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• Transgender student in Southeast Alaska sets her own path - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 23:18
  Transgender student in Southeast Alaska sets her own path
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• Child Care in Alaska

  27-05-2016 23:00
  
  For the price of child care for an infant in Anchorage you could pay a mortgage on a house or buy a luxury car. On the next Hometown Alaska, we’ll talk about the difficulties of finding quality affordable child care, and the challenges of providing that care. This is a huge issue facing Alaskan families. Join me, Charles Wohlforth, and guests who are trying to solve these problems.
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• The Seven Year Itch: Arctic Entries Through the Years, Part One

  27-05-2016 22:30
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you The Seven Year Itch: Arctic Entries Through the Years, Part One. In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every performance, seven people each tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs as well. Proceeds made from Ar
  
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• Music in Alaska

  27-05-2016 22:00
  
  
  On this week’s Alaska Edition, host, Zachariah Hughes sits down with three reporters to talk all about music in Alaska. What’s new? What’s happening across the state? And what’s changing?31st Athabascan Fiddle Festival, old-time music and a sober good time from Alaska Dispatch on Vimeo.
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  GUESTS:Steve Heimel, Former Reporter, Alaska Public Media
  Zakiya McCummings, Reporter, The Anchorage Press
  Tara Young, Videographer, Alaska Dispatch News
  
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• Alaska can't spell Hawaii, and this other state can't spell itself - CNET

  27-05-2016 21:54
  
  Alaska can't spell Hawaii, and this other state can't spell itself
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  Alaska can't spell Hawaii, and Massachusetts can't spell its own name. Those are two of the best revelations from a map released by Google Trends in honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which crowned two champions Thursday night.and more »
  
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• Fire managers urge caution heading into Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2016 21:32
  
  File photo of the Montana Creek East Fire in June 2015. (Courtesy of Baker River Hotshots)Alaskans will be headed outdoors to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of summer for many, but fire managers are reminding state residents that the risk of wildfire is extremely high and they are urging caution.
  State Fire Information Officer Tim Mowry says even though some areas have received some rainfall and cooler weather, it’s been spotty.
  “It doesn’t take lon
  
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• 49 Voices: Bret Connor of Anchorage

  27-05-2016 21:24
  
  This week, we’re hearing from Bret Connor in Anchorage. Connor designs and sells his own line of clothing called Hulin Alaskan Design.
  Bret Connor in Anchorage. (Photo by Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)CONNOR: You hop in your car for like 20 minutes and you basically can walk over one little row of peaks and it feels like you’re in the middle of uncharted territory.
  When I was a kid actually, honestly, what I wanted to do was leave Alaska, because, you know, as
  
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• Mat-Su fire official critical after Wasilla motorcycle wreck - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 19:54
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  Mat-Su fire official critical after Wasilla motorcycle wreck
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• WATCH: Police chase stolen front loader in Alaska - WZZM13.com

  27-05-2016 19:43
  
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  Officers attempt to stop a stolen front loader with an impaired driver on May 26, 2016 in east Anchorage. KING 12:28 PM. EDT May 27, 2016. Police chase a stolen front loader in Anchorage, Alaska, May 26, 2016. (Credit; Anchorage Police Department).
  Alaska man smashes into liquor store and takes alcohol after stealing forkliftDaily Mail
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• Walker's tax proposals land with thud in Alaska Legislature - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  27-05-2016 18:35
  Walker's tax proposals land with thud in Alaska Legislature
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker's newly repackaged tax proposals have landed with a thud in the Alaska Legislature, with criticism over having all the pieces rolled together and questions about the overall impact. Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage ...and more »
  
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• Ask Alaska: How does fish-flavored baby food taste? - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  27-05-2016 18:25
  
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  Ask Alaska: How does fish-flavored baby food taste?
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  Bambino's Baby Food, brainchild of Zoi Maroudas-Tziolas, boasts locally sourced ingredients and comes in several flavors but two stand out — Hali Halibut and Salmon Basket. Maroudas-Tziolas' flavors are taste-test approved by her own daughter, Athina.and more »
  
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• Alaska Science Forum: Moose flies a high-summer Alaska pest - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  27-05-2016 10:12
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  Alaska Science Forum: Moose flies a high-summer Alaska pest
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  While boating down the Yukon River during the hottest summer recorded in Alaska (1915, when Fort Yukon reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit), missionary Hudson Stuck wrote about the wildlife that most bothered his party. “With the failure of a little breeze ...
  
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• Alaska holds its perennial spot atop NOAA fisheries rankings - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  27-05-2016 10:12
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  Alaska holds its perennial spot atop NOAA fisheries rankings
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  Kurt Henning, Bill Gissel and Craig Loken show a couple coho salmon they caught near North Island on the first day of the 69th annual Golden North Salmon Derby. By DJ SUMMERS. MORRIS NEWS SERVICE-ALASKA. The National Oceanic and ...and more »
  
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• Rabbit fever reaches Interior Alaska early - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  27-05-2016 10:01
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  Rabbit fever reaches Interior Alaska early
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  Tularemia is a bacterial disease transmitted by ticks often found on snowshoe hares in Interior Alaska. Photo courtesy Jim Dau. prev. next. ×. 14 remaining of 15. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. FAIRBANKS — A disease that sickens ...and more »
  
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• Great Pacific Seafoods' Alaska plants closed - Kenai Peninsula Online

  27-05-2016 06:25
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  Great Pacific Seafoods' Alaska plants closed
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  Great Pacific Seafoods' Anchorage processing plant, shown on May 27, 2016, has closed. Several industry sources and a former plant manager have confirmed that the company is closing its Alaska operations. Back | Next. Great Pacific Seafoods' plant in ...
  Newspaper: Great Pacific Seafoods ceases Alaska operations, may file for bankruptcyUndercurrent Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Alaska looks into privatizing some health and juvenile justice services - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 05:32
  Alaska looks into privatizing some health and juvenile justice services
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• These two real estate developers are the richest people in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 04:22
  These two real estate developers are the richest people in Alaska
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  Jonathan Rubini and Leonard Hyde, the CEO and president of Anchorage real estate firm JL Properties, respectively, are each worth $350 million, according to the magazine. Their fortunes come in the form of "commercial properties, hotels and military ...
  
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• Alaska needs to cut deeper before even talking about taxing Alaskans - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 04:10
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  Alaska needs to cut deeper before even talking about taxing Alaskans
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 26, 2016

  27-05-2016 03:46
  
  
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  Insurance Director tells lawmakers individual market could collapse
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media – Juneau
  Alaska’s individual health insurance market could collapse as soon as next year, unless the legislature acts.
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• Defense spending bill is heavy with Arctic and Alaska interests - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 03:16
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  Defense spending bill is heavy with Arctic and Alaska interests
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  Congress approves $561M for Alaska military construction in FY2017Alaskajournal.com
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• Insurance Director tells lawmakers individual market could collapse

  27-05-2016 03:04
  
  
   
  Insurance Division Director Lori Wing-Heier, in Juneau Jan. 29th, 2016 (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Alaska’s individual health insurance market could collapse as soon as next year, unless the legislature acts.
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  That was the message delivered to lawmakers Thursday, as they consider a bill to use the state’s high-risk insurance pool to help stabilize the market.
  Alaska is now down to a single health insurer on the individual market, Premera Alaska, after Moda Heal
  
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• House bill streamlines children in state custody

  27-05-2016 02:44
  
  
  The first bill to come out of the Legislative special session may be one that streamlines handling of children in state custody.
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  Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, at a Senate Majority press availability, Feb. 22, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)All the testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee supported passage of House Bill 200.
  The bill sprang from a lawsuit involving a grandmother in the southwest Alaska village of Tununuk who testified in court that she wan
  
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• Seattle’s KPLU meets $7M fundraising goal, avoiding sale

  27-05-2016 02:25
  
  Image courtesy of KPLU.A public radio station based in Seattle and serving the Puget Sound Region announced Thursday it has raised enough money to stay on air.
  In November, Pacific Lutheran University announced it would sell the licence for KPLU 88.5 FM to another public radio station in the area owned by the University of Washington. But as the station’s General Manager Joey Cohn told listeners, donations from 24,103 individuals and businesses raised enough money to buy the
  
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• ‘Spicy’ ocean levels could spell trouble for marine mammal hunting

  27-05-2016 02:07
  
  The Arctic Ocean is getting spicier. A new study published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography suggests that rising temperatures in the far north could result in warmer, saltier water, or what’s know as spicier water. This could make marine mammal hunting off Alaska’s coast more dangerous.
  The borders of the Arctic Ocean, according to the CIA The World Factbook[5] (blue area), and as defined by the IHO (black outline – excluding marginal waterbodies). Image: Wikimedia
  
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• Longtime Unalaska preschool teacher retires

  27-05-2016 01:57
  
  After 26 years, it’s the end of an era for Unalaska’s preschool.
  Susan Carlisle teaching her Pre-K class Photo by Zoe Sobel, KUCB – Unalaska)Teacher Susan Carlisle is retiring today.
  “I’m going to be 73 this summer; it’s time to quit,” Carlisle said. “My energy at the end of the day is like oh I’m tired. But, it is hard to leave. It’s hard to leave the island. I’ve been here 38 years, so I’m going to miss it a lot.”
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• Former UAF shooter prepares for his 4th Olympics

  27-05-2016 01:34
  Former University of Alaska Fairbanks shooter and 2004 Olympic champion Matt Emmons is in top form heading toward his 4th Olympics this summer in Rio. USA Shooting reports that the 35 year old marksman won a World Cup in Munich, Germany, setting a record high score in the 50 meter, 3 position rifle event. It was Emmons 3rd World Cup medal performance in as many events this season.
  Emmons, who’s had up and down performances at past Olympics, tells USA Shooting that he doesn’t have any
  
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• Barrow experiences earliest snowmelt on record

  27-05-2016 01:22
  Snow in the northern most town in the nation is melting earlier than everbefore on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’sObservatory in Barrow reported a snowmelt staring on May 13. That’s 10 daysearlier than the previous record set in 2002. NOAA has been recordingsnowmelt from its Barrow Observatory for over 70 years.
  NOAA’s Barrow Observatory recorded the earliest snowmelt (Photo courtesy of NOAA)The record melt follows a winter of record-setting temper
  
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• Ruby Marine purchases Inland Barge Service as barge season begins

  27-05-2016 01:12
  As another barge season in the Interior gets into full swing, there is one less Nenana-based company offering services.
  The M/V Ramona at work. (Photo courtesy of Inland Barge Service)Ruby Marine has purchased Inland Barge Service for an undisclosed amount, and incorporated the equipment and staff of Inland into its fleet.
  Longtime Inland Barge owner and captain Charley Hnilicka called the deal a win-win, which began with a phone call earlier this year from Ruby Marine President Matt Sweetsir, w
  
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• Department of Fish and Game seeks to prevent closing of caribou hunting to outsiders

  27-05-2016 01:04
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has asked the Federal Subsistence Board to repeal its controversial decision to close caribou hunting in the Northwest Arctic to all non-local hunters.
  Male caribou running near Kiwalik, Alaska. (Photo: Jim Dau)The Subsistence board approved the year-long closure on federal public lands last month, citing the declining population of the Northwest Arctic Caribou Herd and the need to protect subsistence. But in a letter sent Wednesday, Fish and Game Commissio
  
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• Department of Fish and Game seeks prevent closing of caribou hunting to outsiders

  27-05-2016 01:04
  
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has asked the Federal Subsistence Board to repeal its controversial decision to close caribou hunting in the Northwest Arctic to all non-local hunters.
  Male caribou running near Kiwalik, Alaska. (Photo: Jim Dau)The Subsistence board approved the year-long closure on federal public lands last month, citing the declining population of the Northwest Arctic Caribou Herd and the need to protect subsistence. But in a letter sent Wednesday, Fish and Game Commissio
  
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• Cheech and Chong will perform at the Alaska State Fair - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-05-2016 00:52
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  Cheech and Chong will perform at the Alaska State Fair
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• Bill with $1B for icebreaker advances to Senate

  27-05-2016 00:48
  
  The Coast Guard cutter Healy, a medium-weight icebreaker, cuts through multiyear ice in 2011. File photo: Kathryn Hansen/NASAThe Arctic is one step closer to having a new U.S. icebreaker.  The full Senate Appropriations committee this morning passed a bill that includes $1 billion for a heavy duty polar ship. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the money would fully fund a goal she’s worked toward for years.
  “We’ve made (progress in) little bits and pieces,”
  
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• The Last Frontier Theatre Conference

  27-05-2016 00:26
  
  The Play LabThis June 12-18, the 24th annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference will bring playwrights, actors, directors and many others to Valdez, Alaska to learn, teach and exchange creative ideas. Conference Coordinator Dawson Moore joins us via phone link today to talk about all the exciting offerings this year’s event will bring.
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  Dawson Moore, Conference Coordinator, Last Frontier Theatre Conference
  ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Friday, May 27, at 2:4
  
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