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• Akeela House celebrates 40 years of successful sobriety treatments

  12-12-2014 23:27
  
  The Akeela House in Anchorage turned 40 this year. It's one of Anchorage's oldest substance use treatment facilities. Now it has programs in communities and prisons across the state. Former clients say it still delivers a message of hope.
  
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• Big-budget thriller to be filmed in tiny Whittier next year - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 23:23
  
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  Big-budget thriller to be filmed in tiny Whittier next year
  Alaska Dispatch
  The film, “Hunter Killer,” appears to be on track to be the largest production in Alaska history. Producers would not disclose the budget but said it far exceeds that of the Nicolas Cage thriller “The Frozen Ground” and the Drew Barrymore movie about ...
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• Submarine Thriller to Be Filmed in Alaska - ABC News

  12-12-2014 23:04
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  Submarine Thriller to Be Filmed in Alaska
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  A small Alaska port town will stand in as a Russian naval base in a new movie. KTUU reports ( http://is.gd/69SySi ) about 90 percent of the movie "Hunter Killer" will be filmed in Whittier. Whittier officials said Friday that three months of pre ...
  Major film to be shot in Whittier next yearAlaska Dispatch
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• Swallowtails weather Alaska winters - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  12-12-2014 23:03
  
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  Swallowtails weather Alaska winters
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Tiger swallowtails are found in Alaska, Canada and the northern contiguous United States. Like other insects in Alaska, their numbers tend to follow boom and bust cycles. Because of their size and color, they tend to be get people's attention when they ...
  
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• Winter Solstice: ‘Follow the Light’ with Anchorage’s Light Brigade

  12-12-2014 23:00
  
  Recipe: Take vintage municipal holiday street decorations. Save them in storage for years. When the right moment comes, strip, weld, attach LED lights, compose music. Install. Happy birthday, Anchorage, and here's to the next 100 years.
  
  KSKA: Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 2 pm and 9 pm
  
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• Winter Solstice: ‘Follow the Light’ at Elderberry Park

  12-12-2014 23:00
  
  Recipe: Take vintage municipal holiday street decorations. Save them in storage for years. When the right moment comes, strip, weld, attach LED lights, compose music. Install. Happy birthday, Anchorage, and here's to the next 100 years.
  
  KSKA: Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 2 pm and 9 pm
  
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• Remote Alaska High School Volleyball Team Endures rough Landing in Bush ... - Huffington Post

  12-12-2014 21:51
  
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  Remote Alaska High School Volleyball Team Endures rough Landing in Bush ...
  Huffington Post
  Most underdog volleyball teams from rural Alaska just have to face bigger rivals on the court. The girls volleyball team from the small southwestern Alaska village of Koliganek survived near-disaster Wednesday en route to the state tournament in ...
  Landing-gear malfunction forces rough landing for Alaska volleyball teamKTUU.com
  
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• Your Amazing Brain: ‘An Owners Guide for Maintenance and Performance’

  12-12-2014 21:00
  
  Ever wonder how we know what we know, and if we really know it at all? What about the question of certainty and the significance of perception? How do fear and anxiety get stuck in our brains and how do we break free of them? Line One host Prentiss Pemberton and Anchorage neuropsychologist, Dr. Paul Craig, tackle these questions and more as they dive into a discussion about the amazing organs we call our brains.
  
  KSKA: Monday, Dec. 15, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
  
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• Will there be a second season of Alaska Robotics News? - Ktoo

  12-12-2014 20:21
  
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  Will there be a second season of Alaska Robotics News?
  Ktoo
  This year, the series poked fun at the Alaska Legislature and the 2014 midterm elections, thanks to more than $8,000 raised on Kickstarter. But because of Kickstarter's all-or-nothing fundraising requirement, the second season of Alaska Robotics News ...
  
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• Defense bill includes ill-advised Alaska and Arizona land measures - Los Angeles Times

  12-12-2014 19:10
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Defense bill includes ill-advised Alaska and Arizona land measures
  Los Angeles Times
  So what does funding for the Department of Defense have in common with Alaska's Tongass National Forest or the Tonto National Forest in Arizona? Absolutely nothing. Which is why an upcoming Senate vote on the National Defense Authorization Actis so ...
  US Senate Considers $1.1 Trillion Spending BillAlaska Public Radio Network
  Sealaska land bill passes through CongressJuneau Empire (su
  
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• GOLD RUSH & EDGE OF ALASKA Season Finale: Game-Changing Moments ... - TVRuckus

  12-12-2014 18:23
  
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  GOLD RUSH & EDGE OF ALASKA Season Finale: Game-Changing Moments ...
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  This follows an all-day marathon of EDGE OF ALASKA–which is airing its Season Finale tonight–and GOLD RUSH, to get viewers ready to head to the extreme north tonight! According to Discovery Channel, on all-new GOLD RUSH episode, “Colossal Clean ...
  
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• AFDF calls for products for 2015 Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition - Undercurrent News

  12-12-2014 18:14
  AFDF calls for products for 2015 Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition
  Undercurrent News
  The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) is calling for value-added products made from Alaska seafood for next year's Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition. The 2015 event, to be hosted in Juneau, will include a new category called ...
  
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• Alaska's Land Trusts: 25 years of conservation - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska

  12-12-2014 17:59
  
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  Alaska's Land Trusts: 25 years of conservation
  KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
  When legislation was passed 25 years ago to promote conservation through land trusts in Alaska, some people wondered why. Places like Anchorage were surrounded by wilderness, and it didn't seem like the land was threatened by development. But fast ...
  
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• Alaska Air Group: ALK Stock is Heading North - Investorplace.com

  12-12-2014 17:40
  
  Alaska Air Group: ALK Stock is Heading North
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  Alaska Air Group 185 Alaska Air Group: ALK Stock is Heading North Bad news for them, but great news for Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK), which not only survived but now thrives amid an expanding market in Alaska that it dominates with scant ...
  Alaska Air Group Given New $69.00 Price Target at Imperial Capital (ALK)sleekmoney
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• Bill affirming Alaska tribes' legal powers clears key hurdle in Congress, goes ... - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 17:11
  
  Bill affirming Alaska tribes' legal powers clears key hurdle in Congress, goes ...
  Alaska Dispatch
  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A measure aimed at clarifying Alaska Native tribes' legal authority over non-members passed a key legislative hurdle late Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. The bill, which removes an ...
  
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• ESSAY: Letter from Alaska, Part One - Pagosa Daily Post

  12-12-2014 16:02
  Pagosa Daily Post
  ESSAY: Letter from Alaska, Part One
  Pagosa Daily Post
  The decision to fly to Juneau, Alaska, to visit my daughter Lily and meet, for the first time, her two youngest — little Mary and newborn Eleanor — was something of a no-brainer. As I write this, however, we are sitting on the runway in Sitka, Alaska ...
  
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• Spotty Alaska Communications Internet service repaired - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  12-12-2014 08:43
  
  Spotty Alaska Communications Internet service repaired
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Alaska Communications said on Thursday it had restored most Internet capability in Alaska, two days after a virus “degraded” the service for many of its customers. Company spokeswoman Hannah Blankenship said Alaska Communications' ...
  
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• Meet new Alaska State Fair director at open house Sunday - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

  12-12-2014 06:09
  
  Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
  Meet new Alaska State Fair director at open house Sunday
  Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
  Incoming Alaska State Fair director Jerome Hertel started working as the new director Dec. 8 at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions at the Paris and Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas. When he got off the plane in Anchorage Thursday evening, ...
  
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• It's an emotional farewell for Alaska's Sen. Begich - The Seattle Times

  12-12-2014 05:57
  
  It's an emotional farewell for Alaska's Sen. Begich
  The Seattle Times
  JUNEAU, Alaska — Democratic Sen. Mark Begich bid an emotional farewell to the U.S. Senate on Thursday, saying he was proud of the work he had done and urging his colleagues to not let politics get in the way of doing the people's work. While polls ...
  Alaska's Mark Begich bids emotional farewell to U.S. SenateFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Consultant with Begich's ad firm offers blunt view of Alaska's US
  
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• Alaska From Scratch: Split pea with ham -- a soup for what ails you - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 05:37
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska From Scratch: Split pea with ham -- a soup for what ails you
  Alaska Dispatch
  Last week, the snow came a'falling and I caught the cold that's been going around the state. When I'm feeling under the weather, a hearty, nourishing bowl of steaming split pea soup studded with ham is exactly what the doctor ordered. Plus, this recipe ...
  
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• Alaska gets a preview of the Sikuliaq, a cutting-edge research vessel - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 04:53
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska gets a preview of the Sikuliaq, a cutting-edge research vessel
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska's newest research vessel combines aspects of an icebreaker, state-of-the-art science laboratory and high-tech college classroom. It has the ability to boldly explore new underwater worlds where none before have gone. And it has a propulsion ...
  
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• Alaska must lead on halibut management, before it's too late - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 04:51
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska must lead on halibut management, before it's too late
  Alaska Dispatch
  Halibut connect people throughout the state of Alaska. From Ketchikan to St. Lawrence Island to Adak, halibut feed our families. We subsist on, find enjoyment with, traditionally revere and honor these fish. Sport, subsistence, charter and commercial ...
  Conflict on the high seas over Alaskan halibutTheNewsTribune.com
  Halibut fishery may be reboundingCapital city weekly
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• Handcycle endurance race in trouble after losing top sponsor - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 04:06
  
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  Handcycle endurance race in trouble after losing top sponsor
  Alaska Dispatch
  Challenge Alaska, an Anchorage nonprofit group that organizes the Alaska Challenge handcycle race, announced this week that longtime title sponsor Sadler's Home Furnishings decided to end its sponsorship after providing financial support for nearly two ...
  
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• With Lower Oil Prices, State Expecting Major Deficits - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-12-2014 03:46
  
  With Lower Oil Prices, State Expecting Major Deficits
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  With Lower Oil Prices, State Expecting Major Deficits. Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau. The Alaska Department of Revenue has drastically revised its financial forecast to account for lower oil prices. Port Funding Tops Anchorage Mayor's Budget Wish ...
  
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• Anchorage Capital Budget Seeking $350 Million for Port Expansion

  12-12-2014 03:42
  
  Facing lean capital expenditures from the Legislature, the City of Anchorage is hoping a multi-year funding commitment can avoid future increases in overdue upgrades to port infrastructure.
  
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• ASD Charter Schools Need Facilities; School Board Considering Proposal

  12-12-2014 03:08
  
  
  Charter schools in Anchorage are struggling with a facilities problem. The schools are part of the Anchorage School District, but they have to find and pay for their own buildings. And it's really hard to find empty schools or pay to build new ones. Now the Anchorage School Board is discussing a potential solution.
  
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• Art Beat: NEA grants go out over Alaska - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 02:53
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Art Beat: NEA grants go out over Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska-born author Melinda Moustakis will be making a literary tour under the auspices of 49 Writers courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant of $10,000 was announced by the NEA on Dec. 2. The grant to 49 Writers is one of more than ...
  
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• Outgoing Senator Mark Begich Bids Farewell On Senate Floor

  12-12-2014 02:52
  
  
  Mark Begich said goodbye on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday. His six years in office end with this Congress.
  
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• Senior Care Center Key to Development Plan

  12-12-2014 02:51
  
  
  A long-range plan to develop borough-owned land in Ketchikan’s Ward Lake-Revilla Road area is inching forward, albeit with hesitation on the part of the Borough Assembly.
  
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• Arctic Expedition Uncovers Previously Undiscovered, Ancient Mollusk Specimens

  12-12-2014 02:50
  
  
  During a 2010 expedition in the Beaufort Sea's deep, Arctic waters off Alaska's northern coast, scientists discovered what turned out to be a previously-unknown, ancient type of mollusk.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: December 11, 2014

  12-12-2014 02:45
  
  
  With Lower Oil Prices, State Expecting Major Deficits; Port Funding Tops Anchorage Mayor's Budget Wish List; Outgoing Senator Mark Begich Bids Farewell On Senate Floor; Anchorage School Board Discusses Charter Schools’ Facility Issues; Senior Care Center Key to Development Plan; Arctic Expedition Uncovers Previously Undiscovered, Ancient Mollusk Specimens; Former NBA Coach Leads Haines Girls’ Basketball
  
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• Former NBA Coach Leads Haines Girls’ Basketball

  12-12-2014 02:40
  
  
  Haines School now has a physical education teacher and high school girls’ basketball coach who trained an NBA team for 20 years.
  
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• University of Alaska regents approve system-wide smoking ban - Alaska Dispatch

  12-12-2014 02:06
  
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  University of Alaska regents approve system-wide smoking ban
  Alaska Dispatch
  The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted Thursday to ban the use of tobacco and tobacco-related products across all campuses, strengthening the current policy that only prohibits smoking inside university facilities and residential halls. Under ...
  University of Alaska Passes Tobacco-Free Policyyouralaskalink
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• Southeast Alaska wolves: Subspecies or not? - KRBD

  12-12-2014 00:27
  Southeast Alaska wolves: Subspecies or not?
  KRBD
  An article published last month in the Journal of Heredity concludes that DNA evidence does not support listing Southeast Alaska wolves as a distinct sub-species for protection under the Endangered Species Act. However, others say the same research ...
  
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