WASHINGTON–Sen. Lisa Murkowski waved a picture of the U.S. research station built in 1882 at Barrow for the first International Polar Year. With the fourth such period of scientific focus set to begin in March 2007, Murkowski joked at a congressional hearing Tuesday, she hoped the place would be upgraded this time around.
Fairbanks North Star Borough officials say growth is steady in employment, construction, military troop assignments and tourism, while freight movement at the city's airport has declined.
