Bethel NewsLocal news for Bethel, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Angry about energy costs in rural Alaska- June 27, 2008 Here we are, the United States, in an energy crunch, or so it would appear. We Alaskans have energy-rich land, chock full with minerals and natural gas, and cannot provide an answer to any of our worldly ...http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/angry-about-energy-costs-in-rural-alaska?fromr... Poor Bush residents pay high energy price- June 25, 2008 The farther you live from a city, the worse the news. According to university researchers, the poorest families in Alaska's most remote towns and villages are expected to spend more than 40 cents out of every ...http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/poor-bush-residents-pay-high-energy-price?from... Jones' Dream Comes Alive in Alaska- June 23, 2008 Kiffen Jones always dreamt of flying a plane. "It was just something I always wanted to do and experience," he said.http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/jones-dream-comes-alive-in-alaska?fromrss=1 Pioneers of Yup'ik immersion students leave district- June 21, 2008 When a sandy-haired, fair-skinned teenager gave a greeting speech at Bethel Regional High School's graduation ceremony last month, tears streamed down Agatha John-Shields' cheeks.http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/pioneers-of-yupik-immersion-students-leave-dis... State to expand prison in Seward- June 19, 2008 The state has reached a key milestone in its prison expansion plans, announcing today an agreement with the city of Seward to expand its maximum-security prison there by 144 beds.http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/state-to-expand-prison-in-seward?fromrss=1 State in court over Yup'ik ballot demands- June 15, 2008 Published: June 11th, 2008 01:19 PM Last Modified: June 11th, 2008 01:19 PM The state of Alaska was in federal court this morning, fighting against demands that it provide voting ballots and other election ...http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/state-in-court-over-yupik-ballot-demands?fromr... School shooter: I could have been stopped- June 13, 2008 A man who killed the principal and another student at his Alaska high school a decade ago says he could have been stopped.http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/school-shooter-i-could-have-been-stopped?fromr... School Shooter Says Friends Encouraged Him- June 11, 2008 The span of more than a decade and breadth of a continent stand between Evan Ramsey and the carnage he inflicted on a Bethel, Alaska, high school, but the memories still play vividly through his mind.http://www.topix.net/city/bethel-ak/2008/06/school-shooter-says-friends-encouraged-him?fro... |