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Trash Pick-Up Volunteer Effort a Success in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsIn Anchorage, the Chamber of Commerce threw a party for volunteers who've spent a good part of the last week picking up trash on May 18. The annual spring clean-up of the city is part of a 40-plus year tradition. The Chamber says it began 47 years... -
Volunteers Restore Historic Kodiak Fishing Vessel
Channel 2 NewsOn the back lot of Kodiak College, there's an unexpected reunion between a former fisherman and the vessel he once used to make his living. “You know it's kind of funny, I’m back finishing what I started over 20 years ago,” said Brian...Tags: Fishing, Boats, Museums, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture
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48 Years Later: Remembering the 1964 Earthquake
Channel 2 NewsIt has been 48 years since the Good Friday Earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964 -- but Tay Thomas remembers it vividly. Thomas was at her Turnagain home with her two children when she felt the first rumble; her instincts told her to head...Tags: Entertainment, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters, Radio
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Spring Snow Falls in Southcentral
Channel 2 Weather3.3 inches of snow are needed in Sand Lake to break the snow record. While snow, some of it moderate to heavy, will fall this morning into the afternoon, we will likely come up short of the record. Since temperatures are hovering near or above freezing,...Tags: Weather, Easter, Weather Reports, Religious Festivals
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Seward tsunami lives again in rare footage
![It was 46 years ago that the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska to its core -- but the final draft of history is still being written. A new documentary, "Waves Over Seward," features footage of the disaster that was almost lost.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-05/53743324-13152729.jpg "It was 46 years ago that the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska to its core -- but the final draft of history is still being written. A new documentary, "Waves Over Seward,\" features footage of the disaster that was almost lost.")
Staff WriterIt was 46 years ago that the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska to its core -- but the final draft of history is still being written. A new documentary, "Waves Over Seward," features footage of the disaster that was almost lost. On March 27, 1964, the...Tags: Entertainment, Earthquakes, Family, Tsunamis, New York
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Southcentral - Anchorage
Anchorage, the most populated municipality in Alaska, is located in southcentral Alaska at the head of Cook Inlet. It is 3 hours' flight time from Seattle. The community lies at approximately 61.218060° North Latitude and -149.900280° West Longitude. ...Tags: Medical Services, Energy Resources, Health, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon
It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...Tags: Frostburg State University, Kensington, The Herald-Mail, Montgomery County (Maryland), Easter
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Boonsboro woman named honorary chairwoman of Walk MS
marieg@herald-mail.comOn the surface, Jennifer Poffenberger's life seems fairly normal. She has been married for 22 years, is the mother of two teenage boys and has a full-time job. Like other parents, she's involved in her children's activities and finds time to volunteer...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Chemical Industry, University of Maryland Medical Center, Pharmaceuticals, Antietam National Battlefield
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News of the Weird: Electric Chastity Belt
To counter the now-well-publicized culture of rape in India, three engineers in Chennai said in March that they are about to send to the market women's anti-rape lingerie, which will provide both a stun-gun-sized blast of electricity against an...
Tags: Human Rights, The Huffington Post, Entertainment, Stranger Than Fiction, Lab Tests
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Easter events at Windermere Union Church
The Religion WorldWindermere Union Church, United Church of Christ, 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Road, has several services and events scheduled for the Easter season. On Palm Sunday, March 24 at 10 a.m., the service will include both, contemporary and traditional music, and... -
Joyce Elaine Brace January 1, 1930 - March 29, 2013
Joyce Elaine Beaumont Brace died in the early morning of Good Friday, March 29, 2013. She suffered a broken pelvis on Christmas Eve followed by a broken hip on March 11th which necessitated surgery. Unfortunately the surgery resulted in a paralyzing...Tags: Human Interest
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Commentary: Peace, justice through tighter gun laws
Most people remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January for his birthday. We certainly do at Fairview Community Church. We always hold a special service in honor of his legacy. But remembering his birth and remembering his death are two...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Gun Control, Shootings
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