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• Hanneman's gold at nationals paces Alaska nordic skiers - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-01-2016 23:25
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  Hanneman's gold at nationals paces Alaska nordic skiers
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In a dominating performance Monday in Michigan, Alaska's Reese Hanneman conquered from qualifying all the way through to the final to seize the men's freestyle sprint title at the U.S. Cross Country Championships. Anchorage's Caitlin Patterson, who ...
  Alaska skiers own three national titles in two daysKTUU.comall 6 news articles »
  

• Alaska Fred Meyers could start carrying overdose medication - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-01-2016 23:17
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska Fred Meyers could start carrying overdose medication
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Naloxone HCl preparation, pre-filled Luer-Jet package for intravenous administration. (Creative Commons photo by Intropin). A naloxone pilot project at Fred Meyer pharmacies down south could be expanding to Alaska. Eight stores in Washington have ...
  

• Aleutian Islands Pacific cod harvest level down 42 percent

  04-01-2016 22:37
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  Last week Alaska Fish and Game set the Pacific cod guideline harvest level (GHL) for the fishing season that began on Jan. 1.
  Dutch Harbor Fish and Game biologist Justin Leon says the 2016 numbers are a big change from last year.
  “We’ve just released this coming year’s GHL for the harvest that’s going to be allowed for the Aleutian Islands Subdistrict, and that is going to be 10,476,259 pounds. It’s down 42 percent from last year,” Leon said.
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• Alaska Chamber of Commerce gears up for annual legislative fly-in - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-01-2016 22:32
  Alaska Chamber of Commerce gears up for annual legislative fly-in
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Around 100 business owners and industry leaders will head to Juneau during the upcoming legislative session as part of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative fly-in to speak with lawmakers about issues affecting the state's business climate.
  

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• Who Owns Alaska? - Sewardcity News

  04-01-2016 22:11
  Sewardcity News
  Who Owns Alaska?
  Sewardcity News
  Communities of the Eastern Peninsula are going to be impacted by land decisions that have been generations in the making. Current land ownership in Alaska has been impacted by three major events in history. The first occurred on October 18, 1867, when ...
  

• I am a Birder | INDIE ALASKA

  04-01-2016 20:38
  In this episode of Indie Alaska, Anchorage bird watcher Aaron Bowman shares his passion for bird watching, discusses the science behind bird counts, and talks about why Alaska is a birders paradise.
  Video: Eric Keto & Hanna CraigMusic: Starship Amazing
  
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• Tobacco shop owners arrested in synthetic drug investigation

  04-01-2016 20:18
  The owners of a tobacco shop and a Soldotna man are facing charges related to an investigation into the synthetic drug known as spice.
  The Peninsula Clarion reports Philip and Loren Kneeland were arraigned Thursday before Magistrate Jennifer Wells at the Kenai Courthouse. Temporary defense lawyer Eric Derleth entered not-guilty pleas for the couple.
  Police arrested 27-year-old William Dooley in connection with the case. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney.
  An investigation into Tobacco
  
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• Comments show support of hydroelectric dam in Juneau

  04-01-2016 20:16
  Federal, state and local agencies haven’t found any major obstacles to a plan to build a hydroelectric dam on Sweetheart Creek southeast of Juneau.
  The Juneau Empire reports that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released a draft environment impact for the project in October. Tuesday was the last day for officials and the public to give feedback on the document.
  Juneau Hydropower Inc. Director Duff Mitchell said by phone Wednesday that the comments only found minor problems with the
  
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• Algo Nuevo: January 3, 2016

  04-01-2016 19:28
  Here’s the Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo [at] alaskapublic [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song Title
  Artist Name
  Album Title
  CD Label
  Duration
   
  EuropaSantanaThe Best of SantanaColumbia506
  Ya No Me ImportaSiggnoFantastic 4Freddie355
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• Algo Nuevo: December 27, 2015

  04-01-2016 19:28
  Here’s the Sunday, December 13, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo [at] alaskapublic [dot] org or post your comment at the bottom of this post. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song Title
  Artist Name
  Album Title
  CD Label
  Duration
  Samba Pa TiSantanaThe Best of SantanaColumbia448
  Se Lo Dejo A DiosCanonazoCanonazoDeja Vu Music
  
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• Alaska Air's Boy Scout Tilden More Than Holds Off Delta's Aggressive Anderson - Forbes

  04-01-2016 18:51
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  Alaska Air's Boy Scout Tilden More Than Holds Off Delta's Aggressive Anderson
  Forbes
  A Delta jet takes off in view of an Alaska Airlines plane on the ground Dec. 16 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson). Richard Anderson, the chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, was named Aviation Week's Person of ...
  

• City releases audio, video of Kodiak police encounter with Pletnikoff

  04-01-2016 18:39
  Nick Pletnikoff, on the ground, about to be pepper sprayed by Kodiak Police Department Sgt. Francis de la Fuente on Sept. 16, 2015. (KPD bodycam footage )
  The city of Kodiak released video and audio recordings and other documents associated with the case where three city police officers are suspected of using excessive force in subduing Nick Pletnikoff, an autistic young man, in September.
  He was suspected of trying to rob a rental car, but he was not charged after officers determined that was n
  
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• Child killed after being accidentally run over in Stebbins

  04-01-2016 18:36
  Photo: Alaska State Troopers file.
  A 3-year-old in Stebbins was accidentally killed on New Year’s Eve after being run over by a truck, according to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers.
  The child was reportedly underneath the truck before the vehicle’s owner got in and drove away. The driver then “felt a bump and observed a child laying on the ground behind his vehicle,” according to the dispatch.
  The child’s next of kin was present during the incident, a
  
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• Closing the Farm-to-Table Gap in Alaska

  04-01-2016 02:47 via nytimes.com
  The quest for a crisp head of lettuce has opened the door to two start-ups with starkly different visions for growing fresh produce in a frozen state.
  
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• Closing the Farm-to-Table Gap in Alaska - New York Times

  04-01-2016 01:28
  New York Times
  Closing the Farm-to-Table Gap in Alaska
  New York Times
  ANCHORAGE — Across much of Alaska at this time of the year, as winter tightens its grip with darkness and cold, finding a nice crisp head of lettuce at an affordable price can be like prospecting for gold. Where the farm-to-table distance is measured ...
  Hydroponic farm in a box offers portable, year-round crop growingAlaska Dispatch Newsall 4 news articles »
  

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