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• Bill to eliminate daylight saving time in Alaska likely dead for now - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-04-2015 23:56
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Bill to eliminate daylight saving time in Alaska likely dead for now
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU — A bill to move Alaska off daylight saving time likely won't get a vote in the House this session. Rep. Bob Lynn, chair of the House State Affairs Committee, appointed a subcommittee to work on the bill after taking public testimony on ...
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• Alaska Airlines Tops on-Time Ratings, Envoy Last - ABC News

  09-04-2015 20:23
  Alaska Airlines Tops on-Time Ratings, Envoy Last
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  Here are the government's rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for February. The federal government counts a flight as on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. 1. Alaska Airlines, 85.1 percent. 2. Hawaiian Airlines ...and more »
  
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• Delays at Alaska VA facilities are shorter than US average - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-04-2015 18:38
  
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  Delays at Alaska VA facilities are shorter than US average
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU -- Average wait times for veterans seeking appointments at four Veterans Administration facilities in Alaska were below the national average, according to VA data for September through February. The figures, which include wait time information ...and more »
  
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• Cancer-stricken flier says Alaska Airlines barred her - KING5.com

  09-04-2015 17:55
  
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  Cancer-stricken flier says Alaska Airlines barred her
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  The airline said a doctor advised them the 51-year-old woman should not take the flight from Hawaii to San Jose. Loading… Post to Facebook. Cancer-stricken flier says Alaska Airlines barred her The airline said a doctor advised them the 51-year-old ...
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• Fish-stealing whales take bite out of black-cod harvest - The Seattle Times

  09-04-2015 05:34
  
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  Fish-stealing whales take bite out of black-cod harvest
  The Seattle Times
  In this 2009 photo, a sperm whale takes a dive in front of a black-cod longline fishing vessel off Southeast Alaska. The now-common presence of sperm and killer whales in Gulf of Alaska fishing grounds is taking a growing toll on the valuable black-cod ...
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• Don Young seeks to unwind 'Alaska Model' for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-04-2015 04:56
  
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  Don Young seeks to unwind 'Alaska Model' for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act
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  OPINION: We need a reauthorization of the Magunson-Stevens that moves us forward, providing opportunities to better manage fisheries, bycatch and protect fishing communities by providing opportunities for fishermen to access our fisheries. Kathy Hough ...and more »
  
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• Walmart raises nearly 1000 Alaska employees' wages - KTUU.com

  09-04-2015 03:55
  
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  Walmart raises nearly 1000 Alaska employees' wages
  KTUU.com
  One-third of Alaska's 2,900-plus Walmart workers will earn more money starting this month, as stores around the state implement pay raises affecting roughly 500,000 Walmart employees nationwide. Walmart said the raises were being paid in checks for the ...and more »
  
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