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• Using the word 'Eskimo' a complex, sensitive topic between old friends - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-02-2016 22:19
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  Using the word 'Eskimo' a complex, sensitive topic between old friends
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  Dalee Sambo Dorough is an associate professor of political science at UAA. Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News. As the word 'Eskimo' gets ready to depart from writing and polite conversation, I've regretted having to say goodbye, so I called an old ...
  

• U. of Alaska prepares to lose millions in state funding - Washington Times

  20-02-2016 21:45
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  U. of Alaska prepares to lose millions in state funding
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A slump in oil prices has officials looking at the amount and impact of a deep cut in the University of Alaska budget. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/1KyrZ4o) Gov. Bill Walker announced a plan to cut $16 ...
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• Alaska boxers take to the road in search of titles - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  20-02-2016 21:38
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  Alaska boxers take to the road in search of titles
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  A group of Alaskan boxers know the motto. This weekend, 14-year-old Arthur Tauilliili and his teammates are in Tacoma, Washington for a Golden Gloves event. Due to geography, Alaska hasn't hosted their own event in nearly 20 years, so the youngsters ...
  

• Salmon eggs are on the move in southeast Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  20-02-2016 20:10
  Salmon eggs are on the move in southeast Alaska
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  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - Millions of eggs and salmon fry are being shuffled around southern Southeast as the local hatchery association prepares for the rest of 2016. The Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association flew 1.5 million coho eggs to ...
  

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• Alaska lawmakers mull budget cuts - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  20-02-2016 19:52
  Alaska lawmakers mull budget cuts
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaskans this coming week will begin getting a sense for where the House might cut the state budget with subcommittees poised to make spending recommendations. A Senate committee plans to hear legislation that would allow ...and more »
  

• Don't expect price jump for Alaska red salmon this year - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-02-2016 18:58
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  Don't expect price jump for Alaska red salmon this year
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  Red salmon picked from a Kenai Salmon Co. setnet pile up in a skiff on July 23, 2015, in Kenai Erik Hill / ADN. Early signs point to continuing headwinds in world markets for Alaska salmon. Let's count the troubling signs: • Global currencies remain in ...
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• John Green Tweets About 'Looking For Alaska' Movie & It's Not Looking Good - Just Jared Jr.

  20-02-2016 18:00
  John Green Tweets About 'Looking For Alaska' Movie & It's Not Looking Good
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  When the movie adaption for John Green's “Looking For Alaska” was getting underway last year, JJJ was super excited! However, it doesn't look like we'll be getting that movie anytime soon nor will John be involved in the project at all — and we're not ...and more »
  

• Alaska-Anchorage: The Best Women's Hoops Team West of UConn and the Yukon - Newsweek

  20-02-2016 15:39
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  Alaska-Anchorage: The Best Women's Hoops Team West of UConn and the Yukon
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  Megan Mullings vs In her second season with the Seawolves, desert native Mullings (11) is thriving just below the Arctic Circle. Alaska-Anchorage Athletics. Sports Alaska women's basketball Basketball. Updated | Megan Mullings was understandably ...
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• Tayler Munson's goal with 8.8 seconds left lifts Alaska past Bowling Green - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  20-02-2016 10:20
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  Tayler Munson's goal with 8.8 seconds left lifts Alaska past Bowling Green
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  The UAF hockey team celebrates their win against Bowling Green Friday night, February 19, 2016 at the Carlson Center. prev. next. ×. 19 remaining of 20. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. FAIRBANKS—The Alaska Nanooks and Bowling ...and more »
  

• Archeologists discover remnants of Japanese internment camp at Alaska's Ft. Richardson - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  20-02-2016 07:46
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  Archeologists discover remnants of Japanese internment camp at Alaska's Ft. Richardson
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  Friday marked the 74th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive order sending more than 100,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War II. One of those camps was at Alaska's Fort Richardson, where a remembrance ...
  

• Jr. Native Youth Olympics get underway with Alaska High Kick event - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  20-02-2016 06:44
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  Jr. Native Youth Olympics get underway with Alaska High Kick event
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  Hundreds of young athletes from around the state are in Chugiak this weekend for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The first event up on Friday: The Alaska High Kick. “You use one foot and go in kind of a crab position,” explained Deshawn Campbell, a ...
  

• New city law would ban RV camping in Anchorage parking lots

  20-02-2016 06:37
  
  New city law would ban RV camping in Anchorage parking lots For both aesthetic and economic reasons, Anchorage Assemblywoman Elvi Gray-Jackson is seeking to clarify city laws on overnight camping in commercial parking lots in Anchorage. February 19, 2016
  
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• Report: Alaska DOC understaffed by 100 employees - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  20-02-2016 06:00
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  Report: Alaska DOC understaffed by 100 employees
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  The Alaska Department of Corrections needs to hire at least 100 people to meet basic safety requirements, according to a report released Thursday. There are currently 1,875 DOC employees statewide. The report calls for a minimum of 1,977. [View ...and more »
  

• Marijuana May Be Legal, but Good Luck Filing the Paperwork

  20-02-2016 05:19 via nytimes.com
  Seed-to-sale tracking and layers of tax rates and rules prompted the rise of a niche market for cannabis business software.
  
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• Bill to allow guns on Alaska campuses perpetuates a myth, puts people in danger - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-02-2016 04:37
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  Bill to allow guns on Alaska campuses perpetuates a myth, puts people in danger
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  OPINION: Think about the consequences of bringing together armed Alaskans who are tense, sleep-deprived and under pressure. Then don't do it. Pictured, state Sen. Pete Kelly, sponsor of a bill to allow guns on University of Alaska campuses. Richard ...
  

• Critics say Murkowski waffles on nomination - Alaska Public Radio Network

  20-02-2016 04:12
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  Critics say Murkowski waffles on nomination
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  Critics of Sen. Lisa Murkowski are seizing on what they see as a flip-flop in her position on whether Barack Obama should be the president who chooses the next justice of the Supreme Court. House Speaker questions administration's analysis of oil and ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Feb. 19, 2016

  20-02-2016 04:11
  
  
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  Critics say Murkowski waffles on nomination
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington D.C.Critics of Sen. Lisa Murkowski are seizing on what they see as a flip-flop in her position on whether Barack Obama should be the president who chooses the next justice
  
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• Critics say Murkowski waffles on nomination

  20-02-2016 03:11
  
  
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  Critics of Sen. Lisa Murkowski are seizing on what they see as a flip-flop in her position on whether Barack Obama should be the president who chooses the next justice of the Supreme Court. In Juneau on Wednesday, Murkowski said she expected Obama would soon nominate someone to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, and she clearly stated her position on what should happen next.
  “I do believe that the nominee should get a hearing”
  Murkowski said Obama’s nominee would no
  
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• House Speaker questions administration’s analysis of oil, gas tax changes

  20-02-2016 02:34
  
  
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  As Alaska’s Legislature digs through Governor Bill Walker’s budget proposal, a prime focus is the overhaul Walker put forward for oil and gas taxes.  By reducing tax credits and increasing minimum production taxes, Walker aims to shave $500 million  off the state’s massive budget shortfall.
  House members question whether Walker’s administration has done enough analysis of the oil and gas tax changes – as well as other tax increases Walker ha
  
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• Alaska House renames committee room after late Gruenberg - Alaska Public Radio Network

  20-02-2016 02:22
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  Alaska House renames committee room after late Gruenberg
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  With his family watching from the gallery, the Alaska House of Representatives approved naming the Capitol's House Judiciary Committee room after the late state Rep. Max Gruenberg. The Anchorage Democrat died Sunday at age 72. He served on the ...
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• Alaska House renames committee room after late Gruenberg

  20-02-2016 02:12
  
  
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  With his family watching from the gallery, the Alaska House of Representatives approved naming the Capitol’s House Judiciary Committee room after the late state Rep. Max Gruenberg.
  The Anchorage Democrat died Sunday at age 72. He served on the committee throughout his longtime tenure.
  Legislators paid tribute to Gruenberg on Friday after his wife, Kayla Epstein, read the morning’s invocation. They passed a resolution to rename the roo
  
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• Elder rescues two young lost relatives on snowmachine

  20-02-2016 02:02
  
  
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  After two young men went off-course on a snowmachine trip from Chevak to Scammon Bay this week, it was an unlikely responder who came to their rescue.
  Late Wednesday night State Troopers from Hooper Bay got a report that Travis Wassillie and Jessie Kasayulie, aged 17 and 20, were overdue on a snowmachine trip from Chevak to Scammon Bay.
  Groups from all three communities set out and searched through the night, but their efforts were hampered by strong winds and low visibility.
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• Anchorage to tie record winter with 36 straight days of no snow

  20-02-2016 02:00
  
  
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  Anchorage is on its way to tying an almost 50-year-old weather record. Since January 15th , there has been no measurable snowfall in the city. A 36-day winter dry spell hasn’t happened since  1958 when it didn’t snow from January 21st to February 25th.
  The green line on the chart represents 2016. The flatness of the line indicates no new snow. (Graph courtesy of the National Weather Service)
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• John Green slams 'Looking for Alaska' movie studio, says they won't return his calls - Zap2It

  20-02-2016 01:42
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  John Green slams 'Looking for Alaska' movie studio, says they won't return his calls
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  John Green is the man behind “Paper Towns” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” but his most beloved novel is one that has yet to be made into a tear-jerking, youth-targeted movie. It's called “Looking For Alaska,” the bestselling author published it in 2005 ...
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• New restrictions made on king salmon fishing in Kenai and Kasilof

  20-02-2016 01:33
  
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced restrictions Thursday for king salmon fishing in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers in order to try and meet escapement goals.
  On the Kenai, king fishing is closed in the early run, from May 1st through June 30th, from the mouth of the river all the way upstream to the outlet of Skilak Lake. For the late run, from July 1st to July 31st, king fishing is closed from the outlet of Skilak Lake downstream to the Fish and Game re
  
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• AK: High levels of mercury spell hazards for subsistence in Southeast village

  20-02-2016 01:28
  
  
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  Earlier this month, Angoon’s mayor asked for help after discovering high levels of mercury in subsistence seal. With only one grocery store in town, the small Southeast village is dependent on what’s in the water. And according to a tissue sample test, that might include contaminants from a nearby mine.
  Alan Zuboff comes to these Angoon flats almost every day to dig for cockles. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins – KTOO)
  Alan Zuboff, a Tlingit elder, drags a rake across
  
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• In 'Our Voices Will Be Heard,' Alaska playwright's childhood sexual trauma led to work about family dynamics - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-02-2016 01:20
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  In 'Our Voices Will Be Heard,' Alaska playwright's childhood sexual trauma led to work about family dynamics
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  When Anchorage playwright Vera Starbard decided to create a play drawn from being sexually abused by a relative as a child, she knew the writing would be hard. But she wasn't entirely prepared for the trauma of the rehearsals. “It was exciting to see ...and more »
  

• New Alaska Books

  20-02-2016 01:00
  
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  On the next Outdoor Explorer, our topic is writing about Alaska’s outdoors. Our state presents some unique challenges to a writer, and in fact books about Alaska can be overwhelmed by Alaska. The authors joining me on our next show found their way around that. We’ll be talking about Iditarod, history, adventures, and how Alaska changed our guests, and how they in-turn helped change the state. Join us on KSKA, Thursday February 25th and 2pm.
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• 49 Voices: Ryan Kennedy of Anchorage

  20-02-2016 00:31
  
  This week, we’re hearing from Ryan Kennedy, an unemployed carpenter who lives in Anchorage.
  Ryan Kennedy (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media)
  KENNEDY: In the winter time, carpenter’s are often out of work so that’s kind of what I am. I was born here. I didn’t see any compelling reason to leave. Although I’ve been thinking of changing that.
  I’m really alarmed about the economy, and I told you I’m a carpenter. I’ve read that the capital budge
  
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• Alaska's airports cashed in last year due to Lower 48 port labor dispute - Alaska Dispatch News

  20-02-2016 00:25
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  Alaska's airports cashed in last year due to Lower 48 port labor dispute
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  A Boeing 747 freighter operated by Cathay Pacific Cargo takes off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Bill Roth / ADN. The Anchorage and Fairbanks international airports had more growth than expected in 2015, ...and more »
  

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