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Thumbs up:

“I voted” stickers: Fun, whimsical new varieties entertained early voters. Voters on Election Day got the traditional Big Dipper version.

Kenai Airport: The decades-old airport is finally getting an update.

Jobs: ConocoPhillips green lights new $1 billion investment in Alaska this winter. Hundreds of jobs to follow.

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Election confidence: Alaska is home to more voters than it has people eligible to vote. Experts shrug.

Bumper cars: Southcentral’s first real snowfall snarls traffic, stresses out commuters.

Love and marriage: Marriage, birth rates decline in Alaska. On the plus side, fewer marriages are resulting in fewer divorces.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska