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Battleground Alaska

From the Aleutians to the Arctic plains. Star Wars is coming to the last frontier.

By Jeffrey St. Clair

The Kodiak Launch Complex was marketed to Alaskans as one of the nation’s first commercial space ports. Many promises were made to lure public support: High-paying, year-round jobs. Better roads. A fancy cultural center. New schools with real astronauts helping out in the classrooms. Peace and prosperity. The whole multibillion-dollar project, located on Narrow Cape, a remote tip of Kodiak Island… return to article

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    I would like to get permission to reprint this article in our local paper. Thank you, David King, Kodiak Island, Alaska.

    United States Posted by David King on Feb 11, 2005 at 8:28 AM
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