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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced it will expand its service to Hawaii, offering year-round Anchorage- Honolulu flights. The nonstop flights, which begin Dec. 9, will be offered daily through April 26, as previously announced, and twice weekly, on Fridays and Saturdays, between April 27 and Oct. 25.
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Alaska is wild and beautiful, but does not tolerate fools easily. It is quite possible to get lost, cold and wet - and die - within sight of downtown Anchorage. Further, the state's populace varies between extremely friendly to tourists to openly hostile, and users of the famous bumper sticker quote: "If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot 'em?" Many Alaskans are understandably tired of those people from the "lower 48" who head North to live out ill-conceived--and sometimes fatal--fantasies about living off the land.
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South Central Alaska is the southern coastal region and contains most of the state's population. Anchorage and many growing towns, such as Palmer, and Wasilla, lie within this area. Petroleum industrial plants, transportation, tourism, and two military bases form the core of the economy here.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Riki Ellison, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org) went on record today in praise of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's visit today to Fort Greely, Alaska. Ellison let his 10,000 members know that several messages of resolve were inherent in the Secretary's visit, and they are as follows:
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The cost of goods in Alaska has long been higher than in the contiguous 48 states. This has changed for the most part in Anchorage and to a lesser extent in Fairbanks, where the cost of living has dropped somewhat in the past five years. Federal Government employees, particularly United States Postal Service (USPS) workers and active-duty military members, receive a Cost Of Living Allowance usually set at 25% of base pay because, while the cost of living has gone down, it is still one of the highest in the country.
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If you're planning to drive to or around Alaska, make sure to pick up a copy of The Milepost, which is widely regarded as the premiere road guide for western Canada and Alaska. Most roads in these regions have small white posts every mile or so indicating the number of miles from the start of the road. The Milepost has extremely detailed route descriptions of all of the roads, pointing out everything from scenic viewpoints and campgrounds down to the names of small creeks the roads pass over. If you're flying in to Anchorage and then driving around the state, wait and pick up a copy of The Milepost at one of the local Costcos or WalMarts--the price there is around half of list price.
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