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• No surprise: Alaska can't afford raises for its top officials, board says - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-11-2015 21:03
  Alaska Dispatch News
  No surprise: Alaska can't afford raises for its top officials, board says
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU -- Leaders of Alaska's deficit-ridden government were already unlikely to get pay raises next year, but on Friday a commission set up to handle the politically sensitive pay question took steps to make that official. The State Officers ...
  

• American Commandante: The Strange Story of William Morgan

  07-11-2015 21:00
  (Photo courtesy of American Experience.)
  AMERICAN COMMANDANTE explores the intriguing story of William Morgan who was executed outside a Havana prison on March 11, 1961.  His story seemed to vanish from the popular imagination as quickly as it had appeared.
  It was lost in the classified archives of the Cold War and it was edited out of Cuban history by Fidel Castro’s retelling of the revolution as an epic tale of a handful of men fighting under his direct command at the excl
  
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• Wolf Pack's defense game-ready after win over Alaska - Reno Gazette Journal

  07-11-2015 07:12
  Wolf Pack's defense game-ready after win over Alaska
  Reno Gazette Journal
  The 3,543 fans who came out to Lawlor Events Center on Friday night to watch the Wolf Pack's exhibition game against Alaska were treated to a number of standing-ovation-style plays. Cameron Oliver had three monster dunks, including one over an ...and more »
  

• When Gold Isn’t Worth the Price

  07-11-2015 05:46 via nytimes.com
  The jewelry trade must not profit from mines that ruin the natural world.
  
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• Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage - Alaska Public Radio Network

  07-11-2015 03:12
  Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Alaska legislature officially gaveled out of its third special session this year. The House and Senate united behind Gov. Bill Walkers bid to buy out TransCanada. But the session was also marked by divides, especially over how much of the project ...
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 6, 2015

  07-11-2015 03:02
  
  
  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
   
  With Alaska LNG, how secret is too secret?
  Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage
  The Alaska legislature officially gaveled out of its third special session this year. The House and Senate united behind Gov. Bill Walkers bid to buy out TransCan
  
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• Memories of Alaska legend Big Bob loom as large as the man himself - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-11-2015 02:58
  Memories of Alaska legend Big Bob loom as large as the man himself
  Alaska Dispatch News
  One of my best memories visiting Big Bob Aiken in Barrow occurred when we let some air out of the tires on his truck and drove onto the beach, to the edge of the Arctic Ocean. “Welcome to the top of the world,” he said in his deep rumble of a voice ...and more »
  

• Alaska appeals abortion funding decision

  07-11-2015 01:34
  
  
  The state of Alaska plans to appeal a judge’s decision that found a regulation further defining what constitutes a medically necessary abortion for purposes of Medicaid funding to be unconstitutional.
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  Jonathan Woodman, a senior assistant attorney general, said the appeal will argue the state can establish standards to distinguish between elective and medically necessary abortions so that Medicaid pays only for those medically necessary.
  Planned Parenthood of the Great Northw
  
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• At Fairbanks 4 hearing, bootmark ID’d on victim in question

  07-11-2015 01:33
  
  
  Fairbanks police believed they could see the shape of one of the Fairbanks Four’s boot lugs in the facial injuries of John Hartman.
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  That was clear Thursday as Lieutenant Jim Geier testified at an ongoing hearing to consider whether the four men convicted of the 1997 murder, George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent are in fact innocent.
  Under questioning by Fairbanks Four attorney Jahna Lindemuth, Geier recounted how detectives had a photo of Hartman’s
  
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• With new medical provider, Juneau clinic finds stability

  07-11-2015 01:31
  
  
  Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Mattoni (left) is the new medical provider at Front Street Community Health Center. Paula Rohrbacher is a medical assistant and works at the front desk. The health center also has a full-time case manager. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  Front Street Community Health Center in Juneau has a new permanent nurse practitioner after a year of temporary medical providers.
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  The health clinic, which caters primarily to people who are homeless, has gone through a lot of
  
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• Obama brings Native youth into spotlight

  07-11-2015 01:27
  
  President Obama and Tatiana Ticknor, 16, of Anchorage. (Photo: Whitehouse.gov)
  Politicians and captains of industry would give a small fortune for this invitation, but a 16-year-old Anchorage girl had an hour-long discussion yesterday with the President of the United States. The opportunity came as President Obama addressed the White House Tribal Nations Conference, an annual event that started with his administration.
  “You know, when I ran for office, I pledged to build a true nation
  
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• Knik postal investigation still unresolved

  07-11-2015 01:23
  US Postal Service officials remain mum on the reasons behind an investigation into operations of a contract post office in Knik, but residents of the area formerly served by the facility are demanding answers.
  Mail room at Knik contract postal facility. Photo: Chuck Spinelli on Sept. 10.
  When the Knik contract post office closed without warning in September, about 1600 mailbox – holders in the area were forced to drive into downtown Wasilla to pick up their mail general delivery. Many Knik
  
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• A Borough In Alaska is So Close to Finally Selling the 'World's Most ... - GCaptain

  07-11-2015 01:15
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Borough In Alaska is So Close to Finally Selling the 'World's Most ...
  GCaptain
  They say that two happiest days of boat owner's life are the day they buy the boat and the day they sell it. For a small borough of 88,000 outside Anchorage, Alaska, that latter day may be just around the corner. That's because officials in Matanuska ...
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• With Alaska LNG project, how secret is too secret?

  07-11-2015 00:52
  The Alaska legislature on Thursday officially gaveled out of its third special session of the year. A pair of votes in the House and Senate that gave Gov. Bill Walker almost unanimous support for his effort to buy out TransCanada.
  This map shows the likely route of the Alaska LNG project, as of August 2015. Map courtesy of Alaska LNG
  But the session also revealed divides — both between the governor and lawmakers and between the state and its partners in the Alaska LNG gas line pr
  
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• Alaska Replaces All DRASH Tents for 7th MSC - PR Newswire (press release)

  07-11-2015 00:40
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Alaska Replaces All DRASH Tents for 7th MSC
  PR Newswire (press release)
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 7th Mission Support Command (MSC) at Panzer Kaserne in Germany are replacing their DRASH military tents with rapidly deployable tactical command posts from Alaska ...
  

• Alaska to appeal abortion funding decision - KTUU.com

  07-11-2015 00:26
  Alaska to appeal abortion funding decision
  KTUU.com
  JUNEAU — The state of Alaska plans to appeal a judge's decision that found a state law and regulation further defining what constitutes a medically necessary abortion for purposes of Medicaid funding to be unconstitutional. Jonathan Woodman, a senior ...and more »
  

• Summer public use cabins

  07-11-2015 00:04
  Trout Lake public use cabin, Chugach National Forest
  On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’re revisiting one of our favorite shows on public use cabins. Why now? Well, they’re open in the winter, and perfect for a ski or snowshoeing weekend. Perhaps more importantly, the season for reserving cabins for summer will soon be upon us. Believe it or not, it’s time to start planning your cabin trips for 2016. We learn about remote cabins you can rent, how to do it, and personal favor
  
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