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Traffic deaths decline in 2008
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Free Tibet concert: a gift to Alaska
An Anchorage couple committed to informing Alaskans about matters of politics between China and Tibet plan to say it with music, in a free concert in Anchorage open to all Alaskans.


Statehood: Alaska celebrates 50th birthday
Alaskans, like most Americans, have a deep-seated distrust of government. It borders on a cynicism that anything good can come of the political process.


PHOTO: Sculpture celebrates statehood
A caribou ice sculpture by Wade Peterson stands in front of the Town Center Square in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Alaska statehood.

Fire cuts Petro Star Interior deliveries
Petro Star Inc.'s refinery at Valdez was damaged by fire in the plant's processing unit late Dec. 28 and is shut down, company officials said Dec. 29.

Per capita income rises
Alaska residents earned $27.6 billion in 2007, up $1.7 billion, or 6.7 percent from 2006, in the most robust growth in nearly two decades, new federal statistics show.

2009 season opens for harvest of tons of groundfish
In the icy, stormy waters of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska, massive factory trawlers and other vessels are on the hunt again for millions of pounds of pollock, Pacific cod and more than a dozen other groundfish species.


PHOTO: Dogs captured in ice
Paul Hanis, from Eagle River chips away at his dogteam ice sculpture in the Town Square on Dec.29 in downtown Anchorage.

Alaska's pioneer aviators had mixed views on statehood
Most Alaskans supported statehood for Alaska in the 1950s. But there were skeptics. Among others, the notion of statehood was not popular with many of those in the aviation business in the territory of Alaska.


Hickel still teaching the gospel of ÔThe Commons'
At 89, the gleam is still in his eyes as Walter J. Hickel talks about the first time he laid eyes on his adopted state of Alaska.


PHOTO: Selkregg and scarf saw the beginning of statehood
Sheila Selkregg, an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage, shows off the scarf she wore for the big bonfire celebration in Anchorage after President Dwight David Eisenhower fully endorsed statehood.

Murkowski opens application period for 2009 summer internship program
Sen. Lisa Murkowski. R-Alaska, is accepting applications for her high school summer internship program. A total of 20 graduating high school seniors from all areas of Alaska will be selected to participate in one of two month-long internship sessions.


The saga of Bernard Madoff: lessons relearned
Investors ranging from wealthy individuals to charities were once mad about Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff mad as in crazy about the guy because of the stellar investment returns he produced for them.

2008 Year in Quotes - Authors, pundits speak out
The crash of the economy and the rise of Barack Obama were the big stories of the last year, and both were hot topics in interviews with pundits, authors, think tank experts and newsmakers. Here are some of the interesting, smart or worrisome quotes from 2008:

Rough economic ride challenges seafood businesses
It's tough to make business plans when the economy is being buffeted by forces beyond your control. And most forecasters predict the rough ride will last at least through the rest of the new year.

Resolution for 2009: Get your creidt report in shape for the new year
NEW YORK (AP) - Getting your credit report in shape in 2009 is a sound New Year's resolution. Just make sure you're not reeled into any scams.


Bail bondsmen make it cheaper to get out of jail
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Bail bond agents are increasingly helping cash-strapped defendants get out of jail with ultra-cheap financing deals, a practice that worries law enforcement officials and insurers, and could endanger public safety.

New Zealand airline jetliner partly powered by vegetable oil
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Dec. 30 to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said.

Alaska International Airport System maintains outstanding ratings
Fitch Ratings-New York has assigned an AA- rating, and Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa3 to $50 million of Alaska International Airport System variable rate demand bonds, series 2009A. Fitch affirms the outstanding underlying long-term ratings with rating outlook on the underlying long-term rating stable.

Fishing permit and vessel license renewal service now available online
The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission has created a new online permit and vessel license renewal service now available to Alaska's fishing community.

Conference of Young Alaskans delegates chosen
Fifty-five young Alaskans have been selected to participate in the 2009 Conference of Young Alaskans. The group represents a diverse group of men and women ranging in age from 16 to 25 years old, including high school and college students and others who are currently employed.
the AJOC is available statewide, including Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Barrow, Prudhoe Bay, Wasilla, Kenai, Palmer, Homer, Eagle River, Ketchikan, and Willow, AK