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Pregnancy, gender, race and religion not as important as actions and policies
The news is always buzzing with information about government officials. After all, the public should know what decisions theses officials are making for the people they represent. However, lately many local and national news sources are failing to deliver pertinent information to the public.
UA students testified on the need for grants to a committee via teleconference in downtown Anchorage this month.
"Students who were in positions of dire financial stress, who face the real possibility of dropping out of school simply because the tuition was getting too costly, told their personal stories to legislators," said David Childers, USUAA government relations director.
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Rory Stewart is a thin man with a thick English accent. The thin man carries a long list of accomplishments.
He graduated from Oxford. He tutored the princes of England. He trekked across Afghanistan. He served as deputy governor in Iraq. He wrote a New York Times bestseller.
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Musicians have been making headlines by grappling with the issue of how to efficiently distribute music.
Radiohead used a dynamic pricing model to sell their "In Rainbows" album. Nine Inch Nails used Creative Commons licensing to release their "Ghosts" album for free digitally and through a tiered pricing system that presented a larger collecting of material goods piled onto the original free music.
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"I want to see some Anchorage Irish," said Rick Cocks as he waited outside of McGinley's Pub the evening of St. Patrick's Day. McGinley's hosted a four-day St. Patrick's celebration called an Irish céilí, or dance and social event, which began Friday, March 14 with a performance by local bluegrass band Well Strung.
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Jessica Portlock's gymnastics career started simply enough with a gymnastics day care that her mother enrolled her in as a child.
"I really liked it, and I joined a club team that summer. I was about 8 years old," Portlock said.
Now, roughly 14 years later, Portlock is finishing her last season on the UAA gymnastics team and graduating in May with a major in psychology and a minor in geology.
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Chef Vern Wolfram whips up sweet treats A variety of chocolate delights drew a sizable crowd to the upstairs of the UAA Bookstore on March 20. Audience members were able to sample chocolate treats made by Chef Vern Wolfram and culinary students in his Advanced Baking class.
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Scientists find giant marine life and potential new species in Antarctic survey WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.
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I recall a time when I was 8 years old, sitting at the table with my dad and his girlfriend. We're having my favorite dish: flaky white fish on an open-faced tortilla.
As an impressionable young girl, I look up to my dad's girlfriend in all regards. I imitate everything she does - including the way she does not eat fish tacos.
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If something works on the screen once, it's sure to work again. At least that's the strategy in Hollywood, and that philosophy can be seen at work again in the film "Drillbit Taylor." The movie combines some of the hottest comedic talents on the market today, but their work is done mostly behind the scenes.
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Debate team discusses Pebble Mine development The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence invites the public to take part in a debate and discussion: "Should the State of Alaska permit the development of Pebble Mine?" The award-winning Seawolf Debate Team will lay out the issues on this important topic on March 27.
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Traps, pyrotechnics and beanbags shot at sea lions have failed to deter the annual springtime feast of threatened salmon at a Columbia River dam, so federal authorities gave some of them a death sentence on Tuesday.
The National Marine Fisheries Service authorized Oregon and Washington officials to first attempt to catch the sea lions that arrive at the base of the Bonneville Dam and hold them 48 hours to see whether an aquarium, zoo or similar facility will take them.
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Monday, March 10 Tricky skateboarders flee 5:02 p.m. --A person called to report that there were four people skateboarding and performing tricks near the south entrance of the library. An officer arrived to investigate, and the subjects left the area. Tuesday, March 11 Drunk person pounds doors 3:28 a.
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Man gets 30 days in jail and banishment for taco theft LOS ANGELES - A man who pretended to be a CEO complaining about his fast-food order in a taco scam was sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities saw the prank in an online video. Rialto police said it was an easy case to crack because the video, called "How to Scam Del Taco" and posted on YouTube.
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Pregnancy, gender, race and religion not as important as actions and policies
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Arguments on need-based grants go to committee
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Diplomat disputes misconceptions of Middle East
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Music, the market and the government
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McGinley's Pub celebrates Irish culture and entertainment
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Anchorage gymnast finds success at UAA
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Around the Globe
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Sweet Basil Cafe spices up midtown hot spots
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Typical high school scenario saved by Wilson's humor
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Sea Lions at Oregon Dam sentenced to death
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