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• New Alaska National Guard commander to lead - Military Times

  23-03-2015 23:52
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  New Alaska National Guard commander to lead
  Military Times
  Anchorage television station KTUU reports Col. Joseph Streff took the helm from Brig. Gen. Mike Bridges at a ceremony Sunday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Streff is the first new commander under the administration of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker.
  Alaska National Guard gets a new commanderKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  The Alaska Army National Guard introduces its new commanderDVIDS (press release)
  
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• Students Volunteer for Tax Services in Alaska - CSUF News

  23-03-2015 23:39
  Students Volunteer for Tax Services in Alaska
  CSUF News
  The rural town of Chevak, Alaska has fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. Common languages spoken in the town include Cup'ik and English. In February, four Cal State Fullerton accounting students visited Chevak to assist residents with tax return preparation ...
  
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• Blind Alaska seal resurfaces at San Diego hotel - KTUU.com

  23-03-2015 23:34
  
  KTUU.com
  Blind Alaska seal resurfaces at San Diego hotel
  KTUU.com
  Hotel staff say the seals are routinely fed at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Billy receives fish laced with vitamins he requires to remain healthy. Photos: Blind Alaska seal resurfaces at San Diego hotel. ANCHORAGE -. A blind seal found last year near Homer has ...
  
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• Alaska Senate panel advances marijuana bill - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-03-2015 23:32
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  Alaska Senate panel advances marijuana bill
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska - A Senate committee has advanced a bill that would update state crime laws related to marijuana. Senate Finance moved the marijuana crimes bill Monday after adopting a new version.
  Alaska Senate panel advances bill regarding pot crimesCharlotte Observer
  
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• Police raid pot club owned by Alaska TV reporter who had infamous 'I quit' - The Cannabist

  23-03-2015 22:29
  
  The Cannabist
  Police raid pot club owned by Alaska TV reporter who had infamous 'I quit'
  The Cannabist
  Alaska Cannabis Club CEO Charlo Greene smokes a joint at the medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage on Feb. 24, 2015. (Mark Thiessen, Associated Press file). Police raid pot club owned by Alaska TV reporter who had infamous 'I quit'. Tweet this ...
  Ex-WJHL reporter's marijuana club raided in AlaskaJohnson City Press (subscription)
  
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• Watch Live: Alaska Missing Family Case - NBCNews.com

  23-03-2015 21:01
  
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  Watch Live: Alaska Missing Family Case
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  Jeb Bush, a possible Presidential candidate for 2016, talked about the need for the Republican Party to re-connect with minority voters. As a fluent Spanish speaker, he has long been viewed as an ideal candidate to make progress on this front for the GOP.
  
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• Biker completes Alaska's daunting Iditarod Trail Invitational - Chicago Tribune

  23-03-2015 20:46
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Biker completes Alaska's daunting Iditarod Trail Invitational
  Chicago Tribune
  Petr Ineman of Downers Grove takes more than three days to complete daunting race through Alaskan winter. Petr Ineman of Downers Grove takes more than three days to complete daunting race through Alaskan winter. (Petr Ineman, Handout).
  
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• Hypnotic Northern Lights Time-Lapse Captured Over 2 Magical Nights in Alaska - Huffington Post

  23-03-2015 20:22
  
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  Hypnotic Northern Lights Time-Lapse Captured Over 2 Magical Nights in Alaska
  Huffington Post
  The Northern Lights -- or Aurora Borealis, or Polar Spirits, or whatever you'd like to call it -- is far up my bucket list. Like really far up. So far up I often have dreams of standing in the middle of a frozen landscape, completely alone, looking up ...
  
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• Medicaid expansion: A low-risk boost to Alaska's prosperity - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-03-2015 19:32
  
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  Medicaid expansion: A low-risk boost to Alaska's prosperity
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Medicaid expansion is better than shovel-ready as an economic boost for Alaska -- and a lifesaver for Alaskans. 401(K)2013 / cc via flickr. Finally, we are on the precipice of one of the biggest projects since the trans-Alaska pipeline that ...
  My Turn: Alaska needs Medicaid expansionJuneau Empire (subscription)
  
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• Alaska Fish And Game Says It Could Absorb CFEC - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-03-2015 18:56
  
  Alaska Fish And Game Says It Could Absorb CFEC
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  At a legislative committee Thursday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it could absorb part of the responsibilities of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission if it was eliminated. The House Fisheries Committee heard Kodiak Rep. Louise ...
  
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• Photos: Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, lists ... - KABC-TV

  23-03-2015 18:42
  
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  Photos: Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, lists ...
  KABC-TV
  Looking for a new Alaska home? Then Bristol Palin has quite the property for you. Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, is selling her scenic luxury Located on Lake Cucille in Wasskila, Alaska, the home rests on 90 feet of The ...
  Photos: Bristol Palin lists Alaska home for $549000WABC-TV
  
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• Alaska Airlines Employee Buys Ticket For Stranded Delta Passenger - The Consumerist

  23-03-2015 18:08
  
  The Consumerist
  Alaska Airlines Employee Buys Ticket For Stranded Delta Passenger
  The Consumerist
  Generally when people decide to pay it forward, it involves purchasing the coffee for the vehicle behind them in the drive-thru or covering the cost of diapers for the woman ahead of them at the register. For an employee of Alaska Airlines in Seattle ...
  Craft beer, chef-made meals, streaming video: Alaska pours on the perks to ...Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
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• America's National Parks: Alaska - Paste Magazine

  23-03-2015 17:22
  
  Paste Magazine
  America's National Parks: Alaska
  Paste Magazine
  national-parks-alaska denali-park Photo via Alaska Tour and Travel Denali National Park and Preserve includes Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain. national-parks-alaska gates-of-the-arctic-national-park Photo via Wikimedia Commons Gates ...
  
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• UPDATE MISSING IN AMERICA: Family of Four in Kenai, Alaska - NBCNews.com

  23-03-2015 14:40
  
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  UPDATE MISSING IN AMERICA: Family of Four in Kenai, Alaska
  NBCNews.com
  Human remains and clothing that were found over the weekend near the southern coast of Alaska may be connected to the disappearance of a family of four last year, according to a statement released by police. advertisement. Police said Sunday items ...
  
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• Love Is in the Air for Couple on Alaska Airlines Flight - ABC News

  23-03-2015 13:24
  ABC News
  Love Is in the Air for Couple on Alaska Airlines Flight
  ABC News
  Brandy Hollenbeck was serving coffee at 34,000 feet when her boyfriend began speaking. The Alaska Airlines flight attendant was working on a flight from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska -- and she had no idea what her boyfriend Eric Greener had planned.
  Alaska Airlines flight attendant proposed to over PA, mid-flightKIRO Seattle
  Pilot proposes to flight attendant on Alaska AirlinesUSA TODAY
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• Alaska cops search cannabis club owned by ex-TV reporter - New York Daily News

  23-03-2015 08:08
  New York Daily News
  Alaska cops search cannabis club owned by ex-TV reporter
  New York Daily News
  Former Alaska TV reporter Charlo Greene said police raided her Alaska Cannabis Club on Friday and seized drugs, computers and two vehicles. A former Alaska TV reporter who quit her job while on live air to advocate for medical marijuana is getting the ...
  Alaska reporter who quit by using profanity on live TV has cannabis club she ...fox6now.com
  Authorities Raid Ex-TV Anchor's Alaska Cannab
  
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• Alaska lawmakers look to once-forbidden sources for money - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-03-2015 04:18
  
  Alaska lawmakers look to once-forbidden sources for money
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU -- With state budgets under stress, lawmakers looking to keep up the spending are searching in new places for money to keep their favorite programs going. In some cases that may mean they'll be spending money that was approved before but ...
  
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• Wood bison leave Portage for release in Alaska wild after an absence of more ... - Fox News

  23-03-2015 00:37
  
  Fox News
  Wood bison leave Portage for release in Alaska wild after an absence of more ...
  Fox News
  Two juvenile wood bison run through a chute toward a special "bison container" at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center on Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Portage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Sunday used two of the 20-foot ...
  Bison on the Rebound in AlaskaKULR-TV
  Alaska prepares for wood bison return after a centuryKSL.com
  First wood bison head for release in sou
  
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