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• Destination America Ignites Fear on the Frozen Frontier With 'Alaska Monsters ... - TVbytheNumbers

  26-08-2015 21:28
  Destination America Ignites Fear on the Frozen Frontier With 'Alaska Monsters ...
  TVbytheNumbers
  (Silver Spring, Md.) – On Alaska's isolated tundra, a disembodied howl could be the wind, a wild animal or – if you're lucky – only your imagination. This September, Destination America embarks on a frozen journey to investigate Alaska's supernatural ...
  

• In Alaska, Rand Paul offers a prebuttal to President Obama - Washington Post

  26-08-2015 20:41
  U.S. News & World Report
  In Alaska, Rand Paul offers a prebuttal to President Obama
  Washington Post
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Rand Paul had told the story before, but there was something different about telling it in Alaska. Robert Lucas, he said, was a 70-year-old Mississippi man who was undone by the same government regulators that wanted to impede the ...
  Paul kicks off Western swing in AlaskaU.S. News & World Report
  Paul kicks off west swing in AlaskaJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Canadian official in Alaska amid mine development concerns - Macon Telegraph

  26-08-2015 20:27
  Canadian official in Alaska amid mine development concerns
  Macon Telegraph
  Bill Bennett, British Columbia's minister of energy and mines, left, and Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, right, hold a news conference to discuss Bennett's visit to Alaska to discuss trans-boundary water issues on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, in Juneau ...and more »
  

• Vets to VA: Scrap Choice Card Program in Alaska - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  26-08-2015 18:14
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Vets to VA: Scrap Choice Card Program in Alaska
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Sen. Dan Sullivan said the focus was finding solutions and accountability to many difficulties Alaska's vets face when they try to get health care. The rollout of the 2014 Choice Card program took a system that was working well in Alaska and broke it ...
  Sharp words for VA at Alaska hearing on health care for veteransAlaska Dispatch News
  With VA problems clear, Sullivan summons officials for
  

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• Smartphone app identifies weeds invasive to Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-08-2015 17:02
  Smartphone app identifies weeds invasive to Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  KENAI, Alaska — A new smartphone application is helping researchers learn where plant species invasive to Alaska are growing. When someone using the Alaska Weeds ID app finds an unknown plant, they can use their smartphone to both identify it and ...and more »
  

• Former Alaska legislator cited for shooting moose out of season - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-08-2015 17:01
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Former Alaska legislator cited for shooting moose out of season
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — A former Alaska legislator is accused of shooting a moose in a closed season, according to an Alaska State Troopers news release. Troopers flew to the village of Chalkyitsik on Monday after hearing a report that Woodie Salmon, 63, shot a ...and more »
  

• 'Looking For Alaska' film shooting in Michigan needs paid extras - MLive.com

  26-08-2015 12:33
  MLive.com
  'Looking For Alaska' film shooting in Michigan needs paid extras
  MLive.com
  FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - This is your chance to possibly be in a movie, and get paid for it. "Looking For Alaska" is filming in Michigan and needs paid extras, and automobiles. About the movie: "Looking for Alaska" is a film based on the novel by John ...
  Casting Call: Paid Extras Wanted For 'Looking For Alaska' Filming In Metro DetroitCBS Local
  'Looking for Alaska' film looking for extrasDetroit Free Press
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• State appeal in Alaska tribal land case fights prospect of Indian country - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-08-2015 07:41
  Alaska Dispatch News
  State appeal in Alaska tribal land case fights prospect of Indian country
  Alaska Dispatch News
  BETHEL -- The administration of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is moving forward with an appeal in a significant court case that could ultimately turn millions of acres of Alaska into Indian country if the state loses. The case concerns efforts by four tribal ...
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• Alaska grown: Should all marijuana entrepreneurs be Alaska residents? - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-08-2015 06:11
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska grown: Should all marijuana entrepreneurs be Alaska residents?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Marijuana plants at a medical cultivation facility in Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, that has since been shut down. Loren Holmes / ADN. Marijuana industry advocates are crying foul about a residency clause in Alaska's draft marijuana ...and more »
  

• Final Body Found After Deadly Landslide in Sitka, Alaska - NBCNews.com

  26-08-2015 05:07
  NBCNews.com
  Final Body Found After Deadly Landslide in Sitka, Alaska
  NBCNews.com
  Searchers in Alaska on Tuesday recovered the third and last body of three people who went missing after a landslide last week, authorities said. Crews found the body of William Stortz at 4:15 p.m. local time (8:15 p.m. ET). Stortz was one of three men ...
  Searchers find body of city building official who died in Sitka, Alaska, landslideFox News
  Southeast Alaska search crews find final victim of Sitka landslideAlask
  

• Don't be snookered, Alaska; Don't let fear guide fiscal decisions - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-08-2015 04:41
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Don't be snookered, Alaska; Don't let fear guide fiscal decisions
  Alaska Dispatch News
  We face inevitable economic change even with our state's savings set aside for this very crisis. An increasing number of Alaskans (the majority) are understanding the formidable challenge. We are not likely to eliminate another $3.5 billion deficit ...and more »
  

• El Nino, 'The Blob' prime Alaska for another warm winter - Alaska Public Radio Network

  26-08-2015 04:26
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  El Nino, 'The Blob' prime Alaska for another warm winter
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  “The Blob” is a mass of unusually warm seawater off the Pacific coast. (Graphic courtesy of American Geophysical Union). Alaskans can expect warmer, drier days this coming winter. That, according to the National Weather Service, is drawing on new tools ...and more »
  

• Top Dog Names in Alaska: See if your pup made the list - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  26-08-2015 04:15
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Top Dog Names in Alaska: See if your pup made the list
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  National Dog Day was founded in 2014 by animal advocate Colleen Paige, according to a website devoted to the holiday. On Tuesday, Nextdoor.com — the social network and phone app that helps neighbors keep tabs on what's happening in their ...and more »
  

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