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Sports C1ti iu ui u ic i anPages B1, E1*D1RECYCLEDOat newsprint lt;s from 50 perceofreeve fed productThe voice of Interior Alaska since 1903newsminer.comSunday, August 15, 2010I-4M.* »**» -*« w *V«lt;«»**»,» . U||I»|«-) i.tWi- »»»tK/WAlaskaareBy MARY PEMBERTONAssociated Press WriterANCHORAGEAlaska’s leg-the ones whoendary figures — helped shape the Last Frontier in truth and in the nation’s imagination — are mostly gone.Ted Stevens was perhaps the biggest of them all.Named Alaskan of the Century in 1999 for having the greatest impact in the last 100 years on the state he loved, Stevens died Monday in a plane crash.“Ted was a champion of saying, ‘Hey, wait a minute, we are American citizens. We are oneof the 50 states. We have a star on that flag’,” said 85-year-old Jack Coghill, one of only three delegates alive today who helped write the Alaska Constitution.As to be expected, Alaska already has lost some of the great men who helped steer the state from territory to statehood in1959, most notably Bill Egan, Ernest Gruening and Bob Bartlett. But the last five years have seen the loss of arguably three of the most colorful and influential figures in Alaska history, with two of those deaths in the past three months.Please see GIANTS, Page A6«*?• --.fiMore details emerge in fatal airplane crashBy MARY PEMBERTONAssociated Press WriterAl Grillo /The Associated PressFormer U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is seen with a supporter at a rally in 2008. Stevens died Monday at age 86 in a plane crash in Southwest Alaska.ANCHORAGE — A pilot flying in thearea of this week’s Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others has estimated that clouds were as low as 600 feet at the time of the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chairwoman said Saturday.Please see CRASH. Page A6By GLENN BURNSILVERgburnsilver@newsminer. com|here was plenty of hype and expectation leading up to rapper Snoop Dogg’s debut concert in Fairbanks.Yet, after what seemed like an interminably long lead in from his backing D.J., Snoop Dogg finally appeared on stage, quickly placated the crowd and ultimately lived up to the billing.Dressed in a stylish, velvety red boxing-stylejacket over black shirt and pants, sunglasses despite that late hour (a10:15 p.m. starttime), oversized medallion, and custom bejeweledmicrophone with his name on it, Snoop Dogg immediately got the party started with some hard-hitting beats and easy-flowing rhymes at The Blue Loon on Friday night.A groovalicious party might be the best way to describe the hour-long set (unfortunately short considering the staggering ticket prices, though it felt longer). The crowd of approximately 2,000 was fully engaged, and Snoop in turn was at ease with them, clearly having fun, enjoying himself and showing his playful side.On stage, Snoop was backed by a drummer, bass player, D.J. and two unnamed back-up rappers, one who stayed pretty much in the shadows all night.ONLINEFor more photos ofSnoop Dogg’s performance at The BlueLoon in Fairbanks, visit www.newsminer. com.Eric Engman photos/News-MinerAbove and top: Snoop Dogg dances during his concert Friday night at The Blue Loon.Left: Fans surge forward as Snoop takes the
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