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AlaskaANCHORAGEPostal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.During Christmas seasons for decades, these dedicated elves responded to thousands of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole."
ANCHORAGELevi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case
The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday in Palmer, about 45 miles northeast of Anchorage. She pleaded guilty in August to one count of possession with intent to deliver the painkiller OxyContin. Five other felony counts were dropped in the deal, which called for a five-year prison sentence with two years suspended.
ANCHORAGESenator: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters
North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades."It's great!" Gabby Gaborik, chief elf among several dozen volunteers, said of the agency's Friday announcement that it's reversing a recent decision to drop a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole. The program was suspended over privacy concerns.
NIKISKIMilitia movement resurfaces across nation
Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.Walking stick in hand, clad in military fatigues, he strolls a trail in the woods near his home, located on 22 acres near Nikiski, a small, unincorporated community with isolated roads and no local government. The nearest state trooper post is two towns away.
BETHELEmergency landing on tundra as smooth as runway
An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska's Bering Sea coast.Passengers told The Anchorage Daily News the Yute Air pilot remained calm on the flight from Bethel to Kipnuk, and the landing Wednesday was so smooth it could have been on a runway. No one was injured.
ANCHORAGEAlaska's jobless rate jumps to 8.9 pct in October
Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month.State labor officials on Thursday said that's 0.6 percentage point increase over the adjusted rate of 8.3 percent in September.
ANCHORAGEVolunteers strive to save Santa letter service
Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers - but they're not going quietly.The volunteer "elves" are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North Pole, where they open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole" each year.
ANCHORAGEAK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service
Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers - but they're not going quietly.The volunteer "elves" are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North Pole, where they open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole" each year.
ANCHORAGEOil giant donates $1M to catalog Stevens papers
Oil giant BP PLC has donated $1 million to the University of Alaska Fairbanks toward cataloging and processes papers from the congressional career of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.BP says the donation to will allow the Rasmuson Library to process more than 4,500 boxes of papers and media connected to the Alaska Republican.
ANCHORAGEGrinch! North Pole irked at end to Santa replies
Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Replies come with North Pole postmarks.
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