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• Common Core Stirs Mat Su Debate

  29-01-2015 23:45
  
  Common Core, the federally - sponsored education standards adopted by many states, has raised the hackles of some Alaska legislators and some Mat Su parents.
  
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• Searchers rescue pilot after overdue Alaska plane found on lake - KTUU.com

  29-01-2015 23:03
  
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  Searchers rescue pilot after overdue Alaska plane found on lake
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  Alaska National Guard authorities say the pilot of an aircraft overdue for nearly a day has been rescued from a lake west of Cook Inlet, where his plane was found Thursday afternoon. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska ...
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• Alaska SeaLife Center Announces Alaska Ocean Leadership Award Recipients - Sewardcity News

  29-01-2015 22:24
  Alaska SeaLife Center Announces Alaska Ocean Leadership Award Recipients
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  Seward, Alaska (January 29, 2015) – The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) is proud to announce the 2015 Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards. These awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the ...
  
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• “Salmon Memories”

  29-01-2015 22:10
  
  My brother Lee and I were excited about the new big boat. Dad said "Let's get going," yet somehow we understood "I'll meet you there." Fifteen minutes later, a mile and a half from shore, Dad was so small waving his arms in his dark coat. I pointed and Lee looked, then we turned around.
  
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• Digging Up Augustine’s Top-Heavy Legacy

  29-01-2015 21:59
  
  Augustine Volcano sits alone, a 4,000-foot pyramid on its own island in Cook Inlet. Like many volcanoes, it has a tendency to become top heavy. When gravity acts on Augustine's oversteepened dome, rockslides spill into the ocean. A scientist recently found new evidence for an Augustine-generated tsunami from a time when Egyptian pharaohs built their own pyramids.
  
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• ACT’s Crimes of the Heart

  29-01-2015 21:55
  
  Director Rebecca Casselman and Kimberly Allely who plays "Babe" from Anchorage Community Theatre's presentation of the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley, Crimes of the Heart drop by the studio this week to engage in a stimulating conversation about the production currently running until February 8th.
  
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• Shishaldin Volcano’s Eruption Hits One-Year Mark

  29-01-2015 21:43
  
  If you’ve taken a PenAir flight between Unalaska and Anchorage in the past year, you’ve been traveling over an erupting volcano.
  
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• Coast Guard Maps Out Marine Traffic Lanes To The Arctic

  29-01-2015 19:54
  
  Anticipating increased traffic through the Bering Strait as retreating sea ice opens up the Arctic Ocean to more vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard is accepting public comments on proposed vessel routes off northwestern Alaska.
  
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• Shell To Restart Chukchi Drilling This Summer

  29-01-2015 19:06
  
  Shell plans to restart its drilling work in the Chukchi Sea this summer. The company still needs federal permits and to resolve legal challenges.
  
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• Reimbursing Defense Costs Under Alaska Law: A Request for Clarity - ClaimsJournal.com

  29-01-2015 18:24
  Reimbursing Defense Costs Under Alaska Law: A Request for Clarity
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  The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently certified to the Alaska Supreme Court the question of whether an insurance company can seek reimbursement of the costs for independent counsel's defense of the insured when the insurance ...
  
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• Cruising to Alaska to relax, but learning a little on the way - Orlando Sentinel

  29-01-2015 17:49
  
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  Cruising to Alaska to relax, but learning a little on the way
  Orlando Sentinel
  SKAGWAY, Alaska — There are three basic types of vacation in my household. A family vacation entails going to visit far-flung relatives. A learning vacation means exploring a new place with my husband, with lots of sightseeing and guide-book consulting.
  
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• A Kick To The Gut: Alaskans Outraged By Obama's Anti-Oil Move - Forbes

  29-01-2015 07:58
  
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  A Kick To The Gut: Alaskans Outraged By Obama's Anti-Oil Move
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  How big is Alaska? So big that you could fit more than two Texases in it. You could fit New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia and Ohio in it and still have some room. If you measure the state from the tip of the Aleutians over to its ...
  
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• Reality Check: Non-Alaska TV recommendations; wilderness surgery on ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 07:12
  
  Reality Check: Non-Alaska TV recommendations; wilderness surgery on ...
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  As you've probably guessed after over a year of this silly column, I write about Alaska reality television. Generally, I don't venture out of the safe, comfortable confines of the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic and the other ...
  
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• Titans Cheerleader Anne P. on Military Super Bowl Tour in Alaska - Titansonline.com

  29-01-2015 07:11
  
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  Titans Cheerleader Anne P. on Military Super Bowl Tour in Alaska
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  I'm beyond grateful for the opportunity to spend this week on the Armed Forces Entertainment & ProTour Productions Alaska Super Bowl Week Tour. Joining me on this adventure are Vikings Cheerleader, Kristy; Rams Cheerleader, Sarah; and Redskins ...
  
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• Alaska legislators ponder pushback after White House move on ANWR - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 06:08
  
  Alaska legislators ponder pushback after White House move on ANWR
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  He wants the state to buck the federal government by building a road through a national wildlife refuge on the Alaska Peninsula. Locals have long demanded the project as a vital link between two isolated communities, but a proposal was rejected in 2013 ...
  
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• State Makes Offer On Interior Utility

  29-01-2015 05:59
  
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  The State of Alaska plans to purchase Fairbanks Natural Gas, a utility that serves the Interior, for $52.5 million.
  
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• The urgent need for a sustainable Alaska budget - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 04:22
  
  The urgent need for a sustainable Alaska budget
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  When asked during the campaign what they meant by "sustainable" budgets, most candidates, including Walker, referred to work on the subject by Dr. Scott Goldsmith of the University of Alaska Anchorage's Institute of Social and Economic Research.
  
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• Legislators Scrap Marijuana Bill With Controversial “Defense” Provision

  29-01-2015 03:53
  
  The provision offered a legal defense for anyone brought to court for possessing an ounce after decriminalization, which critics testified was confusing, cumbersome, and went against the will of voters.
  
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• Legislators Agree to Overhaul Marijuana Bill With Controversial “Defense” Provision

  29-01-2015 03:53
  
  The provision offered a legal defense for anyone brought to court for possessing an ounce after decriminalization, which critics testified was confusing, cumbersome, and went against the will of voters.
  
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• A formula for securing Alaska's financial future - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 03:51
  
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  A formula for securing Alaska's financial future
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  A special election in April amending the Alaska Constitution is necessary to consolidate all funds into a $65 billion Permanent Fund, guarantee dividends, authorize an 8 percent annual withdrawal and require 100 percent of all future resource revenues ...
  
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• Project Homeless Connect connects vulnerable communities with services

  29-01-2015 03:45
  
  More than 1,000 Anchorage residents experience homelessness every year. Though Anchorage has dozens of agencies to help people, reaching them all is difficult. In comes Project Homeless Connect.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: January 28, 2015

  29-01-2015 03:37
  
  
  Lawmakers Scrap Bill Addressing Pot Legalization; Anchorage Assembly Bans Marijuana From Public Use; State To Appeal Education Funding Lawsuit Ruling; Murkowski Swings at Obama's Arctic Wilderness Plan But Misses; With Greater Numbers, Democrats Hope For More Leverage Over Medicaid Expansion; Donlin Gold Closes Camp During Permitting; Sugar Creates Genetic Trouble For Coastal Alaska Natives; Project Homeless Connect Brings Services, Information To Anchorage’s Homeless; Scattered Services Make
  
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• Alaska marijuana bills put on hold for rewrite - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  29-01-2015 03:13
  
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  Alaska marijuana bills put on hold for rewrite
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska - Bills that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana have been put on hold while lawmakers wait for a new draft that better reflects the intent of voters. During a joint session of the House and Senate Judiciary committees ...
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• State To Appeal Education Funding Lawsuit Ruling

  29-01-2015 02:59
  
  
  The State of Alaska announced Wednesday that it will appeal a final ruling by Superior Court Judge William Carey in favor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s long-held argument that the state’s required local contribution for public education violates Alaska’s Constitution.
  
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• Dr. Douglas Johnston on “Faith-based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide”

  29-01-2015 02:57
  
  
  Douglas M. Johnston is president and founder of the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy. A distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Dr. Johnston holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University and has served in senior positions in both the public and private sectors. Among his government assignments, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Director of Policy Planning and Management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and planning officer with the
  
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• Donlin Gold Closes Camp During Permitting

  29-01-2015 02:57
  
  
  Donlin Gold is shutting down its camp at the site of its gold deposit near Crooked Creek. Kurt Parkan is external affairs manager for Donlin Gold.
  
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• Sugar Creates Genetic Trouble For Coastal Alaska Natives

  29-01-2015 02:56
  
  
  The idea that traditional diets are best for coastal Alaska Native people is being further confirmed by the discovery of a gene deficiency that doesn't allow their systems to process sugar. Dr Matthew Hirschfeld is the director of maternal/child health services at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The intolerant gene causes a condition know as as C-Sid.
  
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• Alaska health department says Anchorage measles case was false alarm - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 02:55
  
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  Alaska health department says Anchorage measles case was false alarm
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  A first nasal swab, taken on Jan. 19, indicated that the Anchorage girl tested positive for measles. She and her family had recently traveled to Southern California, where a measles outbreak was ongoing. On Jan. 13, a day after they returned, the girl ...
  State measles test on Alaska girl comes back negativeKTUU.com
  Second test for suspected Alaska measles case comes back negativeKTVA.com - Alaska
  
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• Scattered Services Make Homelessness In Haines Hard To Grasp

  29-01-2015 02:54
  
  
  It’s hard to get a true sense of how big of a problem homelessness is in Haines. There is no shelter or centralized service tasked with responding to homelessness. Right now, a patchwork of local organizations helps out people in need. But even they aren’t sure how large the problem is and what the solution should be.
  
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• Murkowski Swings at Obama’s Arctic Wilderness Plan But Misses

  29-01-2015 01:55
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski today failed to land her first counterpunch at the Obama administration’s new Arctic conservation policies. The Senate rejected an amendment that would’ve put a time limit on wilderness study areas.
  
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• Borough Seeks To Fill Assembly Seat

  29-01-2015 00:33
  
  Successful applicant will fill Colver's seat until October, 2015
  
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• Inmate dies after being restrained at Anchorage Correctional Complex - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-01-2015 00:27
  
  Inmate dies after being restrained at Anchorage Correctional Complex
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  About an hour after arriving, at 11:30 p.m., he was “relinquished to the control of the (Department of Corrections),” Alaska State Troopers reported in an online dispatch. While being booked, Kobuk was “non-compliant with Correctional Officers' verbal ...
  
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