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• 'Heroic' Anchorage air traffic controller credited with mid-air rescue - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-03-2015 22:06
  
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  'Heroic' Anchorage air traffic controller credited with mid-air rescue
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  The retired bank president from Topeka, Kansas, realized after leaving Ketchikan that the weather en route to Juneau was worse than he expected. Bunten dropped from 8,000 feet to 7,000 to lose the ice forming on the wings of his Piper Comanche.
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• Blind Alaska dog found after surviving 2 weeks alone - New York Daily News

  01-03-2015 20:44
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  Blind Alaska dog found after surviving 2 weeks alone
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  Ed Davis poses with his dog Madera at his home in Ester, Alaska. Madera Eric Engman/AP Ed Davis poses with his dog Madera at his home in Ester, Alaska. Madera, who is 11-years old and blind, survived two weeks in sub-zero temperatures after ...
  A Blind Dog Wandered Into the Freezing Alaska Woods and Wasn't Seen for ...TheBlaze.com
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• Despite Alaska's budget tensions, it's not all serious work in Juneau - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-03-2015 19:43
  
  Despite Alaska's budget tensions, it's not all serious work in Juneau
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  JUNEAU -- Many legislators here say that biggest issue facing them this year is the state's budget deficit, estimated at $3.5 billion or more. But a month into their 90-day session, the House has so far passed more ceremonial bills than substantive ...
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• Alaska flights canceled over ash from Russian volcano - CNN

  01-03-2015 08:14
  
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  Alaska flights canceled over ash from Russian volcano
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  (CNN) A volcano in Russia led to the cancellation of flights in Alaska over the weekend. "We canceled two roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Bethel, and Anchorage and Nome after an advisory of low visibility," Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Halley ...
  Alaska Flights Canceled After Volcano Ash Reduces VisibilityABC News
  Western Alaska flights canceled due to ash from Russian volcanoKTUU.com
  Ash from erupting volcanoes
  
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• Bethel DA firing: Is it time for Alaska to elect attorneys general? - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-03-2015 03:50
  
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  Bethel DA firing: Is it time for Alaska to elect attorneys general?
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  Forty-three of the 50 states elect their attorney general. That fact crossed my mind recently when the Alaska Dispatch News reported that, at the direction of Gov. Bill Walker, Richard Svobodny, the deputy attorney general who supervises the criminal ...
  
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• Blind dog rescued after being lost for 2 weeks in Alaska cold - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  01-03-2015 02:42
  
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  Blind dog rescued after being lost for 2 weeks in Alaska cold
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  Ed Davis poses with his dog Madera at his home on Feb. 26, 2015, in Ester, Alaska. Madera, who is 11-years old and blind, survived two weeks in sub-zero temperatures after wandering away from home earlier this month. Photo by Associated Press/Times ...
  
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• Auctioned Alaska cabins sell for at least $6500 each - AirForceTimes.com

  01-03-2015 00:16
  
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  Auctioned Alaska cabins sell for at least $6500 each
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  The online bidding for six Air Force cabins in Alaska started at $25 apiece on Feb. 23. When the digital gavel came down -- so to speak -- two days later, each of the cabins had sold for at least $6,500. The Air Force's unusual online auction of the ...
  
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