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• January Encore Presentation: Poldark

  10-01-2016 21:38
  
  (Photo courtesy of Robert Viglasky/Mammoth Screen for MASTERPIECE.)
  Captain Ross Poldark rides again in a swashbuckling new adaptation of the hit 1970s series. Aidan Turner stars in POLDARK as a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution; Eleanor Tomlinson plays the miner’s daughter taken in by the captain.
  We are bringing the series back on Thursday nights starting at January 14 at 9:00 p.m. 
  
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• This rare and mysterious sea creature washed ashore in Alaska - AOL News

  10-01-2016 15:46
  AOL News
  This rare and mysterious sea creature washed ashore in Alaska
  AOL News
  A rare, six-foot long female ragfish was discovered on the shore of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Gustavus, Alaska on the morning of January 7th. This is the second sighting of this species in the area since July. According to the park's ...
  

• Marijuana Legalization 2016: Alaska Recreational Weed To Be Served In 'Pot Cafes' - The Inquisitr

  10-01-2016 15:42
  The Inquisitr
  Marijuana Legalization 2016: Alaska Recreational Weed To Be Served In 'Pot Cafes'
  The Inquisitr
  As momentum spreads for national marijuana legalization in 2016, access to cannabis is becoming more and more convenient. One state where weed is legal for recreational use may be allowing a convenience never seen before in the United States. For the ...
  

• Avoiding 'pot' holes: A guide for starting a marijuana business in Alaska - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  10-01-2016 10:03
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Avoiding 'pot' holes: A guide for starting a marijuana business in Alaska
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  The Tersoro Alaska fuel station on Mall Road has expanded their smoking devices for sale since the legalization of marijuana in Alaska. Back | Next. The Tersoro Alaska fuel station on Mall Road has expanded their smoking devices for sale since. Michael ...
  

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• Forecast: Southeast set to lose most jobs since 2009 - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  10-01-2016 10:02
  Forecast: Southeast set to lose most jobs since 2009
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Southeast Alaska will lose the most jobs since 2009, according to a new forecast from the Alaska Department of Labor. State economist Conor Bell published his work Thursday in this month's issue of Alaska Trends magazine. Bell forecasts a 1.4 percent ...
  

• Alaska men collect GNAC win over Simon Fraser - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-01-2016 10:00
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska men collect GNAC win over Simon Fraser
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Nanooks Isaac Ladines rebounds the ball during a game against Western Washington University at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Patty Center on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Nanooks Men's Basketball. Nanooks Brandon Davis shoots the ball during a ...and more »
  

• National refuges propose ban on some Alaska predator hunts - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-01-2016 09:38
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  National refuges propose ban on some Alaska predator hunts
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  The Porcupine Caribou Herd in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, with the Brooks Range mountains in the distance to the south. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National ...
  Feds push back at Alaska game board over predator controlAlaska Dispatch News
  FWS proposes tighter rules on predator hunting in refuge
  

• Vikings fall short in a loss to Alaska Anchorage - KGMI

  10-01-2016 06:45
  KGMI
  Vikings fall short in a loss to Alaska Anchorage
  KGMI
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Senior guard Kyle Impero scored a game-high 24 points and junior forward Jeffrey Parker added 21 points, but the Western Washington Vikings fell just short in an 87-84 loss against GNAC leader Alaska Anchorage Saturday ...
  Vikings lose to first-place AlaskaThe Bellingham Herald
  Wilson's career high lifts Alaska to first conference winwebcenter11all 11 news articles »
  

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• Vikings come up short in loss to Alaska Anchorage - KGMI

  10-01-2016 06:45
  KGMI
  Vikings come up short in loss to Alaska Anchorage
  KGMI
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Senior guard Kyle Impero scored a game-high 24 points and junior forward Jeffrey Parker added 21 points, but the Western Washington Vikings fell just short in an 87-84 loss against GNAC leader Alaska Anchorage Saturday ...
  Vikings lose to first-place AlaskaThe Bellingham Herald
  Wilson's career high lifts Alaska to first conference winwebcenter11all 11 news articles »
  

• Permanent Fund is the strongest tool to fix Alaska's broken finances - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2016 05:41
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Permanent Fund is the strongest tool to fix Alaska's broken finances
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The first week of 2016 was a rough one for investors, as the S&P 500 dropped nearly 6 percent. With the stock market correction, the Alaska Permanent Fund is now valued at about $50 billion, close to what it was two years ago. If you are a long-term ...
  'Pick.Click.Give' manager optimistic about donationsJuneau Empire (subscription)all 17 news articles »
  

• Former goalie from Alaska reinvents hockey goalpost - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2016 04:02
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Former goalie from Alaska reinvents hockey goalpost
  Alaska Dispatch News
  As UAF's volunteer goaltending coach a couple of years ago, Wylie Rogers was running the Nanooks' masked men through practice drills when the usual time-killing, rhythm-busting problem repeatedly interrupted their work. When a goalie placed a skate ...and more »
  

• Alaska's emergency responders are beacons in our darkest moments - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2016 04:02
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's emergency responders are beacons in our darkest moments
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pictured: Wilderness Search and Rescue personnel in the field on Feb. 24, 2015, during an eventually succesful search for two Fairbanks hunters reported late to return from a caribou hunt. AK State Troopers. Recently, dramatic rescues have dominated ...and more »
  

• Two Alaska lawmakers push bill to help people with disabilities - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  10-01-2016 03:21
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Two Alaska lawmakers push bill to help people with disabilities
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  In 2014, U.S. Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The bill is designed to help people with disabilities save money by allowing them to open tax-free savings accounts similar to 401(K) or college savings accounts. However ...and more »
  

• Traveling Music 1-17-16

  10-01-2016 02:26
  
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  1-17-16
   
  Format:
  Song TitleArtist / Composer
  CD Title
  Label
  Duration
   
  Next two weekends are Anchorage Folk Festival www.anchoragefolkfestival.org
  free concerts at the Wendy Williamson, beginning Thursday, Jan. 21 and lasting two weekends: Jan. 21-24, and Jan.  29-31
   
   
  Sitting in a Hotel Room
  Eric Bibb / Eric Bibb
  Deeper in the Well
  Stoney Plain Records
  2:49
   
  Foreign Lander
  The Norris Bowers Band / Traditional
  Gin Chicken
  www.norrisb
  
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• Health oversight of Alaska nail, hair salons shrinks - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-01-2016 00:02
  Health oversight of Alaska nail, hair salons shrinks
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hair and nail salons lost an arm of oversight when the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation stopped inspecting them last summer as a result of state budget cuts. That's left the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers -- the ...and more »
  

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