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• Alaska warmth melts memories of not-so-distant cold - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 22:20
  
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  Alaska warmth melts memories of not-so-distant cold
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  Glacier Creek valley and Girdwood are almost snow free as seen from a flight into Anchorage in early February. Anne Raup / Alaska Dispatch News. Three years ago, in one hellacious winter, National Guard soldiers shoveled Cordova out from under 18 feet ...
  
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• Alaskans top nation in well-being, according to annual Gallup poll - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 21:29
  
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  Alaskans top nation in well-being, according to annual Gallup poll
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  Fall colors are reflected on the surface of Mirror Lake as a group of kayakers paddle across to go fishing on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Bill Roth / ADN. A new survey of Americans has revealed that Alaska ranks highest in the nation for residents' well ...
  Want To Live A Happy And Healthy Life? Live In Alaska. No, ReallyTech Times
  
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• University of Alaska Board of Regents approves 5% tuition increase - Ktoo

  21-02-2015 18:28
  
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  University of Alaska Board of Regents approves 5% tuition increase
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  The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved a 5 percent tuition hike for the 2015-16 academic year. (Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage). The University of Alaska Board of Regents on Friday voted 8-2 in favor of a 5 percent tuition increase, ...
  University of Alaska Board of Regents approve tuition hikeAlaska Dispatch News
  University of Alaska Board of Regents approves tuition hikeFairbanks Daily News-M
  
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• Alaska senator files bill to end film tax credit program - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  21-02-2015 07:19
  
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  Alaska senator files bill to end film tax credit program
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  Alaskan Senator Bill Stoltze has filed a bill to end the state's film tax credit program. Stoltze says the state's budget deficit means Alaska can no longer afford the program, which offers outside production companies incentives to film here. “Senate ...
  Alaska's Film Industry Is Growing, but Budget Crunch Puts Tax Credits in LimboHuffington Post
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• Getting up close and personal with Alaska's coastline - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 06:15
  
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  Getting up close and personal with Alaska's coastline
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  "I feel like an eagle," said Mike Jackson, a Kake elder, watching the ShoreZone imagery flash across the screen. He knew the nooks and crannies of the shoreline. But no one had seen them like this before. Twisted filigrees of glacial water, spitting ...
  
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• Giessel to Walker: Alaska has a place at the boardroom table - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 04:58
  
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  Giessel to Walker: Alaska has a place at the boardroom table
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  For the last four decades, Alaskans have waited to see their North Slope natural gas developed and brought both to Alaskan homes and global markets. Over the past three years, the leadership in the state House and Senate, and the previous Parnell ...
  New Alaska branch of Americans For Prosperity campaigns against Medicaid ...Ktoo
  Walker promotes stand-alone gas line for Alaska in op-edTim
  
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• How to cut Alaska's university budget without hurting classrooms and laboratories - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 03:55
  
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  How to cut Alaska's university budget without hurting classrooms and laboratories
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  OPINION: Alaska budget hawks looking to trim the fat would do well to examine one element of Alaska's university system in particular. Stephen Nowers illustration. The current Alaska budget crisis is directly tied to the Saudi ruling families' putting ...
  
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• Obama admin. approves regulations for oil drilling off Alaska - RT

  21-02-2015 03:46
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  Obama admin. approves regulations for oil drilling off Alaska
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  Greenpeace activists hold a banner as they protest against Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic, at a port in Helsinki.(Reuters / Markku Ulander). Tags. Biology, Ecology, Global economy, Oil, Politics, Science, USA. New rules issued by the US ...
  Alaska needs to ensure a fair share of offshore oil and gas revenueAlaska Dispatch News
  Arctic Drilling Regs Require Relief Rig; Shell Sees 'Critical' FlexibilityAlaska Pub
  
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• (VIDEO) Love high school basketball in Alaska? Watch this - KTUU.com

  21-02-2015 01:15
  
  (VIDEO) Love high school basketball in Alaska? Watch this
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  After losing a blowout at the hands of the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves the night before, the Thunderbirds of tiny Kake High School rebounded Thursday night with this spectacular finish. "They thought they were headed for overtime. Not in our smokehouse ...
  
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• Best state: Alaska, where they're cold but content - Bangor Daily News

  21-02-2015 01:07
  Best state: Alaska, where they're cold but content
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  Alaskans are obviously a hearty breed: They deal with rugged terrain, cold weather and a high cost of living — and they love it. That's according to interviews conducted in 2014 for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. The survey of more than 176 ...
  
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• Will I be able to carry pot on a plane in Alaska after legalization day? - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 00:53
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  Will I be able to carry pot on a plane in Alaska after legalization day?
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  After cannabis becomes legal in Alaska, will people be allowed to travel by plane around the state with it? Loren Holmes photo. “Browerville Bud” asks Highly Informed: “What will be the rules on traveling by plane with cannabis? If I purchased cannabis ...
  
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• Cold, Dark, and Happy: Alaska Is the New Leader in Well-Being - The Atlantic

  21-02-2015 00:45
  
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  Cold, Dark, and Happy: Alaska Is the New Leader in Well-Being
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  Years of state rankings have begun to paint a picture of an idyllic healthiest place to live. James Hamblin Feb 20 2015, 3:43 PM ET. Share on Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email · Print; Comments. Mendenhall glacier, Juneau, Alaska ( Sean Lema ...
  Alaska Named The State With The Highest Well-Being, According To New AnalysisHuffington Post
  Alaska tops Gallup's Index of Well-BeingKtoo
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• New film shows decline in wild salmon and hope in Alaska - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  21-02-2015 00:31
  
  New film shows decline in wild salmon and hope in Alaska
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  A film highlighting the decline of wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest and the hope found in Alaska's fisheries played to a sold-out crowd at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub Thursday night. 'The Breach” examines the destruction of salmon habitat, including ...
  
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• University of Alaska Board of Regents approves tuition hike - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2015 00:15
  
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  University of Alaska Board of Regents approves tuition hike
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  The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted to increase tuition by 5 percent this fall on Friday, February 20, 2015 during their meeting at Lee Gorsuch Commons on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. Bob Hallinen / ADN. Photos: UA ...
  University of Alaska Board Of Regents Approves 5% Tuition IncreaseAlaska Public Radio Network
  
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