Lauren Brooke Sulcer of Hartselle and Corey Wade Jenkins of Hartselle wed Aug. 5, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Gregory Brent Colee officiated the ceremony.
Contrary to the widely held belief among the "Lower 48," Alaska does not shut down — and its people do not all retreat to their cabins — during the sunless winter months. In fact, Alaskans would generally agree they are livelier, and their state more enchanting, when mounds of white snow blanket the land around them. As rivers and creeks, ponds and lakes, which make up so much of Alaska, freeze,
Almost every day from now until Dec. 5 will bring more homecomings at Fort Wainwright as the rest of the 3,800-person brigade returns -- a couple hundred troops at a time -- from a 16-month deployment.
His challenger wasn't well known. He had easily stomped every challenger since 1992. He ran a low-key campaign. Yet U.S. Rep. Don Young spent more than $1.6 million on this year's re-election.
There's no hard data on this, but in the era of text messages and e-cards, the quaint little thank-you note -- that square linen envelope your mother made you put in the mail -- may be going out of style.
