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A visit to polar bears on Alaska's Point Barrow (The Oregonian)

Mary Sage/The Associated PressA polar bear watches a whaling crew off Point Barrow, Alaska, which celebrates 50 years of statehood this week. Bunna Edwardson loaded the last of his passengers into a Ford van, pointed it toward a strip of...

Road trip: Alaska Highway picturesque beyond words (Inside Bay Area)

The 1,422 mile stretch from Canada through Alaska is filled with mountains, forests, wild animals and more side trips than you realistically can take in a three-week trip.

Alaska in three weeks (San Jose Mercury News)

After driving the Alaska Highway last summer, I have advice for anyone wishing to follow my tread marks on the last, great road trip left in North America: Leave the camera at home.    Alaska in three days    Alaska, 50 years young

Some promises of Alaska statehood have yet to be realized (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

Fifty years ago on Jan. 3, Alaska became the 49th state, making official a decision that Congress approved and Alaskans endorsed months earlier.

Lack of license for 2009 could stymie lottery (Anchorage Daily News)

The pull-tab parlor running what's billed as the largest lottery in Alaska history does not currently have a valid gaming license for this year and, until it does, the lottery cannot go on, state gaming officials said Monday.