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• ‘I Sing, You Dance’ – Toksook Bay teen releases Yup’ik album

  29-10-2015 23:51
  Seventeen-year-old Toksook Bay teen Byron Nicholai released an album recently. His Yup’ik songs have been popular in the YK Delta ever since he started uploading his performances to his Facebook page. Now they’re available on a variety of common online music sites.
  Byron Nicholai released a 12-track album. Photo: Nicholai’s Facebook page, ‘I Sing. You Dance.’
  Nicholai recently recorded a 12-track album now available on Google Play, Spotify, Amazon and most
  
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• Asian gas market slumps as Alaska policy makers voice support of LNG pipeline - KTUU.com

  29-10-2015 23:32
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  Asian gas market slumps as Alaska policy makers voice support of LNG pipeline
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  JUNEAU – There is near-consensus in the Capitol that the state should move forward with a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project, one way or another, even if the key issue at stake during this special legislative session remains unsettled.
  As Alaska lawmakers debate how to build pipeline, some ask: 'Should we?'Bakken.com (press release)all 4 news articles »
  

• Police identify cemetery vandals as group of juveniles

  29-10-2015 21:31
  
  A group of juveniles were responsible for a string of vandalisms in the Russian Orthodox Cemetery. Their case will be processed the state’s juvenile court system. (Photo courtesy of Akiko Noguchi)
  Sitka Police caught the culprits behind a series of vandalisms in a 200-year-old cemetery. The police acted on a handful of tips from citizens, after knocking on doors for information and offering a $200 reward.
  Lance Ewers, the Sitka Police Lieutenant, described the culprits as a small group of
  
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• TransCanada official expresses support for gas project

  29-10-2015 21:05
  
  An official with TransCanada Corp. says the Canadian pipeline company strongly believes in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project it’s currently a partner in.
  But Vincent Lee told the House Finance Committee the company supports Gov. Bill Walker’s recommendation that the state buy out TransCanada’s interest. He called it a mutual dissolution.
  The Legislature is in special session to consider the buyout.
  Walker has requested about $158 million, roughly $68 million of which wou
  
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• Shell reports $6B in Q3 losses

  29-10-2015 21:04
  Shell’s Fennica vessel. Photo: John Ryan/KUCB.
  Royal Dutch Shell has announced its quarterly financial results and they’re not good.
  “Shell’s current supply earnings for the quarter were a loss of $6 billion,” company CFO Simon Henry said.
  Adjusted for changes and one-time tems, earnings fell 70 percent.
  The company wrote off $7.9 billion for operations, which include its canceled exploration project off Alaska’s Arctic shores.
  
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• Point Hope gets $3M in transportation grants

  29-10-2015 21:01
  
  The U.S. Transportation Department on Thursday announced half a billion dollars in grants.
  Among the recipients: Point Hope.
  The North Slope community of 700 will receive nearly $3 million for roads, sidewalks, and buses capable of transporting people with disabilities.
  The grant is from a federal program called TIGER, for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery.
  This year, according to the department, rural areas received nearly half of the TIGER grant awards.
  
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• Former Fairbanks DA questioned over handling of 2011 Holmes statement

  29-10-2015 20:59
  
  The Fairbanks District Attorney’s office did not put much credence in information undermining the convictions of four men for a 1997 murder.
  That was clear from testimony yesterday at a hearing being held to consider new evidence that could exonerate George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent, men known as the Fairbanks Four, convicted of the 1997 beating death of John Hartman.
  Former assistant district attorney Scott Mattern was questioned about his handling of 2011 stateme
  
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• Ride the rails: in Alaska and around the world - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 20:18
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  Ride the rails: in Alaska and around the world
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  Do you remember your first train trip? Our family traveled cross-country by rail in the 1960s. It was a great adventure, starting at Union Station in Portland, Oregon. It wasn't as glamorous as jet travel, but I stayed awake all the way to our first ...
  

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• A Forensic Investigation

  29-10-2015 20:12
  Dr. Ryan Harrod recently buried some strange remains in the woods behind the University of Alaska Anchorage. Join his team of student investigators and find out more about the world of forensic anthropology.
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• Is therapeutic hemp oil subject to Alaska marijuana laws? - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 18:39
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  Is therapeutic hemp oil subject to Alaska marijuana laws?
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  “Kenai Pen Name,” who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and is experiencing early-stage symptoms, including painful muscle spasms, asks: “I would like to know more about how cannabidiol (CBD) oil fits into marijuana laws. Is it treated the ...and more »
  

• Seismic Station in Alaska Records a Disturbance That Wasn't an Earthquake ... - TheBlaze.com

  29-10-2015 17:32
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  Seismic Station in Alaska Records a Disturbance That Wasn't an Earthquake ...
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  Recordings taken at a station that detects seismic activity at Kultieth River Mountain in southeast Alaska would suggest that the area experienced a strong disturbance earlier this month. But it was no earthquake. The incident recorded by the Alaska ...and more »
  

• Alaska Bites: Salad deliveries booming for Anchorage business - KTUU.com

  29-10-2015 17:31
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  Alaska Bites: Salad deliveries booming for Anchorage business
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  A healthy lunch delivered on your door steps. In this week's Alaska Bites Rebecca Palsha tells us about a man with an idea that took off. Comments. The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking ...
  

• Shell’s Q3 results reflect Arctic hit

  29-10-2015 17:22
  Shell rig leaving Dutch Harbor this month. Photo: John Ryan/KUCB.
  Royal Dutch Shell has announced its quarterly financial results and they’re not good.
  “Shell’s current cost of supply earnings for the quarter were a loss of $6 billion,” Shell CFO Simon Henry said at the top of a video summarizing the third quarter.
  Adjusted for changes in inventory and one-time items, earnings dropped 70 percent from a year prior. The company wrote off some $8 billion, including about $2.
  
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• Shell shows steep losses in Q3 earnings report

  29-10-2015 17:18
  
  Royal Dutch Shell has announced its quarterly financial results and they’re not good.
  “Shell’s current supply earnings for the quarter were a loss of $6 billion,” says Simon Henry, Shell’s chief financial officer. 
  Adjusted for inventory changes and one-time items, earnings dropped 70 percent. The company wrote off $7.9 billion for operations, which include its canceled exploration project off Alaska’s Arctic shores.
  Like many oil
  
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• Alaska Airlines' Computer Problems Fixed After Causing Some Delays - NBCNews.com

  29-10-2015 15:53
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  Alaska Airlines' Computer Problems Fixed After Causing Some Delays
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  PORTLAND, Ore. -- Alaska Airlines says computer issues that delayed about 20 flights overnight have been resolved. Airline spokesman Cole Cosgrove said crews are fixing the problems and systems are returning to normal. No residual delays are expected.
  Alaska Airlines: Issues That Delayed Flights Being ResolvedABC News
  Computer problems delay dozens of Alaska Airlines flights overnightAlaska Dispatch News
  

• Mother-daughter team break cycle of silence about abuse

  29-10-2015 15:00
  
  
  Ashley Doctolero and her mother Ada Coyle pose in their traditional regalia. Doctolero sewed her own clothes. (Hillman/KSKA)
  Like 37 percent of women in Alaska, Ada Coyle experienced sexual violence. She remained silent. Years later, the same happened to her daughter. But now, the mother-daughter pair are speaking up and trying to stop the cycle of abuse.
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  Ada Coyle says when growing up in a village near Kodiak, she had no idea what a healthy relationship was. She saw drinking, in
  
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• Alaska Airlines: Issues that delayed flights now resolved - KOMO News

  29-10-2015 14:47
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  Alaska Airlines: Issues that delayed flights now resolved
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A computer glitch that delayed about 20 Alaska Airlines flights was resolved early Thursday, the airline said. Late Wednesday night several computer systems ran into technical problems, including programs for passenger check-in ...
  Alaska Airlines' Computer Problems Fixed After Causing Some DelaysNBCNews.com
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• Shell mulls options offshore Alaska - UPI.com

  29-10-2015 14:21
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  Shell mulls options offshore Alaska
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  Despite a series of setbacks off the coast of Alaska, Shell said it's eager to protect its leases and assets in the region. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Sign up for our Energy Newsletter. Preview our latest ...
  Shell reports net loss of $7.4 billion after Alaska drilling exitFox News
  Shell profits slump after weak oil forces Alaska, Canada write-offsStreetInsider.com
  Shell reports net loss of $7.4 billi
  

• US North to South 2015: Petersburg, Alaska - The Truth About Cars (blog)

  29-10-2015 14:04
  US North to South 2015: Petersburg, Alaska
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  After stopping in Juneau, we now take the Alaska Marine Highway — the ferry in simple terms — on a little over five hour sail to reach the next town in our journey: Petersburg, definitely the most picturesque fishing station I got to visit in Alaska ...
  

• Empire Editorial: Build the money factory to keep Alaska solvent - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  29-10-2015 09:09
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  Empire Editorial: Build the money factory to keep Alaska solvent
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  The next time someone you know uses the phrase “raiding the Permanent Fund,” please do us a favor. Take them aside, talk to them, and gently give them a dope slap. That overused cliche does nothing to solve the state's rapidly approaching fiscal cliff ...
  Walker aims to convert Alaska Permanent Fund to endowment to help fix deficitAlaska Dispatch News
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• Shell reports net loss of $7.4 billion after Alaska drilling exit - Fox News

  29-10-2015 08:38
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  Shell reports net loss of $7.4 billion after Alaska drilling exit
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  FILE - In this Thursday, May 14, 2015 file photo, the Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay in Seattle. Royal Dutch Shell reported a third quarter loss of $7.4 billion Thursday, Oct, 29, 2015 as it re ...
  Shell reports net loss of $7.4 billion after canceling projects in Alaska, CanadaNewser
  Shell profits slump after weak oil forces Alaska, Canada write-offsStreet
  

• 31 Days of Giveaways—GRAND PRIZE—Heli Trip With Alaska Rendezvous And ... - Powder Magazine

  29-10-2015 08:01
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  31 Days of Giveaways—GRAND PRIZE—Heli Trip With Alaska Rendezvous And ...
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  This isn't a trick. It's one sweet, once in a lifetime kind of treat. Alaska Rendezvous Heli-Guides are taking you and a friend on a five-day trip to Alaska for three days of heli skiing. You'll be traveling in style as your plane tickets, food, and ...
  

• Is therapeutic hemp oil subject to Alaska's marijuana laws? - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 06:30
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  Is therapeutic hemp oil subject to Alaska's marijuana laws?
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  “Kenai Pen Name,” who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and is experiencing early-stage symptoms, including painful muscle spasms, asks: “I would like to know more about how cannabidiol (CBD) oil fits into marijuana laws. Is it treated the ...and more »
  

• Neighbors weigh-in on the impacts of the Alaska LNG project - Kenai Peninsula Online

  29-10-2015 05:34
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  Neighbors weigh-in on the impacts of the Alaska LNG project
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  Nikiski resident Bill Warren gives comments to members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee during a meeting on the Alaska LNG project on Tuesday Oct. 27, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. Warren said his home on the bluff was sited less than 1,000 feet ...
  

• REPORT: Alaska rated best tax haven for retirees in America - KTUU.com

  29-10-2015 04:24
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  REPORT: Alaska rated best tax haven for retirees in America
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  Taxes can be particularly burdensome for retired Americans, but a new report says older Alaskans aren't feeling the heat from government like the rest of the country. More from KTUU. Kenai Peninsula College prepares to go smoke-free · Alaska Airlines ...and more »
  

• Alaska delegation inches forward on efforts to hold off Army troop cuts - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 03:57
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  Alaska delegation inches forward on efforts to hold off Army troop cuts
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  WASHINGTON -- Alaska's congressional delegation is making slow headway in efforts to reverse planned Army troop cuts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after securing a hold on force reductions while the decision is under review. Several months of ...
  

• TransCanada supports state buyout in Alaska LNG project - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 03:42
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  TransCanada supports state buyout in Alaska LNG project
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  In what one lawmaker characterized as something of an “exit interview” for TransCanada, an official with the pipeline developer said Wednesday that the company has agreed to leave the $55 billion Alaska LNG project in a “mutual dissolution” with the state.
  Lawmakers scrutinize risks, rewards of TransCanada buyoutAlaska Public Radio Network
  TransCanada exec: Company ready for
  

• Michael Cowper was an inspirational leader as Alaska's first lady - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 03:42
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  Michael Cowper was an inspirational leader as Alaska's first lady
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  OPINION: A champion of children and health care, Michael Cowper served Alaska with distinction in her time as first lady. Pictured: Michael Cowper and husband Steve after his Democratic primary victory for governor in August 1986, shortly before she ...and more »
  

• Walker proposes Permanent Fund overhaul to cover budget - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-10-2015 03:25
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  Walker proposes Permanent Fund overhaul to cover budget
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  Governor Bill Walker will propose overhauling the way Alaska uses the Permanent Fund, when he releases his budget later this year. The plan would turn the state's various savings accounts into a kind of endowment, using their earnings to fund state ...
  Empire Editorial: Build the money factory to keep Alaska solventJuneau Empire (subscription)
  Walker aims to convert Alaska Permanent Fun
  

• Reality Check: Things that go bump in the Alaska night - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 03:22
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  Reality Check: Things that go bump in the Alaska night
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  A scene from an episode of Destination America's "Alaska Haunting." Screen capture via Destination America. It's almost Halloween. More importantly, it's almost time for half-price candy. Every year around this time, several forgotten cable channels ...
  

• Pioneering Alaska Native civil engineer: Bridge design became my thing - KTOO

  29-10-2015 03:05
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  Pioneering Alaska Native civil engineer: Bridge design became my thing
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  Roy Peratrovich Jr. stands next to one of the bronze medallions he designed for the first Brotherhood Bridge created in 1965. The medallions were recovered, restored and installed on the new Brotherhood Bridge that was dedicated on Saturday. (Photo by ...
  

• Hopes for freedom unfulfilled as Alaska man's brother dies in Mexican prison - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 03:05
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  Hopes for freedom unfulfilled as Alaska man's brother dies in Mexican prison
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  The Mexican-born Palmer resident, a past Mat-Su school board member and former chief of staff for state Rep. Lynn Gattis, R-Wasilla, learned Tuesday that his brother, Victor Hugo Cordero, died Monday night in a prison in the Mexican state of Durango.
  

• Alaska Raptor Center director retires after 13 years on the job - KTOO

  29-10-2015 02:58
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  Alaska Raptor Center director retires after 13 years on the job
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  The Alaska Raptor Center's office pal, Tootsie, a saw-whet owl, eyes departing executive director Debbie Reeder. After 13 with the organization, Reeder is leaving her perch. (Photo by Brielle Schaeffer, KCAW). Debbie Reeder is leaving her post as ...
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015

  29-10-2015 02:40
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.Download Audio
   
  Walker proposes Permanent Fund overhaul to cover budget
  Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage
  Governor Bill Walker will propose overhauling the way Alaska uses the Permanent Fund, when he releases his budget later this year. The plan would tur
  
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• Lawmakers scrutinize risks, rewards of TransCanada buyout

  29-10-2015 02:36
  
  
  Senators Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) and Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage) joined Gov. Bill Walker on APRN’s Talk of Alaska, Oct. 27, 2015. (Photo Courtesy of the Senate Majority)
  In Juneau this week, lawmakers are wrestling with the question of whether to take a larger stake in the Alaska LNG gas line project. Specifically, they must decide whether to buy out one of the state’s partners, TransCanada.Download Audio
  The decision would put the state on the hook for as much as $7-billion more
  
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• Witness claims Fairbanks 4 defendant had blood-stained shoes

  29-10-2015 02:34
  
  
  A woman claims that one of the Fairbanks Four had blood stained shoes from the 1997 assault of John Hartman.
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  In a video deposition played at an ongoing evidentiary hearing in the contested case Tuesday,
  Margarita Hoffman says she was there when Marvin Roberts came home hours after Hartman was attacked.
  “You could tell on the shoes where there was a couple stains of blood on the shoes,” Hoffman said.
  Hoffman was the girlfriend of Robert’s Uncle, Kenny Mayo, and sa
  
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• Alaskans say ferry system worth every penny

  29-10-2015 02:33
  
  
  Students protest cuts in the marine highway system budget at the Kake ferry terminal last March. (Photo courtesy Adam Davis/Sustainable Southeast Partnership)
  Coastal Alaskans told state officials why the ferry system needs to be maintained during a meeting Oct. 23 in Sitka.
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  Soldotna State Sen. Peter Micciche hosted what was called a legislative listening session. He’s chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
  The context was deep service cuts slated for next sum
  
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• DOT picks less expensive Gravina ferry option; Ketchikan laments

  29-10-2015 02:32
  
  
  The Gravina Island Access Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement process has moved forward now that the State of Alaska has chosen its preferred alternative, but Ketchikan officials were not excited about the choice.
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  Gravina ferry, draft EIS map. Photo shared via KRBD.org.
  There was a meeting Thursday morning between Alaska’s Department of Transportation commissioner, Sen. Bert Stedman and Ketchikan borough and city officials, where DOT officials announced their ch
  
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• Alaska students still lag far behind other states in test scores - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 02:32
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  Alaska students still lag far behind other states in test scores
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  Alaska's scores on national math and reading standardized tests remained about the same or a bit better this year than two years ago, but the state continues to rank below the national average, according to results released Wednesday by the U.S. ...and more »
  

• Tlingit clan conference convenes in Juneau

  29-10-2015 02:31
  
  
  “Sharing Our Knowledge: A Conference of Tlingit Tribes and Clans” starts Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall in Juneau. About 400 people are expected to attend.
  The clan conference is a gathering of elders and academics, tradition bearers and students. The concept of the event, which started in 1993, came from the late Tlingit scholar Andrew Hope III.
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  Della Cheney and Percy Kunz at the 2013 Conference of Tlingit Tribes & Clans. (Photo courtesy Peter Metcalfe)
  
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• Officials: Bed bug infestations on the rise in Alaska - KTUU.com

  29-10-2015 02:12
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  Officials: Bed bug infestations on the rise in Alaska
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  Tiny insects the size of apple seeds are infiltrating Alaska, sucking on the blood of unsuspecting travelers, apartment dwellers, home owners, school children and the elderly, among others. More from KTUU. It's not just you. Anchorage exterminators see ...
  Alaska exterminators work overtime to quash rampant bedbugsThe Seattle Times
  Officials say bed bugs on the rise in AlaskaWashington Timesall 9 news articles »
  

• Action Bronson Hospitalized in Alaska While Filming Food Series - Radio.com Music and Entertainment News

  29-10-2015 02:10
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  Action Bronson Hospitalized in Alaska While Filming Food Series
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  Queens rapper Action Bronson might want to pump the brakes on his food intake. Bronson was hospitalized while on location in Alaska filming his series for Vice, F**k That's Delicious. Although the specific reason for Action's trip to the hospital wasn ...
  Rapper Action Bronson has emergency surgery in days following Alaska gigAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska banks warn of scam targeting 907 phone numbers - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 01:59
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  Alaska banks warn of scam targeting 907 phone numbers
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  A widespread phishing scam invoking the names of several well-known local banks and credit unions is targeting consumers with Alaska landlines and cellphones both inside and outside the state. Using automated calls, the scammers claim to be from ...
  Alaskans targeted by phone banking fraudJuneau Empire (subscription)all 4 news articles »
  

• St. Paul Island revives Aleut language, culture

  29-10-2015 01:49
  
  
  City and tribal-government employees on Alaska’s St. Paul Island get Oct. 28 off each year for a holiday you might not have heard of: St. Paul Aleut Independence Day.
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  It marks the day in 1983 when Saint Paul islanders gained their freedom from the federal government. Various U.S. agencies had been running the island’s fur seal harvest and economy for decades, leaving the locals as little more than wards of the state.
  Students and mentors look for sea lions at sunrise o
  
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• PacRim to appeal water decision

  29-10-2015 01:34
  PacRim coal has filed an appeal with the state Department of Natural Resources over a water rights permit that earlier this month was issued to a citizens conservation group.
  The water reservation permit was granted to the Chuitna Citizens Coalition, a group which opposes PacRim’s proposed coal mine on the West side of Cook Inlet.
  DNR’s Water Resources Section approved one of three water reservation applications from the Coalition. The approved application was for a section of a stre
  
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• Photographer emphasizes a dynamic Arctic

  29-10-2015 01:18
  The Anchorage Museum is hosting an exhibit by one of the foremost photographers of Arctic wildlife. The ambitious shots of polar bears and bowhead whales lend arresting aesthetics to a message of conservation.
  39-year-old Florian Schulz has been traveling to Alaska for nearly two decades. Even though he technically still lives in Europe, Schultz spends months at a time above the Arctic Circle, staying in extreme conditions to get a better sense of the places where his wild subjects dwe
  
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• Walker aims to convert Alaska Permanent Fund to endowment to help fix deficit - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-10-2015 01:17
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  Walker aims to convert Alaska Permanent Fund to endowment to help fix deficit
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  Attorney General Craig Richards presents Gov. Bill Walker's fiscal proposal to legislators at Juneau's convention center Wednesday. Nathaniel Herz / ADN. JUNEAU -- A new plan from Gov. Bill Walker's administration to broadly restructure Alaska's ...
  Empire Editorial: Build the money factory to keep Alaska solventJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Big Lake voters reject city bid

  29-10-2015 00:58
  Big Lake voters have defeated a bid to incorporate their community as a city. Unofficial results from the state division of elections show that over 80% of the mail ballots cast on the issue show No votes.
  The incorporation move divided the community. Those in favor of incorporation wanted more local government, and less reliance on the Matanuska Susitna Borough, while those against the idea feared a tax hike.
  Jim Faiks, who spearheaded the incorporation effort, said  Wednesday that he is &
  
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• REI Alaska looking forward to export facility at Port MacKenzie - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-10-2015 00:47
  REI Alaska looking forward to export facility at Port MacKenzie
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  As state lawmakers debate the large scale Alaska LNG project, a Japanese company is eyeing an export facility in the Matanuska Susitna Borough. Japanese energy company REI wants a state – to -state government agreement for an LNG export plan whi ...
  

• REI Alaska looking forward to export facility at Port MacKenzie

  29-10-2015 00:34
  As state lawmakers debate the large scale Alaska LNG project, a Japanese company is eyeing an export facility in the Matanuska Susitna Borough. Japanese energy company REI wants a state – to -state government agreement for an LNG export plan whi would ship Cook Inlet gas oversees from a facility at Port MacKenzie.
  REI is based in Kyoto prefecture, but opened it’s Alaska arm, REI Alaska, about a year ago, when the company announced it’s plan to pursue an LNG export project.
  
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