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• Congressman Seeks Headstones for WWII Alaska Native Militia - ABC News

  31-03-2016 23:37
  Congressman Seeks Headstones for WWII Alaska Native Militia
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  Alaska wasn't even a state yet when thousands of Alaska Natives volunteered for a citizens militia to protect the vast U.S. territory from Japanese invasion during World War II. Yet most of the gravesites of the Alaska Territorial Guard members are ...and more »
  

• Former LNG executive is leading candidate to replace former AGDC head Fauske

  31-03-2016 23:14
  
  Former LNG executive is leading candidate to replace former AGDC head Fauske The board of the state’s gas line corporation has narrowed down its search for a replacement for former president Dan Fauske, with a leading candidate who’s the former president of a Houston-based liquefied natural gas company.March 31, 2016
  
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• Study evaluates economic impact of ‘quiet recreation’ on BLM lands

  31-03-2016 22:53
  
  (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)Normally when we hear about the value of territory managed by the Bureau of Land Management, it’s in the context of how the land can be used for oil and gas development, mineral extraction, or ranching.
  But, a recent study by an outside group takes a look at other economic benefits of the land.
  Ken Rait is the director of the U.S. public lands program at The Pew Charitable Trusts.
  “For decades, BLM lands have been seen as treasure troves for energy developers
  
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• Alaska can't afford to waste another dime on Susitna dam - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2016 22:43
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  Alaska can't afford to waste another dime on Susitna dam
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  OPINION: Susitna dam has bled Alaska's treasury long enough; let's kill the boondoggle for keeps. Pictured: An artist's rendering of the Susitna-Watana dam. Alaska Energy Authority. Well, that was uncomfortable! I just sat through the first three days ...
  

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• Vision Zero Anchorage seeks ways to eliminate traffic-related fatalities

  31-03-2016 21:30
  
  Anchorage is joining a global campaign to eliminate traffic-related deaths. The muni is gathering public comments from drivers, bikers, walkers, and everyone else to try to achieve Vision Zero.
  Vision Zero started in Sweden in 1994 with a simple goal: eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by improving education, road design, vehicle technology, and law enforcement. And it’s working. Their fatality rates dropped 30 percent even though road usage increased. The same is happening
  
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• Planned Parenthood raises concerns with Alaska abortion bill - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2016 20:27
  Planned Parenthood raises concerns with Alaska abortion bill
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  JUNEAU — Planned Parenthood is calling a bill that would restrict late-term abortions in Alaska legally and medically questionable. The bill, from Republican Senate Majority Leader John Coghill, would ban abortions in cases where doctors deem the ...and more »
  

• Planned Parenthood raises concerns with Alaska abortion bill

  31-03-2016 20:22
  Planned Parenthood raises concerns with Alaska abortion billPlanned Parenthood is calling a bill that would restrict late-term abortions in Alaska legally and medically questionable.March 31, 2016
  
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• Alaska Volcano Mellows After Wreaking Havoc - Here And Now

  31-03-2016 18:58
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  Alaska Volcano Mellows After Wreaking Havoc
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  In this Sunday, March 27, 2016, photo, Pavlof Volcano, one of Alaska's most active volcanoes, erupts, sending a plume of volcanic ash into the air. Mount Pavlof is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula. (Colt Snapp/AP). Alaska's ...
  Alaska air traffic resumes as volcano eruptions waneFox News
  The Latest: Alaska volcano no longer spewing big ash cloudWashington Post
  Ash coats village areas near erupting Alas
  

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• Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue three stranded near glacier - Air Force Link

  31-03-2016 16:53
  Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue three stranded near glacier
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  JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons saved three individuals near the Marcus Baker Glacier on the night of March 29. According to the Alaska ...
  

• Leak: Alaska superdelegate denies duty to represent her state's voters in 2016 elections - Boing Boing

  31-03-2016 16:06
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  Leak: Alaska superdelegate denies duty to represent her state's voters in 2016 elections
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  Kim Metcalfe is a Democratic Party superdelegate from Alaska, a state whose party members pledged 81.6% of their support to Bernie Sanders. Wikipedia_scale_of_justice_2.svg.png Superdelegates are members of the Democratic Party establishment who ...and more »
  

• Alaska Communications Brings New Business Continuity Solutions to Alaska Businesses with Award-Winning ... - Business Wire (press release)

  31-03-2016 14:55
  Alaska Communications Brings New Business Continuity Solutions to Alaska Businesses with Award-Winning ...
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alaska businesses now can implement comprehensive business continuity plans – including secure and reliable backup for important data in the cloud – with solutions from Alaska Communications ...and more »
  

• ANALYSIS: Will Alaska Airlines Build a California Hub? - Airways News (blog)

  31-03-2016 13:59
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  ANALYSIS: Will Alaska Airlines Build a California Hub?
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  Last February, we reported that Alaska Airlines would be adding nonstop service to two new destinations from San Jose, with three daily flights apiece to Orange County and San Diego beginning June 5. The new flights will be operated by Embraer E175 ...
  

• Quirky 'Indie Alaska' mini-documentaries go on the big screen - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2016 06:06
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  Quirky 'Indie Alaska' mini-documentaries go on the big screen
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  On May 6, 2013, Anchorage public television showed a short, no-frills feature about the polka band on the ski train. “I am a Polka-meister” marked the debut of “Indie Alaska,” a home-grown featurette dedicated to the quirky but honest stories of real ...
  

• Alaska's unusual oil tax credit system poses daunting budget challenge - Alaska Public Radio Network

  31-03-2016 06:05
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  Alaska's unusual oil tax credit system poses daunting budget challenge
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  View south along the Trans Alaska Pipeline in the zone where it was engineered for the Alaska lawmakers have created a complex system of oil and gas tax credits, in part in an effort to bring new explorers into the state to fill the trans-Alaska pipeline.
  

• Alaska’s unusual oil tax credit system poses daunting budget challenge

  31-03-2016 06:04
  
  
  Alaska lawmakers have created a complex system of oil and gas tax credits, in part in an effort to bring new explorers into the state to fill the trans-Alaska pipeline. Photo: USGS vs Wikimedia CommonsWith less than a month left in the legislative session, one of the biggest questions before Alaska lawmakers is what to do about oil and gas tax credits.
  The state’s refundable credit program is unusual – and huge. In recent years, refundable credits have b
  
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• Alaska allergy season starts early, expected to last longer - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  31-03-2016 05:08
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  Alaska allergy season starts early, expected to last longer
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  All the beautiful weather Anchorage has been having lately comes with a price. Allergy season has started early, and for those who already have itchy, watery eyes and constant sneezing, it could get worse. Patrick Ryan, an education specialist for the ...
  

• A statue of Seward in Juneau would also honor painful history in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-03-2016 05:08
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  A statue of Seward in Juneau would also honor painful history in Alaska
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  A statue of William Seward leaning against a globe that stands in Volunteer Park in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Courtesy Ross Coen. The statue of William H. Seward in Seattle's Volunteer Park may seem out of place to a casual observer. A ...
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016

  31-03-2016 04:55
  
  
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  Alaska’s oil and gas tax credits: what are they and how do they work? —
  Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage
  With less than a month left in the legislative session, one of the biggestquestions facing lawmakers is oil tax credits. These cr
  
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• UAF mountaineering class recovers from avalanche

  31-03-2016 04:44
  
  
  Members of a University of Alaska Fairbanks mountaineering class are recovering after being hit by an avalanche in the eastern Alaska Range.  The incident has raised questions about the university taking students into the mountains.
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  The McCallum Peak climbing trip was the culmination of an 11 week University of Alaska Fairbanks mountaineering course. UAF spokeswoman Marian Grimes says the group, which inc
  
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• Rural libraries will lose their Internet if the Legislature's budget cuts hold

  31-03-2016 04:39
  
  Rural libraries will lose their Internet if the Legislature's budget cuts hold A state subsidy that supports fast Internet in rural Alaska public libraries has been zeroed out by both the Alaska House and Senate as legislators struggle to address a budget gap approaching $4 billion.March 30, 2016
  
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• New record low sea ice extent forces Navy camp evacuation

  31-03-2016 04:20
  
  
  A camp constructed by the U.S. Navy on a sea ice floe in the Arctic was evacuated last week. The camp’s early closure coincided with a new record low sea ice extent in the Arctic.
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  Ice Camp Sargo, located in the Arctic Circle, served as the main stage for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. (Photo courtesy of Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy via Flickr Creativ Commons)Located about 200 miles off the coast of Prudhoe Bay, the camp was host to American sailors and scien
  
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• State Senate votes to hold potential special session on the road system

  31-03-2016 04:10
  
  State Senate votes to hold potential special session on the road system There are still nearly three weeks left in this year’s regular legislative session. But some lawmakers are already setting up for overtime and debating whether they should move elsewhere if Gov. Bill Walker calls a special session.March 30, 2016
  
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• Pavlof still rumbling, but no more ash clouds

  31-03-2016 04:10
  
  
  U.S. Geological Survey geologist Chris Waythomas says there’s still elevated seismicity, and the little explosions probably indicate lava fountaining at the summit.
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  A similar dying down of Pavlof on May 22, 2013. (Courtesy of Ryan Hazen and Brandon Wilson)Pavlof began erupting Sunday, sending up a massive ash cloud and disrupting some flights. Alaska Airlines resumed normal operations today.
  Waythomas says clouds now surround the top of the 8,000-foot volcano. He says erupti
  
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• Alaska Senate: If there's going to be a special session, let's get out of Juneau

  31-03-2016 04:10
  
  Alaska Senate: If there's going to be a special session, let's get out of Juneau There are still nearly three weeks left in this year’s regular legislative session. But some lawmakers are already setting up for overtime and debating whether they should convene somewhere besides Juneau.March 30, 2016
  
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• Economist urges lawmakers to address deficit uncertainty

  31-03-2016 04:05
  
  
  What the Legislature does in response to the state government’s $4 billion deficit could have big effects on Alaska’s economy, according to a leading economist.
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  Institute of Social and Economic Research Director Gunnar Knapp presents possible economic effects of state budget proposals to the Houses Finance Committee, Feb. 25, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Gunnar Knapp, director of the University of Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research, told the Senate
  
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• Senate Bill 91 relies on reinvestment to reduce crime

  31-03-2016 03:45
  
  
  Sen. John Coghill, the primary sponsor for SB 91, speaks during a Senate Majority press conference, Jan. 20, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Senate Bill 91, the omnibus crime bill, is working its way through the Senate Finance Committee. In its current form, it would save the state about $150 million over the next five years, but about $100 million of that would be reinvested into programs aimed at making the community safer.
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  The bill is primarily based on recommendations from
  
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• First-graders plotted to poison classmate in Alaska - CNN

  31-03-2016 03:34
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  First-graders plotted to poison classmate in Alaska
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  (CNN) Some first-graders planned to poison another child, but thanks to other students who spoke up, everyone is safe. The disturbing incident took place at Winterberry Charter School in Anchorage, Alaska, last week. Two students reported the plot ...
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• RUNNING | Four Candidate Format

  31-03-2016 02:24
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• RUNNING | Three Candidate Format

  31-03-2016 02:19
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• RUNNING | Two Candidate Format

  31-03-2016 02:16
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• RUNNING Highlights | Assembly Seat H, East Anchorage

  31-03-2016 02:10
  
  Get to know your assembly candidates for East Anchorage in this highlight of RUNNING.
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• RUNNING Highlights | Assembly Seat J, South Anchorage

  31-03-2016 02:06
  
  Highlight reel of candidates running for Anchorage assembly seat J, serving South Anchorage.
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• RUNNING Highlights | Assembly Seat F, Midtown Anchorage

  31-03-2016 01:58
  
  Highlights from the Assembly Running Program featuring candidates vying for seat F.Click here for more 2016 RUNNING.
  
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• RUNNING Highlights | School Board, Seat B

  31-03-2016 01:42
  
  Video highlights from 2016 Anchorage School Board Running Program, with candidates vying for Seat B.
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• RUNNING Highlights | School Board, Seat A

  31-03-2016 01:36
  
  Video highlights from 2016 Anchorage School Board Running Program, with candidates vying for Seat A.
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• RUNNING Highlights | Assembly Seat A, Eagle River / Chugiak

  31-03-2016 01:22
  
  Two minute highlight reel of Amy Demboski and Nicholas Begich III vying for seat A in the assembly, serving the Eagle River and Chugiak area of Anchorage.Click here for more 2016 RUNNING.
  
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