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• State asks EPA to split Fairbanks and North Pole

  28-11-2015 02:32
  
  
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  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.
  
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• North Pole police launch new anti-theft program

  28-11-2015 02:22
  
  
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  The North Pole Police Department is launching a program aimed at combating a persistent theft problem in the city. North Pole Police Chief Steve Dutra has introduced the “Anti-Theft Dot” system that helps with recovery of stolen items.
  
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• Western Kentucky takes home Great Alaska Shootout women’s title

  28-11-2015 02:20
  
  
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  The University of Alaska Anchorage’s women’s basketball team took second place in the Great Alaska Shootout, falling to Western Kentucky 62-58.
   
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  After blowing out Pepperdine in the first round, UAA coach Ryan McCarthy was unhappy with the team’s showing in the championship game.
  “We just didn’t follow our game plan even remotely close,” McCarthy said. “I was very disappointed in our effort I thought was
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 27, 2015

  28-11-2015 02:15
  
  
  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.
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  DEC asks Feds to split Fairbanks and North Pole
  Dan Bross, KUAC – FairbanksThe Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency no longer consider Fairbanks and North Pole together when i
  
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• Lynn Canal plane crash victim credits faith, family with ‘miraculous’ survival

  28-11-2015 02:10
  
  
  Martha Mackowiak returned to Haines on Sunday after spending two weeks in a Seattle hospital. She, her husband Mike, son Nik, and family friend, Victoria Hansen were on board the private plane that crashed into Lynn Canal on Nov. 4. Martha suffered severe hypothermia and cardiac arrest after swimming to shore. She had to be resuscitated twice. She credits a series of fortunate events, and overwhelming support, with her survival and speedy recovery.
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  Martha Mackowiak at her home in
  
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• Lynn Canal crash survivor shares recovery journey

  28-11-2015 02:10
  
  
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  Martha Mackowiak returned to Haines on Sunday after spending two weeks in a Seattle hospital. She, her husband Mike, son Nik, and family friend, Victoria Hansen were on board the private plane that crashed into Lynn Canal on Nov. 4. Martha suffered severe hypothermia and cardiac arrest after swimming to shore. She had to be resuscitated twice. She credits a series of fortunate events, and overwhelming support, with her survival and speedy recovery.
  
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• Attitudes on immigrants and refugees

  28-11-2015 01:05
  Frightening international events have Alaskans talking about refugees bound for the United States. On this edition, we’ll discuss the implications of this issue in a city that is building its identity as a diverse and welcoming crossroads of the world. No Syrian refugees are scheduled to come here, but this discussion reflects on our values and our view of the world.
  HOST: Charles Wohlforth
  GUESTS:
  Peter Goldberg, chair, Alaska Republican Party
  Margaret Stock, immigration at
  
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• AK: Caretaker for the dead receives unexpected help

  28-11-2015 01:02
  
  
  This fall in Sitka, the Russian Orthodox Cemetery was vandalized four times by a group of juveniles. Bob Sam, the 30-year volunteer caretaker, said it “broke my spirit.” (Photo courtesy of Bob Sam)
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  On a clear night in September, a group of vandals desecrated a 200-year old cemetery in Sitka, tipping over headstones.
  The caretaker, 65-year old Bob Sam, discovered the damage the next morning. Some of the marble slabs were broken beyond repair. This is the story of how th
  
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• Tulsequah cleanup won’t restart water-treatment plant

  28-11-2015 00:41
  
  
  An aerial view of the Tulsequah Chief Mine mine site. (Photo by Joe Hitselberger, ADF&G)
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  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.
  The British Columbia copper, zinc, silver and gold mine closed in 1957, after 20 years o
  
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• Preview of new Alaska Native exhibits at SLAM

  28-11-2015 00:39
  
  
  State curator of collections Steve Henrikson explains their plans for exhibits in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives and Museum. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
   
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  State museum officials say they have an opportunity to do something they’ve never done before.
  “It’s a pretty tall order to wrap your head around the task that we’ve been put to, which is to build a whole new exhibit from scratch basically,” said Steve Henrikson
  
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• Whaling Photography with Bill Hess

  28-11-2015 00:00
  Bill Hess is a photographer who has immersed himself in the Native cultures of the Arctic for decades, and came back with extraordinary images and stories. His book “The Gift of the Whale” is a classic on the subject of Inupiaq hunting. And he’s also a humble and funny person to talk with.
  HOST: Charles Wohlforth
  GUESTS: 
  Bill Hess, photographer, “Gift of the Whale”
  BROADCAST: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
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