Alaska NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Campaigns over Alaska ballot measure on predator control get heated- August 15, 2008 ' The battle over Ballot Measure 2 and Alaska's aerial predator control program intensified Thursday with each side complaining to the state's political watchdog agency.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/campaigns-over-alaska-ballot-measure-on-predator-con... Can Political Shakeup Help Alaska Shed Corruption- August 14, 2008 Alaska receives more federal dollars per capita than any other state. That's largely due to politicians like Sen.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/can-political-shakeup-help-alaska-shed-corruption?fr... No decision on Exxon Valdez interest payments- August 13, 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide whether ExxonMobil Corp. must pay interest on punitive damages awarded in America's worst oil spill.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/no-decision-on-exxon-valdez-interest-payments?fromrs... Stuck on sandbar, 10 people get lift from helicopter Sunday- August 13, 2008 Alaska State Troopers sent in a helicopter to rescue 10 people stranded on a sandbar near the Knik Glacier.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/stuck-on-sandbar-10-people-get-lift-from-helicopter-... Alaska stalemate over energy relief continues- August 12, 2008 With one day left in this special session, lawmakers are still without an agreement on an energy assistance bill.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-stalemate-over-energy-relief-continues?fromrs... Ash plume wreaks havoc with Alaska flights- August 11, 2008 Hundreds of passengers trying to get to Alaska finally got some good news Monday as Alaska Airlines announced they are resuming service to the state.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/ash-plume-wreaks-havoc-with-alaska-flights?fromrss=1 It's all relative: Stevens is still our Uncle Ted- August 11, 2008 When the senior senator from Alaska visited our small town on the Fourth of July weekend, we knew he was under FBI investigation for renovations done on his house near Anchorage by an oilfield services company.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/its-all-relative-stevens-is-still-our-uncle-ted?from... Alaska GOP donors staying out of Don Young's pirmary fight- August 11, 2008 Alaska big-money donors are staying out of the Republican primary for Don Young's U.S. House seat, leaving money from outside the state to fuel a race that pollsters say is too close to call with just two weeks ...http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-gop-donors-staying-out-of-don-youngs-pirmary-... McCain's final frontier- August 10, 2008 By JONAH GOLDBERGWhat's the matter with AlaskaThat's the question John McCain should be asking.Next week marks the 102nd anniversary of newspaperman William Allen White's famous editorial "What's the Matter ...http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/mccains-final-frontier?fromrss=1 Contractor fined for Tomahawk man's death at Alaska mine- August 9, 2008 A federal agency has fined a contractor in a deadly accident that claimed the life of a Tomahawk man last year at Rock Creek Mine in Nome.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/contractor-fined-for-tomahawk-mans-death-at-alaska-m... |