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• Road to Andersonville: Native American Sharpshooters’ Civil War Journey

  01-11-2015 21:00
  (Photo Courtesy of Stratigraphic Productions.)
  ROAD TO ANDERSONVILLE is a powerful story from Executive Producer David Schock about the men of Company K. This film is the story of the 139 Native Americans who joined as members of Company K, their recruitment, the training, their battles, and their deaths and survival.
  The men of Company K saw hard service in most of the major battles in the Civil War. In all, one fourth of the men of Company K were either killed or wounded in
  
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• In Juneau, Filipino culture stays connected on the radio

  01-11-2015 17:00
  October is Filipino American History Month. In Alaska, that’s more than 26,000 people. One Juneau DJ is finding ways to connect others with their culture on the airwaves.
  In the two years that Genny Del Rosario has been hosting her show “Good Evening My Friends,” she’s only been absent once. And that was because her car wouldn’t start.
  Genny Del Rosario balances work, life and being a KRNN volunteer DJ. She’s also the president of the League of Women Voters. (
  
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• Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake Hits Central Alaska Near Small Town - ABC News

  01-11-2015 08:25
  Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake Hits Central Alaska Near Small Town
  ABC News
  The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-4.3 earthquake hit central Alaska on Saturday night. The agency says the quake's epicenter is 61 miles west of the town of Talkeetna, which has an estimated population of 900, and 97 miles northwest ...
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• Ad campaign aims to dispel idea that most Alaska kids drink - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-11-2015 03:41
  Ad campaign aims to dispel idea that most Alaska kids drink
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—The majority of high school students believe most of their peers drink, but in reality, according to survey data, the opposite is true. "Most Alaska teens choose not to drink," said Hope Finkelstein.
  

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• Proposed salary outrageous for Walker administration gas line official - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-11-2015 02:57
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Proposed salary outrageous for Walker administration gas line official
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Go to virtually any city or borough government meeting right now and you will find the same thing -- elected officials struggling to deal with dramatic shortfalls in their budget due in large part to cuts in state funding through the revenue sharing ...and more »
  

• Kuskokwim village could serve as model for community development in rural Alaska - KTOO

  01-11-2015 00:54
  KTOO
  Kuskokwim village could serve as model for community development in rural Alaska
  KTOO
  Over a decade ago, Oscarville's community well broke down. Then, this summer, the school well failed too. Residents in the small Kuskokwim village have reverted to using rain and river water. Last week the community landed a major grant to fix that.
  

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