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• Avalanche warnings and slick roads mark Alaska's Thanksgiving Day - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-11-2015 22:33
  Avalanche warnings and slick roads mark Alaska's Thanksgiving Day
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  Scattered rain showers paired with cold ground temperatures on an unseasonably warm Thanksgiving Day have made for slick roadways and sidewalks in parts of Anchorage, warned police and weather forecasters. Meanwhile up north, forecasts for a stretch ...and more »
  

• Digital atlas boosts push for Alaska Native place names - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-11-2015 22:23
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  Digital atlas boosts push for Alaska Native place names
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  In this photo taken, Oct. 8, 2015, Aaron Leggett poses along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail near Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. In the past decade, Leggett has emerged as one of the leading voices for the recognition and restoration of ...
  In push for Alaska Native place names, a boost from a digital atlasThe Republicall 4 news articles »
  

• Alaska Railroad train gets stuck in snow slide near Talkeetna - KTUU.com

  26-11-2015 21:27
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  Alaska Railroad train gets stuck in snow slide near Talkeetna
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  A southbound freight train belonging to the Alaska Railroad was caught in a snow slide north of Talkeetna Wednesday morning, an Alaska Railroad official said. Tim Sullivan, manager of external affairs for the Alaska Railroad, said the snow slide ...
  Watch The Most Boring Holiday Special Ever: 'Railroad Alaska: Real Time Train ...Starpulse.com
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• Winds and high tides damage Alaska beach art installation - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-11-2015 20:28
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Winds and high tides damage Alaska beach art installation
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Sculptures made of straw, cement, plaster and burlap are part of a public art installation Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, Alaska. Lead project artist Sarah Davies says the display of 85 sculptures will officially open Dec. 5 ...and more »
  

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• Loyola Beats San Diego In Alaska - CBS Local

  26-11-2015 17:54
  Loyola Beats San Diego In Alaska
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Devon Turk scored 25 points with six rebounds and Loyola of Chicago knocked off San Diego 67-57 in the Great Alaska Shootout. Turk was 10 of 15 from the floor, including five 3-pointers, and the Ramblers (4-1) shot 50 percent ...and more »
  

• Not-guilty plea entered in Interior Alaska abduction and rape case - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-11-2015 12:01
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  Not-guilty plea entered in Interior Alaska abduction and rape case
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  Daniel Lloyd Selovich, 37, of Manley Springs, is arraigned in Superior Court in Fairbanks on Tuesday. Dorothy Chomicz / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP. FAIRBANKS — A not guilty plea was entered in the case of a man accused of repeatedly raping a ...
  Not Guilty Plea Entered in Alaska Abduction, Rape CaseABC News
  Not guilty plea entered for Alaska man accused of raping woman
  

• Alaska, British Columbia ink transboundary agreement - KTOO

  26-11-2015 08:32
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  Alaska, British Columbia ink transboundary agreement
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  Gov. Bill Walker signs a memorandum of understanding with British Columbia on Wednesday as Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott watches. (Photo courtesy governor's office). Alaska and British Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation ...
  Alaska, British Columbia sign transboundary MOUJuneau Empire (subscription)
  British Columbia, Alaska sign pact on protecting shared waterwaysReuters
  The Latest: Canada official calls pact
  

• Living in Alaska is a love affair, and a Thanksgiving blessing - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-11-2015 04:10
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  Living in Alaska is a love affair, and a Thanksgiving blessing
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The first views of Alaska that I can remember were in Seward in the late 1940s, when I was about 3 years old. It was instant love. From our front yard on Fourth Avenue one could look out on Resurrection Bay. On winter afternoons its waters became ...and more »
  

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• Black Friday madness bypasses rural Alaska - The Detroit News

  26-11-2015 03:52
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  Black Friday madness bypasses rural Alaska
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  In small-town Alaska, nowhere are people beating down the doors or elbowing each other out of the way for sales. Loading… Post to Facebook. Black Friday madness bypasses rural Alaska In small-town Alaska, nowhere are people beating down the doors ...and more »
  

• Alaska Republicans sue to loosen rules on campaign contributions

  26-11-2015 03:34
  
  
  Republicans in Alaska are suing in federal court to overturn the state’s strict limits on donations to political candidates and groups. The lawsuit challenges the state’s $500 annual cap on individuals’ donations to candidates and as three other contribution limits.
  The briefs in the case rely on two recent Supreme Court rulings, including the 2010 Citizens United decision.
  Nathaniel Herz, a reporter Alaska Dispatch News filed a story on the lawsuit earlier this week. He says A
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015

  26-11-2015 03:05
  
  
  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
   
  Feds say TAPS can’t raise rates to cover over-budget upgrades
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.
  A federal commission says the oil companies that own the trans-Alaska pipeline can’t raise rates to cover cost overruns for
  
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• Alaska to have bigger voice in transboundary mine permitting

  26-11-2015 02:37
  
  
  Alaska and British Columbia on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding giving the state a larger role in transboundary mine permitting decisions.
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  Acidic drainage from the Tulsequah Chief Mine, discolors a containment pond next to the Tulsequah River in British Columbia in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Chris Miller/Trout Unlimited)
  Gov. Bill Walker and B.C. Premier Christy Clark signed the document during a teleconference. Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and B.C. Mining Minister Bill
  
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• New rules may help small energy projects sell to the grid

  26-11-2015 02:36
  
  
  New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to sell their power to the grid.
  Mike Craft has been trying to expand his wind farm near Delta Junction since 2010. In his view, the project is a win-win.
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  Alaska Environmental Power workers and contractors prepare to hoist the hub of a rotor and the three large blades to the hub to the left Sept. 3 for the Delta Wind Farm’s second 900-megawatt wind g
  
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• Supreme Court rules against anti-Pebble financier

  26-11-2015 02:35
  
  
  The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a private air service violated campaign finance laws when it offered flights to two Lake and Peninsula Borough assembly candidates in September 2010.
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  In 2011, the Alaska Public Office Commission filed a complaint against Bush Planes, LLC, the non-commercial air service owned by the multimillionaire anti-Pebble financier Bob Gillam.
  APOC said Gillam’s firm made illegal
  
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• Court: Free ‘anti-Pebble’ flights for candidates were a no-no

  26-11-2015 02:35
  
  
  The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a private air service violated campaign finance laws when it offered flights to two Lake and Peninsula Borough assembly candidates in September 2010.
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  In 2011, the Alaska Public Office Commission filed a complaint against Bush Planes, LLC, the non-commercial air service owned by the multimillionaire anti-Pebble financier Bob Gillam.
  APOC said Gillam’s firm made illegal
  
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• ‘Gay’ book dispute erupts at Wasilla Library

  26-11-2015 02:33
  
  
  Wasilla city officials heard public testimony Monday night about a library book that is concerning some parents. The book, “This Book is Gay” was written by a U.K. author, James Dawson, and some parents say it is not appropriate content for the library’s young readers.  The dispute started earlier this month. 
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  When one mother noticed her 10-year-old with a copy of  This Book is Gay in his hand, she was shocked. Vanessa Campbell told the Fronti
  
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• Anchorage sees property tax hike as 2016 budget sails through

  26-11-2015 02:32
  
  
  During its Tuesday night meeting, the Anchorage Assembly approved the city’s 2016 budget, which totals just under $481 million dollars.
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  As far as budgets go, this one’s route to passage the last few weeks has been relatively uneventful.
  The overall number is down $2,699,103 from what was finalized last year.
  Beneath the decrease, though, is a dispute over whether money has actually been saved. With less revenues coming in, the city is maintaining services and even
  
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• Landing a lamprey: A fickle fishery opens on Yukon

  26-11-2015 02:31
  
  
  The annual run of lamprey is headed up the Yukon River. Diverse commercial markets for the snake-like creature have opened up over the past few years… but actually catching them can be tricky.
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  To catch a Yukon River lamprey, you need good, solid river ice, and perfect timing.
  Photo: Sean Larson, ADF&G
  For almost 15 years, Kwik’pak Fisheries has tried to operate a commercial lamprey fishery on lower Yukon sometime around Thanksgiving, but general&nbs
  
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• December Arctic Entries: Delusion.

  26-11-2015 02:06
  Stories of Seeing Things, Defying Reality, and Sky-High Dreaming is the theme of December’s Arctic Entries.Saturday, December 5. 10:00 p.m.
  
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• Search for missing Wasilla skier stalled

  26-11-2015 01:49
  
  A backcountry skier missing since Sunday has still not been located. Extreme avalanche danger in Palmer’s Hatcher Pass area, where Liam Walsh was thought to have gone skiing, has blocked search efforts.
  Allie Barker is a weather forecaster with the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Warning Center. She accompanied an Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Mountain Rescue team on a search attempt  Wednesday
  “We flew up to assess the terrain to see if it would be safe to bring up a rescue team and
  
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• December 2015 TV Highlights: Tis the Holiday Season

  26-11-2015 01:46
  The National Christmas Tree – all the way from Alaska – will be lighted in December.
  Holiday specials, Ken Burns’ Prohibition, a tribute to Frank Sinatra, and a special public affairs presentation by Alaska Public Media highlight the December television schedule.
  Mark your calendar for the following holiday treats:
  Rick Steves European Christmas. Thursday, December 3. 8:00 p.m.
  2015 National Christmas Tree Lighting. Thursday, December 7. 10:00 pm.
  The First Silent Night. Thursd
  
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• Tulsequah mine won’t have to restart water treatment

  26-11-2015 01:20
  
  Canadian regulators say the Tulsequah Chief Project, about 40 miles northeast of Juneau, has agreed to reduce pollution leaking into a nearby river. But the controversial project won’t have to restart a shuttered water-treatment plant many Southeast Alaskans want back in operation.
  B.C. Mines Minister Bill Bennett, center, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, center right, and Fish and Game Commissioner Sam Cotton, right, visit a Taku River fish wheel in August after viewing the Tulsequa
  
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• DEC asks for Fairbanks, North Pole air to be evaluated separately

  26-11-2015 01:01
  
  The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency no longer consider Fairbanks and North Pole together when it comes to air quality regulation. If approved, the change could free Fairbanks from more stringent emissions regulations.
  Fairbanks. KUAC file photo.
  Fairbanks and North Pole are currently regulated as a single entity by the Environmental Protection Agency. An EPA designated fine particulate pollution non-attainment area for w
  
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