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Alaska Gold Rush town struggles with hard-drinking legacy | National

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The old Gold Rush town of Nome on Alaska’s western coast is trying again to address hard drinking that’s deeply entrenched there — this time with a proposed law prohibiting intoxication in public places like the city’s main street, where people can be seen stumbling along or passed out near tourist shops.

The measure would for the first time outlaw…