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• Fauske resigns as president of state gas line corporation

  21-11-2015 21:28
  
  Dan Fauske’s chair was vacant at the Saturday morning meeting of the AGDC board. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN
  Dan Fauske has resigned as president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the state entity charged with advancing the $45 to $65 billion pipeline to bring natural gas from the North Slope.The resignation was announced at an early morning meeting of the AGDC board on Saturday, and accepted in a unanimous vote. The board had gathered to take a final vote to authorize
  
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• Obama guidance, press schedule Nov. 21, 22, 2015. Malaysia-Japan-Alaska-DC - Chicago Sun-Times

  21-11-2015 15:27
  Obama guidance, press schedule Nov. 21, 22, 2015. Malaysia-Japan-Alaska-DC
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  President Barack Obama in a speech Tuesday tried to cut through the thicket dividing law enforcement and citizens living in predominantly black and Hispanic communities. | Ashlee Rezin/For the Sun-Times. Below, from the White House…. THE WHITE ...and more »
  

• Hockey team takes down Alaska Anchorage - 247Sports

  21-11-2015 13:54
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  Hockey team takes down Alaska Anchorage
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  Penn State (7-2-2) showed no signs of fatigue after a cross-country trip from State College as it defeated the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (6-4-1) 5-2 in game one of the two-game series. Forward Andrew Sturtz got the scoring started for the Nittany ...
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• Survey says Alaska teens smoke less, consider suicide more - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  21-11-2015 09:27
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  Survey says Alaska teens smoke less, consider suicide more
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  A survey issued by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services revealed some troubling — and promising — news about the state's youth. About 1,400 high school students were surveyed anonymously this spring in an effort to evaluate what types ...
  

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• Alaska first state to OK marijuana use at pot shops - The Register-Guard

  21-11-2015 08:23
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  Alaska first state to OK marijuana use at pot shops
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  JUNEAU, Alaska — The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska's recreational marijuana industry voted Friday to allow for people to use pot at certain stores that will sell it, a first among the four states that have legalized the drug. The 3-2 vote ...
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• BLOG: Takeaways from Mallards' 4-2 win over Alaska - Quad City Times (blog)

  21-11-2015 06:08
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  BLOG: Takeaways from Mallards' 4-2 win over Alaska
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  Quad-Cities Mallard's Zach Pochiro and Aces Tim Coffman battle for the puck, Friday, November 20, 2015, during second period action at the i wireless Center in Moline. 2015-11-20T22:41:00Z 2015-11-20T22:58:06Z BLOG: Takeaways from Mallards' 4-2 ...and more »
  

• Chair of Alaska gas line board is fired, replaced by ex-Fairbanks borough mayor - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-11-2015 04:37
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  Chair of Alaska gas line board is fired, replaced by ex-Fairbanks borough mayor
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  Gov. Bill Walker on Friday fired the chair of the citizen board of directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., his latest move to consolidate control over the state's planned natural gas pipeline project. The corporation is charged with ...
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• Two men sentenced to 8, 10 years in Alaska drug ring cases - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-11-2015 04:18
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  Two men sentenced to 8, 10 years in Alaska drug ring cases
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  Two men from California and Mexico have received long federal prison terms after pleading guilty in federal court to helping provide Alaska dealers with major quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine. According to U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler's office ...
  

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• Only ourselves to blame: Reform can't come soon enough to Alaska corrections - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-11-2015 04:05
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  Only ourselves to blame: Reform can't come soon enough to Alaska corrections
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  OPINION: Alaskans must keep regular, independent oversight of its police and correctional officers, and we must give our public safety professionals enough resources to do their jobs well. Bob Hallinen. Each year, thousands of Alaskans are incarcerated.and more »
  

• Wickersham, Cole off base in criticism of University of Alaska system - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-11-2015 03:54
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  Wickersham, Cole off base in criticism of University of Alaska system
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  Two commentaries regarding the University of Alaska recently published by Alaska Dispatch News require a response. The pieces by former regent Kirk Wickersham and ADN columnist Dermot Cole demonstrate barely disguised hostility toward the University ...and more »
  

• Walker replaces 2 members on gas line board - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-11-2015 03:37
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  Walker replaces 2 members on gas line board
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Gov. Bill Walker is once again shaking up the state's gas line team. On Friday, Walker replaced two of seven board members for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or AGDC. Alaska may be 1st state to allow marijuana cafes. Zachariah Hughes ...
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• Walker replaces 2 on gas line board ahead of crucial vote

  21-11-2015 03:36
  
  
  Former Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins has been appointed to the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation. (Photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office)
  Gov. Bill Walker is once again shaking up the state’s gas line team.
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  On Friday (Nov. 20), he replaced two of seven board members for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or AGDC. That’s the entity that represents the state in the Alaska LNG project to bring natural gas from the North
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 20, 2015

  21-11-2015 03:36
  
  
  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 replaces 2 members on gas line board
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  Gov. Bill Walker is once again shaking up the state’s gas line team. On Friday, Walker replaced two of seven board members for the Alaska Gasline Developme
  
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• Alaska may be first state to allow marijuana cafes

  21-11-2015 03:35
  
  
  Alaska is on track to be the first state in the nation allowing recreational use of cannabis at venues similar to a bar or a cafe.
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  In its Friday meeting, the state’s Marijuana Control Board adopted an amendment creating a permit option that will allow for on-site consumption. The measure opens the door for commercial marijuana retailers to set up areas where patrons can use marijuana products.
  Voters approved the legal the production, sale and use of marijuana for Alaskans o
  
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• Tongass plan drafts timeline for transition to young-growth harvest

  21-11-2015 03:34
  
  
  The U.S. Forest Service has released a new plan for managing timber lands on the Tongass National Forest in Southeast. It puts a timeline on the transition from young- to old-growth logging and it attempts to make it easier to develop hydro projects on forest land.
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  Remains of a Tongass clear-cut and logging road north of Ketchikan. New growth in parts of the forest could be cut to jump-start a modern timber industry, a report says. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlask
  
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• Chugach tree fulfills holiday destiny on Capitol lawn

  21-11-2015 03:33
  
  
  The Chugach tree arrived at the Capitol but winds kept it horizontal all day. Photo: Liz Ruskin/APRN.
  A 74-foot tree cut from the Chugach National Forest near Seward nearly a month ago arrived at the U.S. Capitol today. It’s the first time the Capitol Christmas tree has come from the 49th state.
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  The Lutz spruce tree arrived on a flatbed, resting on wooden cradles. The tree’s 40-gallon hydration bladder and the trailer sidewalls were removed ahead of time, for the tree&
  
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• Skipjack tuna, other warm-water fish turn up in Alaska

  21-11-2015 03:31
  
  
  A skipjack tuna, another warm water fish, has been observed in Alaska waters.
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  “It was interesting to find it,” said Gary Johnson, a fish buyer for Yakutat Seafoods.
  Johnson said he and some friends were driving along the beach, looking for glass balls and beachcombing during their day off on Sept. 7. He spotted the 5-pound tuna as they headed toward Seal River, a little over 10 miles west of the Tsiu River and over a hundred miles northwest of Yakutat.
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• GOP supporters file suit to loosen Alaska's strict campaign donation limits - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-11-2015 03:19
  GOP supporters file suit to loosen Alaska's strict campaign donation limits
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  A new lawsuit in federal court seeks to overturn Alaska's strict limits on donations to political candidates and groups using a pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as precedents. The suit, filed by an Anchorage Republican district and three ...and more »
  

• Alaska high court drops fishing case vs. ex-state senator - News & Observer

  21-11-2015 03:04
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  Alaska high court drops fishing case vs. ex-state senator
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  The Alaska Supreme Court has dismissed charges of overharvesting salmon against a former state senator and two other fishermen. The justices in a decision issued Friday ruled fishing regulators did not follow state law before lowering the harvest limit ...
  Alaska Supreme Court rules in favor of Kookesh, Angoon subsistence fishermenKTOO
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• Skipjack tuna, other warm-water fish turn up in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-11-2015 02:51
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  Skipjack tuna, other warm-water fish turn up in Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  “It was interesting to find it,” said Gary Johnson, a fish buyer for Yakutat Seafoods. Johnson said he and some friends were driving along the beach, looking for glass balls and beachcombing during their day off on Sept. 7. He spotted the 5-pound tuna ...
  

• Subsistence fishing case may set legal precedent on other limits

  21-11-2015 02:32
  
  
  Charges against three Southeast subsistence fishermen — including former Sen. Albert Kookesh — have once again been dismissed. In an opinion issued Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court found that because the regulation used to cite the men was not created lawfully, it’s unenforceable.
  The decision could have a major impact on Department of Fish and Game bag limits across the state.
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  Estrada v. the State of Alaska concerned three men accused of taking more fish than th
  
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• Alaska Regulators Are 1st to OK Marijuana Use at Pot Shops - ABC News

  21-11-2015 02:09
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  Alaska Regulators Are 1st to OK Marijuana Use at Pot Shops
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  The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska's recreational marijuana industry voted Friday to allow for people to use pot at certain stores that will sell it, a first among the four states that have legalized the drug. The 3-2 vote by the Marijuana ...
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  Alaska regulators are first to OK marijuana use at pot
  

• The Alaska Museum of Science and Nature - Anchorage Press

  21-11-2015 00:04
  The Alaska Museum of Science and Nature
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  “Watch out for that polar bear,” she said over her shoulder while I squeezed between the rolling shelving and the edge of a long, wide table. I had followed Monica Garcia-Itchoak into a dark room on the top level of the Alaska Museum of Science and ...
  

• Totem pole returns to Southeast after 84-year journey

  21-11-2015 00:02
  A Tlingit totem pole has returned to Prince of Wales Island after a more than 5,000-mile odyssey to Hollywood, Honolulu and back home.
  If this story was a Hollywood thriller, Steve Langdon would be the detective in a trenchcoat and fedora. In reality, Langdon is an anthropologist noted for his work with the Tlingit people. But, the story does have some mystery and big-name actors. Langdon’s first hint that something was amiss came from a visit to Ketchikan’s Tongass Historical Museum
  
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