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• 49 Voices: Will Mirabel of Anchorage

  25-03-2016 23:47
  
  
  This week we’re hearing from Will Mirabel in Anchorage. Will is originally from Venezuela and came to America two years ago.
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  Will Mirabel of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early)MIRABEL: I’ve been here in Alaska since July 1. I used to live in California. I was taking English courses in California for the last two years. There are many differences, no? First off, the weather. The weather is different here; it’s very cold. You can learn a lot of culture from people fr
  
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• After two failed bids by his wife, Anchorage school board member to challenge House majority leader

  25-03-2016 23:13
  After two failed bids by his wife, Anchorage school board member to challenge House majority leaderAn Anchorage Democrat has filed to run against House GOP Majority Leader Charisse Millett, after his wife tried and failed at the same task in the last two elections.March 25, 2016
  
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• Sanders takes stand against Pebble mine after wife's talk with Bristol Bay tribes

  25-03-2016 22:52
  
  Sanders takes stand against Pebble mine after wife's talk with Bristol Bay tribes On the eve of Alaska’s Democratic presidential caucuses, candidate Bernie Sanders took a stand on the proposed Pebble mine: He’s strongly against the massive development. March 25, 2016
  
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• Budgetary activism in solving Alaska’s fiscal woes

  25-03-2016 21:00
  
  “There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRNAlaskans are getting involved in the state budget process in big and small ways. On the next Talk of Alaska our guests are representatives of three groups who are offering ideas for how they want state leaders to handle the fiscal crisis.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
  
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• “Risky Business” ­- Teens and High Risk Behavior

  25-03-2016 20:00
  
  The Adolescent brain is wired to test limits and take risks. While this stage of development is important in that it allows young people to explore their world and individuate as people, it also comes with great risk to both life and health. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is designed to help monitor the prevalence and trends of behaviors that put Alaskan youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that occur during adolescence and adult
  
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• Bill Clinton records Alaska robocall; Jane Sanders cancels Dillingham trip

  25-03-2016 19:35
  
  Bill Clinton records Alaska robocall; Jane Sanders cancels Dillingham trip Bill Clinton recorded a short robocall for his presidential candidate wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Jane Sanders, the wife of Bernie Sanders, canceled a Friday trip to Dillingham because of the weather.March 25, 2016
  
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• We’re “off to see the Wizard” this week on Stage Talk

  25-03-2016 17:25
  TBA Theatre is presenting the stage version (complete with songs from the MGM Movie) of L. Frank Baum’s classic tale of Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, The Cowardly Lion and of course all those Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz opening Friday, March 25th and running through April 3rd at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the campus of UAA. Join director Megan Bladow, “Wicked Witch of the West” Heather Sawyer and “Cowardly Lion” Isaac Kumpala this week on Stage Talk
  
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• Bernie Sanders' wife campaigns in Anchorage as Alaska Democrats prepare for Saturday caucuses

  25-03-2016 05:52
  
  Bernie Sanders' wife campaigns in Anchorage as Alaska Democrats prepare for Saturday caucuses Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are revving up campaign activity in Alaska with the state's caucuses around the corner. March 24, 2016
  
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• Alaska Democrats head to caucuses on Saturday

  25-03-2016 05:52
  
  Alaska Democrats head to caucuses on SaturdayDemocratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are revving up campaign activity in Alaska with the state's caucuses around the corner. March 24, 2016
  
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• Judge declares legislature’s Anchorage LIO lease illegal

  25-03-2016 02:59
  
  
  The sign outside the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman)An Alaska judge today ruled the lease for the legislature’s controversial downtown Anchorage office space is illegal.
  The court’s decision voids the contract for renting the Legislative Information Office building, but doesn’t spell out what’s next.
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  The Anchorage Legislative Information Office, March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman)The ruling from Sup
  
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• ‘The Hunting Ground’ aids Title IX discussion at UAF

  25-03-2016 02:57
  
  
  In the last few years, the issue of sexual assault has been a major focus for universities around the nation. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is no exception. University officials recently visited UAF’s Northwest Campus in Nome to discuss the issue. Campus dynamics and the community-wide struggle with sexual assault and domestic violence made it hard to draw connections between efforts in Fairbanks and actions in Nome.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Mar. 24, 2016

  25-03-2016 02:45
  
  
  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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  Judge declares legislature’s Anchorage LIO lease illegal
  Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage, Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage,Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  An Alaska judge ruled today state’s lease of the controversial
  
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• Traveling Music 3-27-16

  25-03-2016 02:27
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  3-27-16
   
  Format:
  Song TitleArtist / Composer
  CD Title
  Label
  Duration
   
  Wolfe’s Head (guitar and flute instrumental)
  Al Petteway / Al Petteway
  Whispering Stones
  Maggie’s Music
  3:07
   
  Walk Beside Me
  Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott / Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott
  Real Time
  Full Light Records
  4:11
   
  Wheels
  Dwight Yoakam with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  Will The Circle Be Unbroken III
  Capitol Records
  3:1
  
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• Gold Medal Basketball Tournament has urban origins, village tradition

  25-03-2016 02:23
  
  
  Before statehood, before the Alaska Marine Highway System, there was the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. This year, the event is 70. It brings adult players from across Southeast to compete against neighboring villages and communities.
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  The Sitka Alaska Native Brotherhood team at the 1956 Gold Medal Tournament. (Photo courtesy of Alaska State Library Historical Collection)Elders sit along Juneau-Douglas High School’s gym wall. Their eyes are fixed on the players a
  
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• Two distillery apps vie for one Skagway license

  25-03-2016 02:19
  
  
  Skagway residents could be sipping locally crafted spirits in the near future. Two entrepreneurs have applied for distillery liquor licenses in Skagway. Their applications are part of a growing craft distillery market in Alaska. But there can only be one distillery in the Gateway to the Klondike.
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  Haines’ Port Chilkoot Distillery Icy Strait Vodka, 50 Fathoms Gin and 12 Volts Moonshine. (Photo by Emily Files, KHNS – Haines)The two distillery liquor license applications&n
  
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• Fish and Game look to round up invasive starlings

  25-03-2016 02:10
  
  
  The Department of Fish and Game plans to trap a flock of birds not native to Alaska that is trying to move in. The agency says starlings could cause big problems for humans and other birds native to the area. They want to get rid of the flock before their numbers grow.
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  Starling (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game)The trap sits near the entrance of Ben Walters Park near the northwest shore of Beluga Lake. It looks like a chicken run. It’s fenced in with one
  
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• Golden Valley Electric investigates coal plant explosion

  25-03-2016 01:46
  
  
  It will be months before a Golden Valley Electric Association coal fired power plant comes back on line. The plant, one of two Golden Valley operates in Healy, has been down since a coal dust explosion on March 3rd. The incident is similar to two other that occurred during initial testing of the recently re-stated power plant.
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  Golden Valley Electric Association vice president of power supply Lynn Thompson says the utility is still in the early stages of reviewing the March 3 explo
  
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• New fee on sockeye fishing proposed to lawmakers

  25-03-2016 01:09
  
  Fishermen have told state lawmakers they want a new fee imposed on personal use and sport fishermen who catch sockeye on two heavily used rivers in the state.
  Sockeye salmon. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo)The fees are part of a bill that would increase hunting, trapping and fishing license fees statewide. During a Senate Resources Committee meeting Thursday, anglers said they want revenue raised for the Kenai and Kasilof rivers, which are about 150 miles south of Anchorage.
  The socke
  
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• Jane Sanders holding Anchorage rally Thursday evening for husband Bernie

  25-03-2016 00:54
  
  Jane Sanders holding Anchorage rally Thursday evening for husband Bernie The Sanders presidential campaign announced that due to overwhelming -- and presumably unexpected -- interest, Jane Sanders will appear Thursday evening at an Anchorage rally and town hall.March 24, 2016
  
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