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• ALgo Nuevo March 27, 2016

  28-03-2016 23:26
  
  Here’s the Sunday, March 27th, 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 [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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• US-Russian exchange discusses spring breakup flooding solutions

  28-03-2016 22:50
  
  A delegation from Russia recently visited Galena, as part of a state department-funded cultural exchange.
  The program allowed civic leaders from two riverside villages to share ideas about how to prepare for, respond to, and maybe even prevent, spring breakup flooding.
  Photo of the Galena Flood (Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service)The seeds for the project were planted when Katia Kontar, as a new graduate student at UAF, watched a presentation by National Weather Service Hydrologist E
  
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• Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry faces APOC investigation

  28-03-2016 22:27
  
  The Alaska Public Offices Commission will conduct an investigation into alleged financial disclosure violations by Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry. The investigation was launched following a citizen complaint from Skagway resident Roger Griffin.
  Skagway Assembly member Dan Henry. (Photo courtesy of Skagway News)In February, Henry was convicted of willful failure to timely file tax returns. The Skagway Fish Company owner pled guilty to four federal misdemeanor charges. He will be ordered to pay mor
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear Alaska's challenge to Forest Service 'roadless rule'

  28-03-2016 22:07
  
  Supreme Court won't hear Alaska's challenge to Forest Service 'roadless rule' The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case brought by the state of Alaska over the so-called U.S. Forest Service “roadless rule,” but a similar effort to overturn the rule is still brewing in another federal court. March 28, 2016
  
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• UA Board of Regents seek to improve sexual assault prevention

  28-03-2016 21:07
  
  University of Alaska Board of Regents is trying to improve campus culture when it comes to sexual assault. Regent John Davies lead a listening session at UAF’s Wood Center last Wednesday to solicit comments and concerns on campus safety. It is the first of a three campus tour of the University system to gather testimony.
  John Davies, treasurer of the UA Board of Regents (Photo courtesy of the University of Alaska) 
  Last year UAF announced it had uncovered several instances where
  
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• Pavlof eruption triggers ash cloud advisory

  28-03-2016 16:53
  
  Pavlof volcano eruption column, May 18, 2013. Photo courtesy Theo Chesley.A volcano in southwest Alaska erupted Sunday, sending an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet into the atmosphere.
  Pavlof Volcano, located at the southern end of the Alaska Peninsula, suddenly began issuing black ash and fountains of lava around 4 p.m.
  The erupting volcano presents no danger to Unalaska residents, nor was the eruption accompanied by an earthquake or tsunami threat, says Michelle Coombs, a geologist with the United
  
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• Why did Bernie Sanders dominate Saturday? Caucuses in whiter states.

  28-03-2016 03:27
  
  Why did Bernie Sanders dominate Saturday? Caucuses in whiter states. Sen. Bernie Sanders had the best night of his presidential campaign on Saturday, dominating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the Washington and Alaska state caucuses by wide margins. It was the sort of night that he needs more of, but which he's almost certainly not going to get.March 27, 2016
  
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