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Meet the man behind the purple van — Mark Calvert’s Juneau Airport Shuttle

For Mark Calvert, a Juneau resident for the past seven years, business couldn’t be better. Last week, Calvert…

Former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski is traveling the state at the request of current Gov. Bill Walker to promote a railway connecting Alaska to Canadian rails. Murkowski is holding a Rails to Resources informational packet his office produced in June 2000 when he was a U.S. Senator for Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Frank Murkowski tries to revive dream of rail link to Canada

Frank Murkowski has never lost his railroad dream. Now, he has another chance to make it reality. In…

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Uber drives through Alaska Senate; lawmakers vote 14-5 on bill that advances to House

Uber and Lyft may soon arrive on a street near you. In a 14-5 vote Thursday evening, the…