Feds may finally sell Anchorage lot where Archives never went

The federal government owns about 60 percent of the land in Alaska, but that real estate portfolio is about to shrink, just a tiny bit. Congress this afternoon passed a bill allowing the federal government to finally shed ownership of a nine-acre lot in Midtown Anchorage. The late Sen. Ted Stevens had hoped the property on East 40th Street would be the Alaska home of the National Archives, but that plan fizzled for lack of funds by the time Stevens lost his seat.
Alaska Congressman Don Young has