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• NTSB Alaska welcomes new investigators - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 23:35
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  NTSB Alaska welcomes new investigators
  Alaska Dispatch
  After a competitive search involving more than 150 candidates, the National Transportation Safety Board -- the federal agency tasked with investigating major accidents in the U.S. -- has hired two new investigators for the Alaska Aviation Safety Office ...
  
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• From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015

  29-12-2014 22:01
  
  Always one of “our favorite things,” PBS continues the cherished tradition of ringing in the New Year at the opulent Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of guest conductor Zubin Mehta, and featuring everyone’s favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet. Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns as host.
  
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• Algo Nuevo: December 28, 2014

  29-12-2014 21:22
  
  Here’s the Sunday, December 28, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo [at] alaskapublic [dot] org or post your comment at the… Read More
  
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• Colorado company backs out of investment in Southeast Alaska mine - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 21:14
  
  EagleFordTexas.com
  Colorado company backs out of investment in Southeast Alaska mine
  Alaska Dispatch
  JUNEAU -- The company trying to reopen the Tulsequah Chief Mine has lost a financial backer. The Juneau Empire reports Colorado-based Royal Gold provided Chieftain Metals Corp. with a $10 million advance in December 2011 but has backed out of the ...
  Colorado company backs out of mine agreementEagleFordTexas.com
  
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• In rainy Southeast Alaska, a village experiments with solar power - KTUU.com

  29-12-2014 21:05
  
  KTUU.com
  In rainy Southeast Alaska, a village experiments with solar power
  KTUU.com
  After exploring wind energy options in partnership with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council in 2010, the Organized Village of Kake and five other Alaska Native communities received a U.S. Department of Energy grant for a different approach: solar ...
  
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• ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKA: Four Teams Return to Push Limits of Human ... - TVRuckus

  29-12-2014 20:27
  
  ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKA: Four Teams Return to Push Limits of Human ...
  TVRuckus
  ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKA is returning to National Geographic Channel for Season Three of one of the toughest competitions in the world. Fans of the show can cheer and jeer as 12 of the world's toughest outdoorsmen face off against each other, Mother ...
  
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• Laine Welch: Winter is Alaska's real fishing season - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 19:26
  
  Laine Welch: Winter is Alaska's real fishing season
  Alaska Dispatch
  1, hundreds of boats with hook and line gear or pots begin plying the waters of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska for Pacific cod, rockfish and other groundfish. Then on Jan. 20 trawlers take to the seas to target Alaska pollock, the world's largest ...
  
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• In North Dakota, where oil, corruption and bodies surface - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 19:21
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  In North Dakota, where oil, corruption and bodies surface
  Alaska Dispatch
  An oil tanker truck leaves an oil shipping depot as an oil train passes in New Town, N.D., May 29, 2014. Charges of murder for hire and other crimes connected to the oil industry have upended business as usual on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North ...
  
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• As oil prices fall, Alaska governor halts project spending - Washington Times

  29-12-2014 19:10
  
  Upstream Online
  As oil prices fall, Alaska governor halts project spending
  Washington Times
  Bill Walker, an independent candidate for Alaska governor, is shown talking to a supporter after a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker leads incumbent Republican Gov. Sean Parnell by about 4,000 votes with ...
  Walker orders new spending on Alaska megaprojects stoppedAlaska Dispatch
  
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• Alaska Airlines waives first-bag fee – for a month - USA TODAY

  29-12-2014 17:42
  
  TravelPulse
  Alaska Airlines waives first-bag fee – for a month
  USA TODAY
  Christmas continues for passengers on Alaska Airlines with today's announcement that the airline is waiving its $25 first-bag fee for the month of January. "Starting the year by sampling Alaska's award-winning loyalty program and beginning to earn ...
  Alaska Airlines Lightens the Load for Mileage Plan MembersPR Newswire (press release)
  Alaska Airlines to Waive Bag Fee for Mileage Plan Members in JanuaryTrave
  
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• Coast Guard Rescues 2 after Skiff Grounds in Alaska - Military.com

  29-12-2014 16:52
  
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  Coast Guard Rescues 2 after Skiff Grounds in Alaska
  Military.com
  Two boaters who were thrown overboard when their skiff ran aground near Sitka in Southeast Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Saturday night. A man and a woman were traveling in a 17-foot boat when it hit shore near Kanga Bay, approximately ...
  
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• Alaska Inks Japanese LNG Cooperation Pact - Natural Gas Intelligence (subscription)

  29-12-2014 16:45
  
  Alaska Inks Japanese LNG Cooperation Pact
  Natural Gas Intelligence (subscription)
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to work with Resources Energy Inc. (REI), an affiliate of Japan's Energy Resources Inc., to support development of the state's natural gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
  
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• 2014 May Be Anchorage, Alaska's First Year Ever With No Below-zero Temps - Huffington Post

  29-12-2014 15:27
  
  2014 May Be Anchorage, Alaska's First Year Ever With No Below-zero Temps
  Huffington Post
  The last time the official temperature in Alaska's largest city read below zero was Dec. 26, 2013, according to National Weather Service records. Not a single day in 2014 has dipped into negative temperatures, though meteorologists did record a reading ...
  
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• Alaska stops spending on oil projects amid price tumble - The Hill

  29-12-2014 15:16
  
  Alaska stops spending on oil projects amid price tumble
  The Hill
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) has stopped spending on six new projects, The Associated Press reports. Walker pointed to Alaska's $3.5 billion budget deficit for the need to halt spending. "The state's fiscal situation demands a critical look and people ...
  
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• 10 ways the world changed in 2014 - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 15:00
  10 ways the world changed in 2014
  Alaska Dispatch
  Lots happened in 2014. The news was a daily parade of discrete events. Here are some, picked (almost) at random: Afghan opium production hit a record high, calling into question government control outside Kabul. More investment cash flowed out of China ...
  
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• A Man Survived 3 Days in Alaskan Wilderness Stalked by Wolverine - TIME

  29-12-2014 10:03
  
  A Man Survived 3 Days in Alaskan Wilderness Stalked by Wolverine
  TIME
  A man in Alaska survived three days lost in the wilderness in subzero temperatures after his snow mobile fell through the ice. Craig Johnson was on his way to visit his family when his snow mobile started to sink, ABC reports. As Johnson endured a 30 ...
  
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• Alaska court rules bison can roam freely on Kodiak - Kenai Peninsula Online

  29-12-2014 09:31
  Alaska court rules bison can roam freely on Kodiak
  Kenai Peninsula Online
  The state Board of Game had previously decided that free-ranging bison were considered “feral” when the animals strayed from state or federal lands. Then in 2007 the board authorized a hunt of escaped bison on Kodiak. But the late rancher Charles ...
  
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• Giving is holiday tradition for many Alaska businesses - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 05:59
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Giving is holiday tradition for many Alaska businesses
  Alaska Dispatch
  A casual look around Alaska's largest city during the holidays would confirm that the holiday spirit is providing a helpful hand in Anchorage. Some company Christmas or holiday parties end with a donation of toys, food, money or clothing from employees.
  
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• No injuries reported in fire at North Slope oil field camp - Alaska Dispatch

  29-12-2014 04:55
  
  Bakken.com
  No injuries reported in fire at North Slope oil field camp
  Alaska Dispatch
  No one was hurt in a overnight fire at a North Slope camp for oil field workers operated by Eni Petroleum, an Italian firm. The fire at the Nikaitchuq Operations Camp started around midnight Saturday, Eni Petroleum Safety and Environmental Manager ...
  Oil-drilling camp on North Slope hit by fire; no one hurtEnquirerherald
  
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• Fat bikes, developed in Alaska, help cyclists keep pedaling through winter months - Casper Star-Tribune Online

  29-12-2014 00:05
  
  Casper Star-Tribune Online
  Fat bikes, developed in Alaska, help cyclists keep pedaling through winter months
  Casper Star-Tribune Online
  Sheridan Bicycle Co. owner Jordan LeDuc rides his Surly fat bike down Piney Creek Trail in Story. The bikes are designed to ride in snow or sand, both of which provide little traction for regular bike tires. To combat this, companies developed the fat ...
  
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