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Backcasts archive: Through Aug. 29, 2008

By Brett Pauly
ESPNOutdoors.com blog columnist

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Blog calendar: Aug. 29 | Aug. 27 | Aug. 26 posted Aug. 29, 2008 Alaskans feel their more highly valued gems aren't their salmon, but mines The result of this week's vote up north reveals Alaska residents believe mining is more critical to the state economy than fishing. More than 57 percent of voters rejected an initiative that, according to the Associated Press, would have restricted large, new mines from releasing toxic pollutants into water that would adversely affect the health of humans ...

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