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Echoes of the '80s: Can Anchorage survive another oil crash?
Echoes of the '80s: Can Anchorage survive another oil crash?
Alaska Dispatch
Anchorage | Kirk Johnson | The New York Times
Residents of Anchorage say the city has come a long way since the dark days of the mid-1980s when oil prices plummeted and left the local economy reeling. But despite the optimism, it's hard to say for certain what the recent oil crash means for the city.
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150209/echoes-80s-can-anchorage-survive-another-oil-crash
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