Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Dermot Cole

• Heavy-handed tactics by immigration officials reflect poorly on our country

  Alaskans who know Reinhard Neuhauser, an outstanding young graduate of the University of Alaska, are outraged because federal functionaries in Seattle treated him like a criminal and forced him to return to Austria last week. [more]

• West Valley graduate lands high-profile role in Super Bowl gum commercial

  For his first acting job in a commercial, former Fairbanksan Tim Lacatena finds himself on a big stage. [more]

• Speeding Fairbanks drivers ignore reality of glistening ice on local highways

  At this time of year, with temperatures in the subzero range, the driving conditions are usually pretty good, with the snow taking on the texture of sand. [more]

• Priceless gift of kidney wouldn’t violate ethics law limiting donations to $250

  The front-page headline in the Anchorage Daily News on Friday proclaimed, “Gift of kidney to ailing lawmaker against the rules.” [more]

• Thirty-two new American citizens pledge allegiance at courthouse ceremony
• Retiring officer advises young soldiers to look for educational opportunities
• West Valley cellist invited to Michigan for national semifinal competition
• Owners of NAPA Auto Parts stores agree to sell business, employees stay put
• Child abuse case does not need ‘closure,’ but an open investigation of system
• Horrific Anchorage court case shows pattern of neglect by parents, state
• King dinner features UAF coach, awards to Dick and Jo Scott, Shellie Brown
• Blanket of clouds expected to take some of the chill out of the air today