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U.S. Rep. Don Young already faces significant opposition in the general election next year. Now he’s facing opposition in the Republican primary. State Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Kodiak, announced Wednesday she will seek Young’s seat in Congress. In an interview with the Kodiak Daily Mirror today, LeDoux said she officially filed papers to run for Young’s seat. LeDoux, an attorney and former Kodiak Island Borough mayor, is attending a board meeting today in Anchorage for the Alaska Aerospace Development Corp., which oversees operation of the Kodiak Launch Complex.

CHEYENNE, Wy. -- Chris LeDoux, a former world champion bareback rider who parlayed songs about the rodeo life into a successful country music career, died Wednesday from complications of liver cancer. He was 56. LeDoux had checked into the hospital this week and was with family and friends at the time of his death Wednesday in Casper, according to Judy McDonough, spokeswoman for Capitol Nashville, his recording company. "All of us at Capitol Records and EMI Music are saddened at the passing of Chris," said Capitol Nashville President and CEO Mike Dungan. "In a world of egos and sound-alikes, he...

ANOKA, Minn. - Former boxer Scott LeDoux knocked out his opponent in a tight race for a seat on the Anoka County board. LeDoux, a heavyweight contender in the late 1970s and early '80s, defeatedincumbent Dave McCauley, receiving 51.2 percent of the vote to McCauley's 48.5 percent.