New Budget Offered with Slight Tax Increase

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By Julie Pace, “to end the slaughter and responsible for the chem- The guided-missile Vivian Salama bloodshed in Syria.” ical attack, which he said destroyer USS Porter and Lolita C. Baldor It was the first direct employed banned gases (DDG 78) launches a ASSOCIATED PRESS American assault on the and killed dozens. tomahawk land attack Syrian government and “Assad choked out the missile today in the PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Trump’s most dramat- lives of helpless men, Mediterranean Sea. United States blasted a ic military order since women and children,” MASS COMMUNICATION Syrian air base with a becoming president just Trumped declared. barrage of cruise mis- over two months ago. The The U.S. strikes — some SPECIALIST 3RD CLASS siles Thursday night in strikes also risk thrusting 59 missiles launched FORD WILLIAMS/U.S. NAVY fiery retaliation for this the U.S. deeper into an from the USS Ross and VIA AP week’s gruesome chem- intractable conflict that USS Porter — hit the ical weapons attack his predecessor spent government-controlled against civilians. Presi- years trying to avoid. Shayrat air base in central 8:45 p.m. in Washing- officials said. he had the right to use dent Donald Trump cast Announcing the assault Syria, where U.S. officials ton, 3:45 this morning in Trump ordered the force to defend national the U.S. assault as vital to from his Florida resort, say the Syrian military Syria. The missiles tar- strikes without approv- interests and to protect deter future use of poison Trump said there was planes that dropped the geted the base’s airstrips, al from Congress or the civilians from atrocities. gas and called on other no doubt Syrian Presi- chemicals had taken off. hangars, control tower backing of the United nations to join in seeking dent Bashar Assad was The U.S. missiles hit at and ammunition areas, Nations. U.S. officials said SYRIA » A5

GOOD MORNING STABILITY Astrid nudges New and nuzzles her newborn reindeer calf at budget the University of Alaska Fairbanks Experiment Farm on Thursday offered morning. The The weather. female 13-pound Cloudy. Scattered calf, numbered with snow showers. Highs 1701, was the first in the mid- to upper- of the season, 30s. Tonight: Mostly born at cloudy. Lows in the 10:30 a.m. slight tax mid-teens to lower Tuesday. An 20s. estimated 20 calves are expected to join increase High today ...... 36 Low tonight ...... 18 UAF’s Reindeer By Amanda Bohman Research WEATHER » A5 ABOHMAN Program herd @NEWSMINER.COM Aurora forecast. this spring. Auroral activity will be Schoolchildren Borough Mayor Karl low. Weather permit- are encouraged Kassel is proposing ting, displays will be to submit names a slight property tax visible overhead from for the calves increase, a $3 million decrease in public edu- Utqiagvik to Fairbanks. at the Reindeer cation funding and the Research This information is provided elimination of bus ser- by aurora forecasters at Program website vice to Salcha in a budget the Geophysical Institute http://reindeer. proposal that otherwise at the University of Alaska salrm.uar.edu/ maintains borough ser- Fairbanks. For more infor- index.php. The vices. mation about the aurora, program conducts “It’s really not a plea- visit http://www.gi.alaska. research on sure to present you this edu/AuroraForecast nutrition, animal budget,” Kassel told the health, meat Fairbanks North Star • • • quality and range Borough Assembly on Thursday. “We’re pretty management in close to being flat. I think support of the that’s about as good as it’s reindeer industry. going to get.” ERIC ENGMAN/ The $161 million bud- NEWS-MINER get plan reflects some trimming at borough departments. In addition to elimi- nating the Black Line bus route, with service to SURE Eielson Air Force Base, SAVER Man seen with rifle Salcha and Two Rivers Ice Dogs Erik Gorsuch heads for — ridership is reported- ly low — 13 vehicles are Gordon named triggers school lockdowns being removed from the NAHL goalie of the confirmation as Senate government fleet and month By Amanda for a vehicle. a reorganization at the SPORTS Bohman Dutra said the Noel Wien Public Library Page D1 tears up own rules ABOHMAN suspect vehicle was reduces casual labor, @NEWSMINER.COM found and that “nei- according to Kassel. By Erica Werner option” ther one of the indi- The Green Line bus • • • AP CONGRESSIONAL to put Authorities ques- viduals had a gun.” route will continue to CORRESPONDENT Gor- tioned two people A witness told serve Badger Road and SOURDOUGH JACK: such Thursday after a man authorities that the North Pole. “Always nice WASHINGTON — In on the was seen walking on man was walking “I think we did real a confrontation that court, the North Pole High on the inside of the good in trimming things,” to see a scary could reshape the call- School property car- fenced football field. the mayor said. “We event, like a Supreme Court for ing it Gorsuch rying a rifle with a “We are still talking didn’t put any more mon- lockdown, turn generations, Repub- an epic scope, according to to people,” Dutra ey into training.” out all right.” licans tore up the power grab that would North Pole police said. “We are trying The proposal raises Senate’s voting rules further corrode poli- and the Fairbanks to get to the bottom the areawide mill rate Thursday to allow tics in Congress, the North Star Borough of it, trying to find from 11.418 mills to Trump nominee Neil courts and the nation. School District. out what is going on. 12.021 mills. Gorsuch to ascend to Many Republicans No arrests have So far, everybody is If approved, the bor- the high court over bemoaned reaching been made, North being cooperative.” ough would collect furious Democratic that point, too, but Pole police Chief The lockdowns almost $6 million, or objections. they blamed Demo- Steve Dutra said, started at about 6.24 percent, more from Democrats crats for pushing them but multiple schools 10:30 a.m. at the property owners this year denounced the GOP’s to it. in North Pole were high school after the compared with last year. use of what both sides put on lockdown as dubbed the “nuclear GORSUCH » A5 authorities searched LOCKDOWN » A3 BUDGET » A3