The ''Alaska Star'' is a weekly newspaper in the
Municipality of Anchorage
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...
in the
U.S. state
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of Alaska. The ''Star'' serves communities north of Anchorage proper (known as "the Anchorage Bowl"), including Eagle River,
Chugiak
Chugiak () is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, situated approximately northeast of downtown Anchorage.
Geography
Chugiak is located between Eagle River to the south and Eklutna to the ...
and
Eklutna. Since 2011, it has been named the ''Chugiak-Eagle River Star'', the paper's original name when it was founded in 1971. In 2018,
Morris Communications
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sold the ''Star'' to the Binkley Co., owner of the ''
Anchorage Daily News
The ''Anchorage Daily News'' is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the most widely read newspaper and news website (adn.com) in the state of Alaska. The newspaper is headquartered in Anchorage, ...
''.
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1971 establishments in Alaska
Mass media in Anchorage, Alaska
Newspapers published in Alaska
Newspapers established in 1971
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