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    Murkowski
    New director announced for Division of Elections
    New director announced for Division of Elections
    By BECKY BOHRER • July 30, 2015 10:26 am

    JUNEAU — Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has chosen a new director for Alaska’s Division of Elections. Mallott asked for and…

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    Murkowski, Sullivan receive committee assignments
    Murkowski, Sullivan receive committee assignments
    December 17, 2014 4:03 pm

    JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has retained her spot on the Senate Appropriations Committee, while incoming senator Dan…

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    Frank Vondersaar, right, poses with fellow Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Congress Forrest Dunbar in July at Captain’s Coffee. Dunbar won the nomination.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Vondersaar remembered as dependable volunteer
    By Michael Armstrong and McKibben Jackinsky • September 17, 2014 6:05 pm

    Tall, lanky and almost always smiling, Frank Vondersaar could be seen volunteering for nonprofits from the Salvation Army to the…

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    HSC: 40 years young and grateful
    HSC: 40 years young and grateful
    By president • December 18, 2013 6:02 pm

    Homer Senior Citizen’s Inc. wants to thank Coal Point, Gear Shed, The Bagel Shop, The Best Western, Upstairs Boutique, Sen….

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    Alaska, U.S. trying to recover
    Alaska, U.S. trying to recover
    November 21, 2013 10:36 am

    Corporations are not people. Money is not free speech, and fascists are not conservatives. For more than 30 years the…

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    Murkowski signs onto bill to avoid shutdowns
    Murkowski signs onto bill to avoid shutdowns
    October 30, 2013 3:14 pm

    JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has signed onto legislation aimed at avoiding a repeat of the recent federal…

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    Murkowski requests health insurance exchange updates
    Murkowski requests health insurance exchange updates
    October 17, 2013 12:23 pm

    JUNEAU — No one from Alaska has enrolled in the new health care exchange, and a U.S. senator wants weekly…

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    Alaska’s congressional delegation on Syria:
    Alaska’s congressional delegation on Syria:
    September 5, 2013 7:32 am

    Sen Lisa Murkowski: “Sen. Murkowski is extremely concerned about the attacks that killed over 1,400 Syrians and the United States…

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    Murkowski staff to visit
    Murkowski staff to visit
    August 14, 2013 5:23 pm

    Staff from the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will visit Homer and Ninilchik on Friday to expand constituent outreach…

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    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski receives flowers from Seldovia Village Tribe’s Sea Otter Dancers in Seldovia on July Fourth. The dancers are, from left, Helena Waterbury, Noah Glossi, Conner Ca meron and Nevaeh Morrison.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Murkowski celebrates with Homer and Seldovia
    By Michael Armstrong • July 10, 2013 7:03 pm

    Now in her ninth year and her third term as a U.S. senator, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, once again visited…

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    High school summer interns for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski are, from left, Corey Hester, Kelsey Cunningham, Thaddeus Isaacs, Madeleine Moore, Connor Hula, Sen. Murkowski, John Gutsch, Maggie Graham, Mitchell Forbes, Rachell Gulanes, Emelia Van Whye, Kenzie Bjerken and Ayla O’Scannell.-Photo provided
    Homer High graduate serves as Murkowski summer intern
    July 10, 2013 5:51 pm

    WASHINGTON, D.C.  — A recent Homer High School graduate is among the second group of summer interns working in the…

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    Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, visits the SVT Health Center at an April  2012 trip to Homer.-Homer News file photo
    Murkowski celebrates 4th on southern peninsula
    By McKibben Jackinsky • June 26, 2013 5:58 pm

    With a short break from her duties in Washington, D.C., Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is spending two days with residents…

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    Murkowski unveils energy plan
    Murkowski unveils energy plan
    By Dan Joling • February 18, 2013 2:44 pm

    ANCHORAGE — A national energy plan should seek to lower harmful greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate warming, but not…

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