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• Alaska enters 2015 facing $3.4 billion deficit - KTUU.com

  01-01-2015 23:07
  
  Alaska enters 2015 facing $3.4 billion deficit
  KTUU.com
  The price of Alaska North Slope crude continues to slump, making the coming year a challenge for state budget writers. Falling oil prices toward the end of the year have left the state of Alaska looking at about $2 billion less in revenue than expected ...
  
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• Snow businesses busy despite lack of snow in southcentral Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-01-2015 22:49
  
  Snow businesses busy despite lack of snow in southcentral Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  KENAI, Alaska - Despite having hardly any snow on the ground this winter, many local businesses that sell winter gear and machinery are still going strong. The habits of outdoor enthusiasts have adapted, leading to consistent business. As of Friday ...
  
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• Missing in Alaska: Wisconsin man among many who disappeared in 2014 - KTUU.com

  01-01-2015 22:07
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Missing in Alaska: Wisconsin man among many who disappeared in 2014
  KTUU.com
  Family members of a Wisconsin man who planned a sightseeing trip across Alaska have reported him missing, after not hearing from him since August. Roger Yaeger, 72, arrived in Alaska over the summer, according to his brother Dale Yaeger. As an avid ...
  Alaska State Troopers say Wis. man missing since AugustWISC Madison
  Troopers looking for solo-traveling Wisconsin man last seen in FairbanksAlaska D
  
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• Alaska, North Dakota locked in rivalry for oil, population - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 21:07
  
  Alaska, North Dakota locked in rivalry for oil, population
  Alaska Dispatch
  North Dakota is bettering Alaska on crude production and the number of residents now, thanks to the Lower 48 state's economic miracle led by its oil bonanza. The United States' unlikely economic darling that is North Dakota comes in contrast to ...
  
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• Application period for Alaska dividend begins - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-01-2015 19:26
  
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  Application period for Alaska dividend begins
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  To qualify for a dividend, new residents must live in Alaska for a full calendar year. The fund was established in 1976 after North Slope oil was discovered. The state began distributing dividend checks in 1982. Alaska has no income tax. Residents ...
  A letter to Alaska reality TV producersJuneau Empire (subscription)
  Pick.Click.Give. program hopes for continued growth as PFD applications openAlaska Dispatch
  
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• Rain ends but roads remain hazardous in Interior Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-01-2015 19:15
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Rain ends but roads remain hazardous in Interior Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Wednesday morning rain ranged between 0.01 inches at Fairbanks International Airport and 0.07 inches in Nenana. The Alaska Department of Transportation has declared hazardous driving conditions on the Parks Highway between 163 Mile and 344 Mile, ...
  Warm temperatures in forecast for Alaska citiesHeraldNet
  
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• Alaska prepares to offer grizzly license plates - SFGate

  01-01-2015 18:04
  
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  Alaska prepares to offer grizzly license plates
  SFGate
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska drivers will have the choice of a retro look when they obtain new license plates next spring. The state is bringing back plates that feature red lettering on white plates and a grizzly bear standing on its hind legs.
  Alaska prepares to offer new grizzly license platesAlaska Dispatch
  The bear is back: Alaska to again offer grizzly license platesKTUU.com
  
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• Billy Joel Honored with Gershwin Prize

  01-01-2015 11:01
  
  This music special honors singer-songwriter Billy Joel’s receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
  
  The evening will include performances by Joel, as well as Tony Bennett, Boyz II Men, Gavin DeGraw, Josh Groban, Natalie Maines, John Mellencamp and LeAnn Rimes, with a special performance by Kevin Spacey — as well as a dance ensemble performance from Twyla Tharp’s “Movin’ Out.”
  
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• Incoming South Dakota game head cleared of Alaska ethics complaint - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  01-01-2015 10:24
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  Incoming South Dakota game head cleared of Alaska ethics complaint
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  PIERRE, S.D. — The incoming secretary of the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks has been cleared of ethics allegations in Alaska, although critics say it was due to a technicality. Gov. Dennis Daugaard last week announced that South ...
  Bringing Alaska baggage to South DakotaKELO AM-FM
  
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• Alaska's mines keep plugging - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  01-01-2015 10:24
  Alaska's mines keep plugging
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Alaska's miners are doing okay, at least those with producing mines. That trend seems likely to continue into the new year. But developers of new mines seem to be stuck, bogged down by a poor global investment climate in mining, and that seems likely ...
  
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• Recent Alaska books - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  01-01-2015 10:09
  Recent Alaska books
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  The following partial list of Alaska-related books published in the past year incorporates two previous lists published in the Arts section (in July and October), as well as more recent titles. It's worth noting that two of the nonfiction books on this ...
  
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• A letter to Alaska reality TV producers - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  01-01-2015 10:09
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  A letter to Alaska reality TV producers
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  You must realize that Alaska reality television will have a field day with legalization. In this time of “farm to table” chic, Alaskan Juan Valdez may represent the new “backyard to beer can bong” movement; though that's a little wordy. (Talk to your ...
  Application period for Alaska dividend beginsFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Fatal vehicle crashes increased in Alaska in 2014 - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-01-2015 09:03
  
  Fatal vehicle crashes increased in Alaska in 2014
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  With only a few hours remaining in the year, 65 fatal crashes had occurred in Alaska, the most since 75 fatal crashes in 2007. Seventy people died in Alaska wrecks in 2014 — including motorists, passengers pedestrians and cyclists — the most since 82 ...
  
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• Moving and shaking: The best of the 2014 Alaska music scene - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 06:28
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Moving and shaking: The best of the 2014 Alaska music scene
  Alaska Dispatch
  The Anchorage music scene was not without its share of surprises this past year. Rather than remaining a key stop on the reunion tour circuit for grunge-era also-rans, Alaska welcomed en vogue rock acts (Beach House, Cults) and buzzworthy synth-pop ...
  
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• The weirdest, wildest marijuana moments of 2014 - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 05:41
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  The weirdest, wildest marijuana moments of 2014
  Alaska Dispatch
  Mead Treadwell hosted a series of meetings across Alaska on all four ballot measures Alaskans would consider in November. The idea was to give the public a chance to ask questions of the ballot measures' sponsors, opponents and affected government ...
  
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• Traveling Music 1-4-15

  01-01-2015 04:54
  
  Traveling Music
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  Format:
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  I’m Shakin’
  Molly O’Brien, Rich Moore / Rudy Toombs
  Saints & Sinners
  Remington Road Records
  2:50
   
  Where The Heart Is
  John Lowell /… Read More
  
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• Judge temporarily blocks Parnell termination of Alaska National Guard officer - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 04:03
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Judge temporarily blocks Parnell termination of Alaska National Guard officer
  Alaska Dispatch
  Brig. Gen. Catherine F. Jorgensen, chief of staff, Alaska Army National Guard, is pictured in this Sept. 2013 file photo reciting her oath of office. Jorgensen is suing to stop her termination in October in connection with a scandal that rocked the guard.
  
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• Cuts to energy efficiency programs will cost Alaska - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 03:51
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Cuts to energy efficiency programs will cost Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch
  At the request of the Alaska Legislature, a team of economists from the Institute of Social and Economic Research, including myself, evaluated a wide range of approaches to solving Alaska's energy challenges. Energy efficiency and weatherization ...
  
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• Among Alaska athletes in 2014, tiny Allie Ostrander was a titan - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 03:44
  
  Among Alaska athletes in 2014, tiny Allie Ostrander was a titan
  Alaska Dispatch
  The past year in Alaska sports furnished drama and determination, and some disappointment too. There were jaw-dropping accomplishments, a coveted chalice raised, milestones met, a gleaming new arena unveiled, and lack of snow in both winters that ...
  
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• Alaska's minimum wage increase to take effect in late February - Alaska Dispatch

  01-01-2015 03:34
  
  Alaska's minimum wage increase to take effect in late February
  Alaska Dispatch
  As in 20 other states, Alaska's minimum wage will be going up in 2015. Yet, unlike in most states, where the raises take effect Jan. 1, Alaska's lowest-paid workers won't see the $1-per-hour bump in their paychecks to $8.75 until the end of February ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: January 31, 2014

  01-01-2015 03:10
  
  
  Mallott To Decide on Walker's Point Thomson Role; New Campaign Pushes Conservation in Aleutians; Arctic Shipping Falls; Anchorage Sets Temperature Record; Fish and Game Interview; Bainbridge Island Nonprofit Delivers Food with Protein
  
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• New Campaign Hoping to Increase Conservation in Aleutians

  01-01-2015 03:10
  
  
  The waters around the Aleutian Islands support a dizzying range of wildlife -- and major industries right along with it. Right now, the government’s job is to help find a balance. But there’s a new campaign to permanently tip the scales toward conservation in the Aleutian Chain.
  
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• Fish and Game Commissioner: All Resources Important

  01-01-2015 03:03
  
  
  Fish and Game resources are important to nearly every Alaskan and the state's new acting commissioner of Fish and Game says he'll take that to heart as he makes decisions. Sam Cotten is a former Democratic state lawmaker. More recently, he's been a commercial fishermen and a member of the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.
  
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• Anchorage Sets New Temperature Record

  01-01-2015 03:01
  
  
  The city of Anchorage can claim a new record. The city did not see a temperature drop below zero for the entire year of 2014. The last time Anchorage residents saw a below zero reading was December 26, 2013.
  
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• Bainbridge Island Nonprofit Providing Unique Deliveries

  01-01-2015 03:00
  
  
  This time of year, many have been buying pasta or cans of soup to contribute to food drives. But food bank organizers say they could use foods with protein. A Bainbridge Island, Washington nonprofit is delivering such foods in a unique way.
  
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• Peyton Manning tracks down Alaska-based fan - USA TODAY

  01-01-2015 02:03
  
  USA TODAY
  Peyton Manning tracks down Alaska-based fan
  USA TODAY
  According to the Indianapolis Star, Indiana-native Kristen Patterson wrote a letter on behalf of her husband, Army Sgt. Ryan Patterson, a lifelong Manning fan. (Apparently, Ryan would set his alarm to watch Manning's games — even while on tour in ...
  Peyton Manning surprises fan thousands of miles away in North Pole, AlaskaDaily Mail
  
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• Oil lobby sues feds over threatened Alaska ringed seals - KTUU.com

  01-01-2015 00:52
  
  KTUU.com
  Oil lobby sues feds over threatened Alaska ringed seals
  KTUU.com
  The statewide Alaska Oil and Gas Association, as well as the American Petroleum Institute, made the Dec. 23 filing in U.S. District Court for Alaska. They seek to have a federal judge overturn the seals' threatened listing, along with a rule which ...
  
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• Ambler Road Would Have Mixed Impact on NW Arctic Caribou

  01-01-2015 00:26
  
  The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, or AIDEA, says it’s still moving forward to prepare an environmental impact statement for the contentious Ambler Road, even after Governor Bill Walker has placed a hold on the project. The Ambler road would branch west off the Dalton Highway near Evansville and run into the copper deposit near Ambler. If the road eventually gets the go-ahead, it will be a mixed bag for the Northwest Arctic Caribou Herd which winters on and migrates throug
  
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