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• Juneau man captures story of icebreaker Storis in labor-of-love documentary

  30-05-2016 23:56
  
  Eight years and a lot of love later, Juneau’s Damon Steubner captures Storis’ story in a documentary. (File Photo Courtesy of US Coast Guard)Congress is considering funding a new icebreaker to serve in the Arctic. It would be a heavy, polar-class Coast Guard cutter, to get through thick ice.  But size isn’t everything when it comes to Coast Guard ships. A Juneau man has made a film about the Storis, a dainty icebreaker by polar standards, that rescued mariners and enforced
  
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• Author’s war on bed bugs included a little chocolate

  30-05-2016 23:40
  
  The dreaded bed bug. (Drawing courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)By Sumner MacLeish – Special to APRN
  My bed is an island. It’s covered with books, notebooks, research, pens,paintbrushes and, often, my beloved granddaughter. Still, it’s an island. No part of my sheets or other bedding touches the floor or a wall. My pillows, mattress and box spring are each encased in squeaky bug proof covers.
  And there is talcum powder that I’ve spread along the edges of the room – bed
  
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• Columbus Travel: Hawaii and Alaska Travel Deals - KUTV 2News

  30-05-2016 23:34
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  Columbus Travel: Hawaii and Alaska Travel Deals
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  Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Columbus Travel visited Fresh Living with some amazing travel deals for Hawaii and Alaska. It's the Fire and Ice Sale! Fire: Hawaii is on Sale! Get savings to the tropical paradise of Hawaii starting $679 per person. This is ...
  
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• Two Southwest Alaska wildfires grow, expected to merge - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  30-05-2016 23:08
  
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  Two Southwest Alaska wildfires grow, expected to merge
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  A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry. Updated at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 30. The Alaska Division of ...
  Medfra Fire Spreading in Southwest Alaskayouralaskalink
  Rapidly growing wildfire near McGrath expands to 500 acres
  
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• Veteran teacher retires ending an era for Unalaska preschool

  30-05-2016 23:03
  
  Susan Carlisle teaching her preschool class. (Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB)After 26 years, it’s the end of an era for Unalaska’s preschool. Teacher Susan Carlisle is retiring.
  “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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• Building for Alaska museum, library archives set to open - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-05-2016 22:58
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  Building for Alaska museum, library archives set to open
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  In a Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, Linda Thibodeau, state librarian and director of the Alaska state division of libraries, archives and museums, poses with deputy director Bob Banghart near an eagle exhibit at the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Library ...and more »
  
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• State to explore privatizing juvenile detention centers

  30-05-2016 22:41
  The state is seeking contractors to look into the feasibility of privatizing four of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ juvenile detention facilities.
  The Peninsula Clarion reports that the department is considering privatizing four facilities in an effort to cut costs as the Legislature looks to trim the state budget. The feasibility study is required by a DHSS reform bill passed by the Legislature and currently waiting for Gov. Bill Walker’s signature.
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• Energy Solutions for rural Alaska

  30-05-2016 22:00
  
  Alaska’s smallest communities, such as Karluk on the tip of Kodiak Island, struggle with high costs because of remote location and a
  lack of scale economies. Phooto courtesy of ENERGY.GOV
  Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs)Info on Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska
  How much do you pay for electricity? If you live in rural Alaska– theanswer is likely a lot. Most rural Alaskans pay at least three times morefor their electric bill than residents in Anchorage.
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• Unalaska ambulance inherited by Chignik - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-05-2016 21:33
  
  Unalaska ambulance inherited by Chignik
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  One of Unalaska's former ambulances will soon be taking a ferry ride to the Alaskan Peninsula town of Chignik. Chignik is an incorporated city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, home to about 60 permanent residents and hundreds of seasonal workers.
  
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• Unalaska ambulance inherited by Chignik

  30-05-2016 21:30
  
  One of Unalaska’s former ambulances will soon be taking a ferry ride to the Alaskan Peninsula town of Chignik. Chignik is an incorporated city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, home to about 60 permanent residents and hundreds of seasonal workers.
  Deputy Chief Jennifer Shockley announced Wednesday that Chignik public safety officials submitted the winning bid to inherit the surplus ambulance. The city no longer needs it after the Unalaska Department of Public
  
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• Panel digs into BlueCrest fracking plan

  30-05-2016 21:00
  
  Though fracking has been happening in Alaska since the 1960s, it’s gotten new attention, spurred by horror stories coming from operations in the Lower 48, where drinking water has been contaminated. As BlueCrest Energy prepares to file permits to frack an oil well in the Cosmopolitan Unit in Cook Inlet, just north of Homer, the company is attempting to calm area residents’ concerns.
  Logo Courtesy of BlueCrest EnergyAs BlueCrest Energy advances its plans to start hydraulic fracturing
  
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• Algo Nuevo May 29, 2016

  30-05-2016 20:00
  
  Here’s the Sunday, May 29th, 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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  Samba Pa Ti
  Santana
  The Best of Santana
  Columbia
  447
   
  Duel
  
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• Dead Whale Found on Bow of Cruise Ship Entering Alaska Port - ABC News

  30-05-2016 19:40
  
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  Dead Whale Found on Bow of Cruise Ship Entering Alaska Port
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  In this Sunday, May 29, 2016, photo provided by Matt Faust shows a whale carcass on the bow of a cruise ship at a port in Seward, Alaska. A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what killed the juvenile fin whale. (Matt Faust via AP) ...and more »
  
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• Medfra Fire grows to more than1,600 acres; firefighters battling winds

  30-05-2016 19:06
  
  
  A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)Download Audio
  Crews are battling a large blaze about 50 miles northeast of McGrath, dubbed the Medfra Fire. The fire is about 20 miles from the small community of Medfra.
  Tim Mowry with the Alaska Division of Forestry said the fire is more than 1,600 acres on Monday.
  Wind has been p
  
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• Medfra Fire grows to more than 1,600 acres, firefighters battling winds

  30-05-2016 19:06
  
  
  A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)Download Audio
  Crews are battling a large blaze about 50 miles northeast of McGrath, dubbed the Medfra Fire. The fire is about 20 miles from the small community of Medfra.
  Tim Mowry with the Alaska Division of Forestry said the fire is more than 1,600 acres on Monday.
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• Medfra Fire grows to 1,650 acres overnight

  30-05-2016 19:06
  Crews are battling a large blaze about 50 miles southeast of McGrath, dubbed the Medfra Fire.
  The fire was reported to be around an acre late Sunday morning, but according to KTUU-TV, grew to 1,650 acres overnight.
  A release by the Alaska Division of Forestry says the fire sparked in an old burn area, and spread into an unburned area with fresh fuel.
  Smokejumpers and Type 2 emergency firefighting crews from McGrath, Nikolai, Upper and Lower Kalskag, Nondalton, and Palmer are on the sce
  
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• Medfra Fire grows to 1,650 acres; firefighters battling winds

  30-05-2016 19:06
  
  A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)Crews are battling a large blaze about 50 miles southeast of McGrath, dubbed the Medfra Fire. The fire is about 20 miles from the small community of Medfra.
  Tim Mowry with the Alaska Division of Forestry said the fire is more than 1,600 acres on Monday.
  Wind has been pushing the fire, he
  
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• Is this blinking UFO caught on camera in Alaska trying to communicate with Earth? - Mirror.co.uk

  30-05-2016 13:45
  
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  Is this blinking UFO caught on camera in Alaska trying to communicate with Earth?
  Mirror.co.uk
  The man who filmed the craft from the ground in Fairbanks can be heard saying: "What the heck is that?" Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Is this UFO over Ontario sending morse code signal? Video loading. The video will start in 8s Cancel.and more »
  
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• US Vessel Response Plans – Alaska and Oregon - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

  30-05-2016 11:41
  US Vessel Response Plans – Alaska and Oregon
  Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
  Members are referred to Circular No 2015/015 informing Members that non-tank vessels in transit through Western Alaska waters en-route to or from a US port are required to follow Alternative Planning Criteria (APC) in order to fulfil federal requirements.
  
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• Gonorrhea rates decrease in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-05-2016 10:52
  Gonorrhea rates decrease in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Alaska's Section of Epidemiology received 1,115 reports of gonorrhea in 2015, a decrease of 16 percent since 2014. Despite the decrease, Alaska still preliminarily ranked within the top 10 states. In 2014, Alaska had the third highest rate ...
  
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• Alaska Soldier of the Year strives to live up to her father - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-05-2016 10:08
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  Alaska Soldier of the Year strives to live up to her father
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Spc. Brittany Cobb-Lyttle stands in front of a Black Hawk helicopter on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright on Thursday, May 26, 2016. prev. next. ×. 14 remaining of 15. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. FAIRBANKS — When U.S. Army ...
  
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• Alaska Blast 02 hockey to compete for title in Los Angeles - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-05-2016 10:07
  Alaska Blast 02 hockey to compete for title in Los Angeles
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Blast 02 hockey will be playing for the Carmen Stars Invitational title today in Los Angeles. The Blast beat the L.A. Jr. Kings 2-1 in the semifinals on Sunday to advance to the title game. The Alaska Blade 07, also competing at ...
  
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• Alaska nonprofits try to do more with less amid oil slump, economic uncertainty - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-05-2016 07:27
  Alaska nonprofits try to do more with less amid oil slump, economic uncertainty
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Nonprofits in Alaska are bracing for less financial help from some of their largest donors as the state grapples with a multibillion-dollar deficit and oil companies try to minimize their losses. "I can tell you 100 percent that we are seeing an ...
  
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• Lawmakers head to Alaska on the eve of wildfire season - Washington Examiner

  30-05-2016 06:22
  
  Lawmakers head to Alaska on the eve of wildfire season
  Washington Examiner
  A Senate committee will hold a hearing far, far north of the nation's capital this week to hear how federal regulations and wildfire management are affecting outdoor recreation. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday afternoon in ...
  
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• Alaska scientist receives $1.6 million award for vaccine research - EurekAlert (press release)

  30-05-2016 04:03
  
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  Alaska scientist receives $1.6 million award for vaccine research
  EurekAlert (press release)
  IMAGE: Dr. Andrea Ferrante, an immunologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Institute of Arctic Biology hopes to unravel a molecular mystery of how vaccines work. view more. Credit: Andrea Ferrante. A treatment credited with saving about nine ...
  
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• Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy, shuts down operations in Alaska and elsewhere - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-05-2016 02:22
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  Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy, shuts down operations in Alaska and elsewhere
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Great Pacific Seafoods worker's rubber gloves rest on a dock as they wait for another skiff to unload in Kotzebue, Alaska, on Aug. 8, 2014. (Bob Hallinen / ADN). Great Pacific Seafoods, a processor with three plants and hundreds of workers in Alaska, ...
  With three plants in Alaska, Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy, shuts downKTUU.comall 12 news articles &r
  
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• Persistent Arctic and sub-Arctic warmth expected to continue for months - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-05-2016 01:48
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Persistent Arctic and sub-Arctic warmth expected to continue for months
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Sun glints off a sea ice lead in an otherwise heavily ridged ice pack in the Arctic Ocean above Canada. (Sinead Farrell / NASA). The Arctic has been gripped in extraordinary warmth since December, when an Atlantic storm blew in from the south and ...and more »
  
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