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• Big Lake Shooting Range On Hold

  21-01-2015 23:57
  
  A contentious shooting range issue dominated Tuesday night's Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly meeting. The debate over the range's location affects a Valley youth program.
  
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• Heavy Rains Prompt Landslide Warning

  21-01-2015 23:53
  
  While it’s raining in most of Southeast today, there’s another large, warm and wet weather system just offshore, waiting to plow into the region. It’s expected to bring heavy rainfall and high winds through the week.
  
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• Board of Fisheries Chairman Resigns

  21-01-2015 23:49
  
  Alaska Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone resigned Tuesday after Gov. Bill Walker said he would not submit his name to the legislature for reappointment.
  
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• Bering Sea Pollock Fishery Casts Off

  21-01-2015 23:47
  
  The Bering Sea’s largest fishery opened up on Tuesday afternoon. Pollock crews are gearing up for a potential increase in their harvest -- while still keeping an open mind about what the winter has in store.
  
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• Alaska's Kink Community Readies its New Home After Years of Unique Hurdles - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-01-2015 21:07
  
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  Alaska's Kink Community Readies its New Home After Years of Unique Hurdles
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  Alaska has a tightening kink community made up of people living alternative lifestyles that range from discomfort with mainstream society to unconventional sex practices. But they have struggled to find spaces in which to gather. Now, after a lengthy ...
  
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• Alaska’s Kink Community Readies its New Home After Years of Unique Hurdles

  21-01-2015 20:51
  
  
  Alaska has a tightening community made up of people living alternative lifestyles that range from discomfort with mainstream society to unconventional sex practices. But they have struggled to find spaces in which to gather. Now, after a lengthy tenant dispute and thousands of dollars worth of property damage, the Alaska Center for Alternative Lifestyles is ready to open it's doors. http://media.aprn.org/2015/ann-20150120-07.mp3
  
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• Oregon man, 24, dies in 1000-foot fall from Alaska mountain - Fox News

  21-01-2015 19:50
  
  Oregon man, 24, dies in 1000-foot fall from Alaska mountain
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  Marshall worked for two years at Northeast Portland's Mountain Shop outdoor store before deciding to move to Alaska to go to college and climb mountains. "As word spread through the shop," says Medema, "everybody was devastated. We were definitely not ...
  
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• Southeast Alaska rainfall breaks records, prompts landslide, flood advisories - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 19:48
  
  Southeast Alaska rainfall breaks records, prompts landslide, flood advisories
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  Communities across Southeast Alaska saw rainfall and temperature records set and the region remains under flood watch, with the rain expected to continue falling "steadily" through the rest of the week, said forecasters with the National Weather ...
  
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• Alaska Gov Walker to deliver first State of State speech - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  21-01-2015 18:35
  
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  Alaska Gov Walker to deliver first State of State speech
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  JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to deliver his first State of the State address Wednesday night. Lawmakers in both parties are eager to hear his plan for the direction of the state. There's high interest, too, in his budget priorities ...
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  Alaska Governor: State's Savings Mean Oil Revenue
  
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• Workers craft ice playground ahead of Alaska sculpture event - SFGate

  21-01-2015 17:50
  
  Workers craft ice playground ahead of Alaska sculpture event
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Workers are building an ice playground in a city in Alaska's interior, including a pirate ship slide made from 65 refrigerator-sized blocks of ice. The work began Monday at the George Horner Ice Park in Fairbanks ahead of the ...
  
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• PBA Cup Finals 2015: San Miguel Beermen vs. Alaska Aces Results for Game 7 - Bleacher Report

  21-01-2015 15:36
  
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  PBA Cup Finals 2015: San Miguel Beermen vs. Alaska Aces Results for Game 7
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  The San Miguel Beermen beat the Alaska Aces 80-78 in the final game of a thrilling seven-match series to take the PBA Cup. The win means the Beermen edge the series 4-3, marking the 20th time in the team's history that it has won this prestigious event.
  PBA: San Miguel survives second half Alaska comeback, claims Philippine Cup ...GMA News
  San Miguel wins elusive Philippine Cup title,
  
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• University of Alaska regents meeting to discuss budget cuts - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  21-01-2015 11:16
  
  University of Alaska regents meeting to discuss budget cuts
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  ANCHORAGE — The University of Alaska Board of Regents is set to meet here Thursday and Friday for a scheduled retreat that will include a discussion of budget cuts for 2016. The 11-member board will hear reports from outgoing University President Pat ...
  
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• Alaska team returns from marijuana conference in Colorado - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  21-01-2015 08:19
  
  Alaska team returns from marijuana conference in Colorado
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  More than twenty law enforcement representatives and public officials from Alaska were in Colorado last week to learn about how other states are coping with marijuana legalization. The group visited marijuana businesses, grow sites, and facilities ...
  
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• "Only a matter of time" before measles comes to Alaska, health officials say - KTUU.com

  21-01-2015 08:09
  
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  "Only a matter of time" before measles comes to Alaska, health officials say
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  State health officials say it is only a matter of time before a case of the measles is reported in Alaska, given the high volume of travelers in and out of the state, and the high rate of vaccine exemptions among Alaska children.
  
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• Why Alaska is ready for 'forward thinking' budgeting - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 07:11
  
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  Why Alaska is ready for 'forward thinking' budgeting
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  Alaska has the nation's highest rate of child abuse. Alaska's rape rate is three times the national average, with 37 percent of Alaskan women having experienced sexual assault. Suicide is our highest cause of violent death outside of accidents and ...
  Alaska is ready to stand up to abuseFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Voices of Alaska: Alaska is ready for Erin's LawKenai Peninsula Onlin
  
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• Harvey: Without much snow in Alaska, winter running the only way to stay sane - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 06:07
  
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  Harvey: Without much snow in Alaska, winter running the only way to stay sane
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  Air quality in the winter in Alaska is hard to gauge. There are many variables. When it gets super cold, there are inversions that trap exhaust from everyone's car warming in the driveway, and airplanes buzz overhead leaving heavy, fuel-scented air in ...
  
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• Market Fresh: Alaska shrimp, sprouts and more at Center Market - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 06:05
  
  Market Fresh: Alaska shrimp, sprouts and more at Center Market
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  Alaska Vegan & Gluten Free will have a full menu on Wednesday, including the popular Moroccan tagine (butternut squash, onion, red pepper, zucchini, garlic, tomato, chickpea, apricot and spices), glazed lentil walnut apple meatless loaf (lentils, apple ...
  
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• Low snow in Southcentral Alaska has Iditarod officials pondering Fairbanks restart - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 04:42
  
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  Low snow in Southcentral Alaska has Iditarod officials pondering Fairbanks restart
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  With abysmal snow conditions in Southcentral Alaska, the Iditarod Trail Committee is considering moving the race's restart north to Fairbanks. Race marshal Mark Nordman said the committee is considering the move, though he said Tuesday the race “isn't ...
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• Don't let Chicken Little take the lead on Alaska budget - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 04:36
  
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  Don't let Chicken Little take the lead on Alaska budget
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  For what seems like forever in Alaska politics, we have been discussing the “fiscal cliff” and referencing the oil glut of the 1980s, when we saw oil drop to less than $20 a barrel. The crisis of the 80s was so bad that many walked away from their ...
  Alaska Governor: State's Savings Mean Oil Revenue Decline Doesn't Make ...Huffington Post
  Walker: Nothing off the table in Alaska bud
  
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• Transition committees release recommendations for Alaska's future - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 03:55
  
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  Transition committees release recommendations for Alaska's future
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  The administration of new Alaska Gov. Bill Walker released 17 transition reports Tuesday, packed with proposed priorities for the governor's four-year term. The recommendations deal with everything from how to manage state savings to tribal governance ...
  
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• Alaska's 29th Legislature Gavels In - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-01-2015 03:49
  
  Alaska's 29th Legislature Gavels In
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  The state legislature began the 29th session this afternoon. House Speaker Mike Chenault gaveled in at 1 p.m. The State Senate followed an hour later. Senate President Kevin Meyer is a Republican from Anchorage. He says the caucus has several ...
  
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• Don't park Alaska's old timers out on the ice just yet, young 'un - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 03:48
  
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  Don't park Alaska's old timers out on the ice just yet, young 'un
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  OPINION: If you don't respect Alaska's elders, at least recognize their value as babysitters and volunteers. And one more thing, kid - they spend their pensions here. Tribune News. I was a bit taken aback at the vehemence expressed by some commenters ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: January 20, 2015

  21-01-2015 03:38
  
  
  Alaska's 29th Legislature Gavels In; Walker Adds More Commissioners To Cabinet; Senate Finance Considering Bringing On Former Commissioners As Consultants; Sen. Sullivan Weighs In On Potential State of the Union Topics; Murkowski Named Chairman Of Interior Subcommittee Of Appropriations Panel; Bill Would Set Up Compensation Program For Wrongfully Convicted; Alaska Center for Alternative Lifestyles Prepares To Open Its Doors; Walker Halts Demolition In Anchorage Neighborhood; Lack Of Snow Could A
  
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• State Prosecutors Target Range of Child Sex Abuse Offenses in Round of Convictions

  21-01-2015 03:20
  
  Four cases ended Friday with convictions for three men, part of the state's efforts to go after more offenders for a wider range of abuses.
  
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• Alaska’s 29th Legislature Gavels In

  21-01-2015 03:10
  
  
  The state legislature began the 29th session this afternoon. House Speaker Mike Chenault gaveled in at 1 pm. The State Senate followed an hour later. Senate President Kevin Meyer is a Republican from Anchorage. He says the caucus has several priorities this year,-the gas line, education, Arctic policy and development and federal over-reach. But he says the state budget will - of course - need the most attention.
  
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• Sen. Sullivan Weighs In On State of the Union Topics

  21-01-2015 03:07
  
  
  President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress is Tuesday night, but the White House has been offering previews of his main proposals for weeks. Alaska’s new Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, said before it he was expecting to hear an overly rosy depiction of unemployment.
  
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• Sen. Sullivan Weighs In On Potential State of the Union Topics

  21-01-2015 03:07
  
  
  President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress is Tuesday night, but the White House has been offering previews of his main proposals for weeks. Alaska’s new Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, said before it he was expecting to hear an overly rosy depiction of unemployment.
  
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• Murkowski Named Chairman Of Interior Subcommittee Of Appropriations Panel

  21-01-2015 03:06
  
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski already chairs a full committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but today she was also named chairman of the Interior subcommittee of the Appropriations panel.
  
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• Murkowski Gains a Second Gavel and Boosts Leverage

  21-01-2015 03:06
  
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski already chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but today she was also named chairman of the Interior subcommittee of the Appropriations panel. The double-barrelled influence over the Department of Interior is "somewhat unprecedented," she says.
  
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• Bill Would Set Up Compensation Program For Wrongfully Convicted

  21-01-2015 03:05
  
  
  Fairbanks Democratic State Representative Scott Kawasaki has pre-filed a bill that would set up a system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes.
  
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• Walker Adds More Commissioners To Cabinet

  21-01-2015 03:04
  
  Gov. Bill Walker has decided to keep on two acting commissioners, and appoint one new one.
  
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• Lack Of Snow Could Again Send Iditarod Start To Fairbanks

  21-01-2015 03:02
  
  
  Southcentral Alaska's lack of snow and uncertain weather is again pushing organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to ponder moving the start of the race from Willow to Fairbanks.
  
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• Eaglecrest Suspends Lift Operations Due To Lack Of Snow

  21-01-2015 03:01
  
  
  Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area is halting lift operations until it receives enough snow to open at least part of the upper mountain.
  
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• Senate Finance Considering Bringing On Former Commissioners As Consultants

  21-01-2015 02:59
  
  The Senate Finance Committee is considering hiring two former state commissioners to help lawmakers review state spending and address massive budget deficits.
  
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• Wave of Morning Car Thefts Hits Anchorage

  21-01-2015 02:51
  
  Colder overnight temperatures lead owners to idle vehicles for longer, raising the risk of theft.
  
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• Alaska Challenge handcycle race is on - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 02:36
  
  Alaska Challenge handcycle race is on
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  Organizers of the multistage handcycle race across Alaska announced Tuesday they've lined up enough sponsors to hold this year's race, which was in jeopardy of cancelation after longtime supporter Sadler's Alaska decided not to continue its sponsorship.
  
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• Panama City Man Acquitted of 12 Counts of Sexual Assault in Alaska - WJHG-TV

  21-01-2015 02:18
  
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  Panama City Man Acquitted of 12 Counts of Sexual Assault in Alaska
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  PANAMA CITY-- Florida and Alaska are about as far apart as you can get, in many ways. But a small Alaskan town has been the center of a 15-month legal battle for one Panama City family. Chris and Jennifer Doss are reunited after a jury acquitted Chris ...
  
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• Bethel sees its coldest day so far amid Alaska's freakishly warm winter - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-01-2015 02:16
  
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  Bethel sees its coldest day so far amid Alaska's freakishly warm winter
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  Last year, average temperatures for Alaska were the warmest on record. A different stretch of time, the winter period starting Nov. 1, is shaping up to be one of the warmest ever for Alaska, though it likely won't set new marks, said Rick Thoman ...
  
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• Alaska says no rush for Canada ferry project at center of dispute - Reuters

  21-01-2015 01:34
  Alaska says no rush for Canada ferry project at center of dispute
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  VANCOUVER Jan 20 (Reuters) - Alaska can use an existing British Columbia ferry terminal for several more years if Canada enforces an order blocking so-called "Buy America" purchasing rules from being applied to its reconstruction, a state official said ...
  Alaska to proceed with BC ferry terminal despite anti-sanctions lawThe Globe and Mail (subscription)
  Canadian government threatens to block Alaska ferry proje
  
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