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December 27, 2003
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Time has named the American Soldier as Person of the Year for 2003... Top Row Left to Right: Sgt. Jason Landstrom United States Army; Brian Pyles United States Air Force; Lance Cpl. Margret Collins United States Marine Corps; LT James Thompson United States Navy - Middle Row Left to Right: Keith E. Thomas, Jr. United States Navy; SPC Michael Moniak United States Army; PFC Latseen Benson United States Army; Sgt. Jeremy Mutart United States Army - Bottom Row Left to Right: Sgt. Zack Pilcher United States Marine Corps; SSgt. Trevor Sayer United States Marine Corps; P.F.C. Ryan Pickrell United States Marine Corps; Sgt. Nick Charrier United States Marine Corps... Read more about Our Troops... photo graphic created by MC Kauffman - Friday - December 26, 2003 - 12:50 am |
Ketchikan & Statewide: In
Remembrance of Fallen Officers - Friday, the Alaska Department
of Public Safety released a list of fallen officers who have
been killed in the line of duty and inducted into the Alaska
Police Memorial since statehood. - Read
more... Alaska: Forster
arraigned for death of Kenai Police officer - An 18-year
veteran of the Kenai Police Department was fatally shot while
on duty Christmas night. - Read
this story... Alaska: New
law ties PFD to draft registry; State will forward information
to feds - Alaska men between 18 and 25, stand at attention:
Selective Service registration will now be a requirement to get
a Permanent Fund check. - Read
this story... National: The
Humane Society Of The United States Demands Ban on Processing
Downed Animals for Human Consumption - In a strongly worded
letter sent Wednesday to Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, the
Humane Society of the United States demanded that the USDA implement
an immediate ban on the processing of "downed animals."
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Dick Morris Column: GOP Senate Hopes - Lost among the focus on the Democratic presidential race is the likelihood of a huge Republican gain in the U.S. Senate in the 2004 elections. Even without a landslide victory for Bush (quite possible if Howard Dean wins the Democratic nod), the way races are shaping up, the Republicans have a lot to gloat about. So far, seven senators have
announced their retirement - five Democrats (Florida's Bob Graham,
Georgia's Zell Miller, South Carolina's Fritz Hollings, North
Carolina's John Edwards and Louisiana's John Breaux) and two
Republicans (Oklahoma's Don Nickles and Illinois' Peter Fitzgerald).
With six of the seven seats in Southern or border states, all
of which Bush carried in 2000, the GOP advantage is obvious.
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more... Mike Reagan Column: A Malibu Christmas - Every year around this time we hear a lot of complaints about the commercialization of Christmas and the downplaying of the significance of this wonderful feast day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Nowadays it's not even called
Christmas in our public schools, instead it's called something
like "Winter Holidays." Go into a store and they don't
say Merry Christmas anymore, instead it's now "Happy Holidays."
It seems that people are frightened to death they might offend
somebody. Suddenly, paying homage to God is offensive. - Read
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City's Christmas Lights Winners Announced
photo by Carl Thompson
photo by Carl Thompson
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Update 12/26/03: According to information provided by Ed Zastrow
Friday afternoon, Christmas lights outside the city limits will
be judged Saturday evening, December 27, 2003.
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