Archive of: In the News
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Erasing inkWhen researching tattoo removal, Heidi Midyett heard countless horror stories involving scarring, blisters and extreme pain. Then she found the Quanta Q Plus laser. |
April Issue 1 2013 |
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Overcoming obstaclesAfter getting shot in Afghanistan, the combat engineer spent six months at a military hospital in Germany, where he underwent the transformation from a “10-foot tall and bulletproof” paratrooper into someone with a new appreciation for the daily battles fought far from the front lines of war. |
April Issue 1 2013 |
Senator says she’s ‘evolving’ on gay marriageU.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Wednesday, March 27 that her views on gay marriage are “evolving” and that she’s reviewing her stance on the issue “very closely.” |
April Issue 1 2013 | |
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Murkowski troubled by D.C. gridlockAccording to Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the American people are right to be fed up with their representation in Washington, D.C. |
April Issue 1 2013 |
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Demboski wins seat on AssemblyAmy Demboski will likely be Chugiak-Eagle River’s next Anchorage Assemblywoman. With all but early and absentee votes counted early Wednesday, April 3, Demboski unofficially led Pete Mulcahy by 348 votes. |
April Issue 1 2013 |
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Alaskan at heart, Malaysian in soulLet me start my first column entry by introducing myself. My name is Sivesh Sangar and I am an exchange student from Malaysia. I am under the Kennedy- Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES). I am on a semester program which lasts for 6 months. I will be in Alaska till the end of June. I am hosted in Eagle River and I am a senior at Chugiak High School. |
March Issue 4 2013 |
A journey into silk art brings more than imaginedWhen someone believes in you anything can happen. It was back in 2008 when JoAnne and her husband, Chris Noyles, saw a silk banner for sale that JoAnne felt she just had to have. |
March Issue 4 2013 | |
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Homegrown pilot flying highA pilot from Eagle River has reached new heights in his career with the U.S. Air Force. Lt. Col. Rob “Grinch” Finch is commander of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, which has been operating in Afghanistan since 2009. |
March Issue 4 2013 |
Proposition 2 raises concerns for Road BoardThe Chugiak/Birchwood/Eagle River Rural Road Service Area Board has several questions about part of a $2.6 million area wide general obligation bond that will be presented to voters April 2. |
March Issue 4 2013 | |
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Legislators, teachers spar on ed fundingEducation funding was a hot topic March 23 during a Town Hall meeting featuring local State House representatives Lora Reinbold and Dan Saddler. About a dozen teachers from Eagle River High turned out to make their case for state funding of education, which they argued hasn’t kept up with schools’ needs. |
March Issue 4 2013 |
