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• LIVEBLOG: 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus

  26-03-2016 19:16
  
  Liveblog of the 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus from Alaska Public Media.
  
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• New Homer brewery prepares to open doors

  26-03-2016 19:15
  
  A new brewery is coming to Homer. Grace Ridge Brewing is scheduled to open just before the annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.
  Grace Ridge Brewery is set to open its doors in Homer in May. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KBBI – Homer)Grace Ridge Brewing is still a work in progress, especially on the inside. It has an open floor plan but no furniture, not yet. On the first floor work lights, scaffolding and tools fill the space. Natural light streams through large windows on a second floor.
  
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• Alaska Dems gather across state to pick party’s presidential nominee

  26-03-2016 19:09
  
  Democratic caucus-goers in flood Anchorage’s West High School on Saturday morning. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)By 9:30 a.m. the parking-lot at Anchorage’s West High school was overflowing onto side-streets, with cheerful lines of Democratic caucus-goers formed outside of multiple entrances. Inside, dense crowds formed at district tables.
  Registered Democrats in 13 of Anchorage’s House districts are gathering at the site – one of 42 across the state
  
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• Veteran Anchorage Assemblyman Dick Traini seeks another term in Midtown race

  26-03-2016 03:39
  
  Veteran Anchorage Assemblyman Dick Traini seeks another term in Midtown race Anchorage Assemblyman Dick Traini has served a total of 17 years, more than any other Assembly member since the city’s unification, he says. The challenger for his seat in this year’s election, Ron Alleva, says that’s long enough. March 25, 2016
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Mar. 25, 2016

  26-03-2016 02:55
  
  
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  Robocalls and rallies as Dems enter caucus mode in Alaska
  Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage
  Alaska Democrats are picking their presidential nominee Saturday. The party has 42 sites set up in anticipation of a spirited contest between Hillary Clin
  
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• Robocalls and rallies as Alaska Dems enter caucus mode

  26-03-2016 02:44
  
  
  Alaska Democrats are picking their presidential nominee on Saturday. The party has 42 sites set up in anticipation of a spirited caucus contest between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
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  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders courtesy of Alaska For Bernie Sanders Facebook Page and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.This week, Alaska Democrats started getting calls from a familiar voice.
  “Hi
  
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• AK: Alaska Folk Festival: The state’s biggest talent show

  26-03-2016 02:22
  
  
  The Alaska Folk Festival runs April 4th through 10th in Juneau. It’s a sure sign of spring for the hundreds of musicians from all over the state who come to play, jam and listen.
  On this week’s AK, CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld caught up with a Juneau singer-songwriter getting ready for the festival’s 42nd year. He’s one of many performers who are serious about their music, but don’t leave their day jobs.
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  Kray Van Kirk opened a case and picked up
  
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• Mayor’s office reporting $14 million surplus from first quarter

  26-03-2016 01:57
  
  The Mayor’s Office in Anchorage is reporting a $14 million surplus after revising its first-quarter budget.
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  Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (Photo courtesy of Municipality of Anchorage)The Administration says the extra funds are from cost saving measures in department’s across the municipality, as well as lower fuel costs from less-than-expected snow plow and removal this winter. Four-and-a-half million dollars came from an unanticipated increase in revenues, according to a
  
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• Flooding still a large concern on Dalton Highway

  26-03-2016 01:53
  
  Concern continues about flooding on the northern end of the Dalton Highway. Water from the Sag River overran the Dalton south of Deadhorse last year, causing extensive damage that closed the road for weeks. Mitigation work is aimed at reducing impacts of encroaching ice and water.
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  Map of Dalton Highway (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Transportation) 
  A severely impacted stretch of the Dalton Highway between mileposts 397 and 405 was raised last summer, and State Depar
  
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• Kuskokwim Ice Classic Tripod heralds spring on the Kuskokwim

  26-03-2016 01:36
  
  The Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod is up. The clock is counting down to breakup and to that coveted $10,000 prize. The money goes to whoever guesses closest to when the tripod drifts away, unplugging a clock, and marking the official start of spring. It’s also, of course, a time to invest in youth programs from dance to archery to the lifesaving skill of swimming.
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  Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod standing on the Kuskokwim River in front of Bethel. The top represents a story knife
  
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• UA Board of Regents opposes bill allowing concealed guns on campuses

  26-03-2016 01:17
  
  UA Board of Regents opposes bill allowing concealed guns on campuses The University of Alaska Board of Regents went on record Friday opposing a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons on campuses.March 25, 2016
  
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• Board of Regents votes to oppose bill allowing concealed weapons on campus

  26-03-2016 01:17
  
  Board of Regents votes to oppose bill allowing concealed weapons on campus The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved a resolution Friday opposing a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons on campuses.March 25, 2016
  
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• State troopers not setting up command post for Arctic Man

  26-03-2016 01:16
  
  
  A spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers says the agency will not set up a command post at the Arctic Man Classic race.
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  Megan Peters says troopers from Delta Junction and Glennallen will respond to calls as needed at the April 4-8 event.
  Arctic Man is a race in which a downhill skier glides down a mountain, grabs a towline behind a snowmobile, gets pulled up a second peak and skis down to the finish line.
  Organizers say the race last year attracted 13,000 fans at the venue off
  
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• UA Board formally opposes campus conceal-carry bill

  26-03-2016 00:54
  
  
  The University of Alaska Board of Regents has formalized its opposition to a state Senate bill that would allow concealed weapons on its campuses.
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  UA president Jim Johnsen (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)On a vote of 9-2, the regents adopted a resolution Friday saying that the legislation, in its current form, would prevent the university from responding to high risk and conflict situations on university property.
  In a news release, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen says
  
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• Climate uncertainty prompts questions on dam studies

  26-03-2016 00:41
  
  
  In Anchorage this week,  a panel of federal scientists is getting a look at progress on environmental studies for the Susitna-Watana Dam. It’s all part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s [FERC] pre-licensing process, although, an earlier hold on the hydro project has caused a two year delay in work on the application, and now some are questioning whether the environmental studies are accurate.
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  The Susitna Watana Dam has been touted as part of an ambitio
  
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• Acclaimed Alaskan filmmaker premieres new film at UAF

  26-03-2016 00:35
  
  
  The story of indigenous peoples facing disruption of their culture has long fascinated filmmaker Len Kamerling. Kamerling is known for depicting Alaska Native Culture. But his new film, premiering tonight, is set in Africa.
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  The film Changa Revisited, by Alaskan filmmaker Leonard Kamerling (Photo courtesy of the UA Museum of the North)Over the years, University of Alaska Fairbanks filmmaker Len Kamerling has earned a reputation for examining Alaska Native peoples with dignity and i
  
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• Get gardening!

  26-03-2016 00:30
  
  Carrot starts. Photo by Dohnn Wood.Can’t you just feel the dirt beneath your fingernailes?
  Back deck, Nunaka Valley home, June 1. (Photo by Dohhn Wood)Join us on the next Hometown Alaska when two local and seasoned gardeners usher us into the growing season for 2016 with tips on growing vegetables in containers (he reaps 2,000 pounds from 700 square feet!) and how to have the best dirt money can’t buy.
  HOSTS:
  Kathleen McCoy
  GUESTS:
  Dohnn Wood
  Dennis Ronsse
  LINKS:
  Alaska Master Garden
  
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• Athletic Injury Prevention and Avoidance

  26-03-2016 00:00
  
  Lisa Keller of Multisport Training AKThis week we have an important show for anyone who exercises to keep fit, especially as we move into the warmer months and we’re running, hiking and cycling more. We’re talking about injury prevention and recovery. You can avoid a lot of the injuries that come from overuse and excessive effort, and we’ll tell you how to speed your recovery if you do get hurt. For those of us who love the outdoors, and enjoy fitness and exercise, this is impo
  
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