
in November 2005 and offered state help in assessing natural
gas supply options. - More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
Alaska: Governor
Announces Community Transportation Package - Governor Frank
H. Murkowski announced Tuesday a $108 million package of transportation
capital projects he will introduce in the upcoming legislative
session which he proposes to be paid for using state dollars.
The projects are located in communities throughout the state
and are designed to relieve traffic congestion, as well as stimulate
economic growth. - More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
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Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld calls on a service member with a question
during a town hall style meeting at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on
Dec. 8.
DoD photo by Master Sgt. James M. Bowman, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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National: Pentagon
still fighting criticism over shortage of armored humvees - It's
been a week since US soldiers complained to Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld about the lack of armor for their vehicles. Questions
persist about the shortage and Rumsfeld's reaction that "you
go to war with the Army you have."
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
said he is not surprised that soldiers at a town-hall meeting
in Kuwait Dec. 8th asked him tough questions. He is surprised,
however, that the media has chosen to focus on the concerns of
a few and ignore the overall positive tone of the event.
During that town-hall meeting,
Spc. Thomas Wilson asked Rumsfeld why soldiers in Kuwait awaiting
deployment into Iraq "have to dig through local landfills
for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to
up-armor our vehicles? And why don't we have those resources
readily available to us?" Following Wilson's question, applause
erupted among the 2,000 or so troops attending the event. - More...
Wednesday - December 15, 2004
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'Our Troops'
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