By Edward Reichel Deseret Morning News Most young American singers dream of performing in Europe. For Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, that dream has come true and in a big way.

By Tyler Rhodes, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Anchorage Oct. 29--NOME -- In a place where mining has been a way of life for more than a century, the introduction of hard rock mining on the Seward Peninsula has sparked concern among some citizens of Nome.

By Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Oct. 8--A new report by a nonprofit group says the state has underestimated by about $145 million the cost of closing and cleaning up Alaska's six largest mines.