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• Clinton rips Trump over response to Orlando massacre, Muslim ban - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 22:16
  
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  Clinton rips Trump over response to Orlando massacre, Muslim ban
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  PITTSBURGH – Hillary Clinton excoriated Donald Trump at a campaign event here on Tuesday, challenging Republicans to repudiate his comments that she said denigrated President Barack Obama and made the country less safe. Clinton noted that while ...and more »
  
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• Big Lake recognizes 20th anniversary of devastating wildfire

  14-06-2016 22:07
  
  
  A block party in Big Lake on Saturday drew happy crowds, but there was an underlying somber theme to the event. The day was dedicated to those firefighters, and community residents, who faced  the “Big One”.. the Miller’s Reach blaze of twenty years ago.
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  A bronze plaque set into a boulder in front of the West Lakes fire house in Big Lake recognizes the firefighters and community residents who helped fight the Miller’s Reach fire twenty years ago. (Phot
  
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• We must boost Alaska pipeline throughput, Murkowski says - WorldOil (subscription)

  14-06-2016 21:20
  We must boost Alaska pipeline throughput, Murkowski says
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  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today examined America's energy infrastructure and highlighted the important role that oil and gas pipelines play in moving energy resources, creating jobs, and growing local economies. Murkowski ...and more »
  
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• 3rd ratings agency downgrades Alaska credit as lawmakers debate budget proposals - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 21:17
  
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  3rd ratings agency downgrades Alaska credit as lawmakers debate budget proposals
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  JUNEAU — Alaska on Tuesday morning lost its only remaining top-ranked credit rating, with Fitch Ratings downgrading the state one notch from AAA to AA+. The announcement from Fitch occurred after the two other big ratings agencies, Moody's and S&P, ...
  Fitch: Alaska credit rating downgraded because of gridlock over revenue measuresKTUU.com
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• Meet AFAA’S New Executive Director: Lailani Cook

  14-06-2016 19:11
  
  Lailani CookAlaska Fine Arts Academy has a new Executive Director and she has a lot of plans for the Eagle River company. Join Lailani Cook this week on Stage Talk as she tells us about herself, her plans and the upcoming theatre season.
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  Alaska Fine Arts Academy 2016-2017 Theatre Season
  Clue by Jonathan Lynn and John Landis. September 23-October 1
  Voodoo Macbeth by Tonya Hays. October 14 and 15
  Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. November 18 and 19
  A Charlie Brown Christmas. Christm
  
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• Bear cub interrupts golf game by climbing into golf cart in Alaska - WLS-TV

  14-06-2016 18:45
  
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  Bear cub interrupts golf game by climbing into golf cart in Alaska
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  A black bear cub decided to interrupt a game on a golf course in Alaska. The golfer told the bear to go away, but the stubborn cub did not listen. Instead, the bear climbed into one of the golf carts, and seemed very interested in some beer. The ...and more »
  
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• Alaska fire chief loses home in fire - Fire Chief

  14-06-2016 18:28
  
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  Alaska fire chief loses home in fire
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  MEADOW LAKES, Alaska — Houston Fire Chief Tom Hood has spent more than 20 years going after fire to save other people's homes. Last weekend, fire came for Hood. An aggressive blaze that started at the back of Hood's two-story home near North ...
  
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• Alaska PrideFestival will honor victims in Orlando shooting - KTUU.com

  14-06-2016 17:00
  
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  Alaska PrideFestival will honor victims in Orlando shooting
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Next week the names of the dozens killed during a shooting rampage in a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida will be read during Alaska Pridefestival in Anchorage. The week long celebration promotes inclusiveness and support ...
  
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• This Timelapse Film Wonderfully Captures the Beauty of Alaska - Resource Magazine (blog)

  14-06-2016 16:13
  
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  This Timelapse Film Wonderfully Captures the Beauty of Alaska
  Resource Magazine (blog)
  Toby Harriman is one of the most talented timelapse photographers out there, specializing in what I can only describe as “weather.” He has many projects in the past where he looks at cityscapes or people, but his best work (and what he enjoys the most ...
  
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• Far from home: Hockey player finds community during treatment for cancer - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 15:52
  
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  Far from home: Hockey player finds community during treatment for cancer
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  SPONSORED: A program that provides Alaska patients a home away from home in the Lower 48 is expanding north to do the same for patients who must travel to Anchorage from rural communities. Updated 6 hours ago; Author: Presented by Alaska Native ...
  
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• Alaska Republicans Bail Out ObamaCare - The New American

  14-06-2016 15:07
  
  Alaska Republicans Bail Out ObamaCare
  The New American
  Although the Republican Party remains opposed to ObamaCare, the GOP-dominated Alaska legislature just passed a bill to bail out the state's ObamaCare exchange, which is already beginning to show signs of a death spiral. The bill would use an existing ...and more »
  
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• Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alaska Air, Altria, GoDaddy, GoPro, LinkedIn, Navistar and More - 24/7 Wall St.

  14-06-2016 14:59
  
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  Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alaska Air, Altria, GoDaddy, GoPro, LinkedIn, Navistar and More
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  Stocks were indicated lower on Tuesday ahead of this week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and decision on interest rates. Long-term bund yields in Germany also just went negative for the first time. Investors have shown that they are ...and more »
  
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• In photos: Huge whale carcass becomes a buffet for bears in Alaska - Earth Touch

  14-06-2016 12:15
  
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  In photos: Huge whale carcass becomes a buffet for bears in Alaska
  Earth Touch
  Brown bears might be capable hunters, but they're also famously unfussy eaters – and they'll rarely turn down a free meal. So when a dead sperm whale washed up in a rugged and remote part of south-central Alaska recently, it wasn't long before the ...
  
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• Business as usual for Alaska PrideFest security despite Orlando shootings - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  14-06-2016 08:23
  
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  Business as usual for Alaska PrideFest security despite Orlando shootings
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Sunday's shooting at an Orlando nightclub came just a week before Anchorage begins a week of Alaska PrideFest celebrations. But organizers say they have no plans to beef up security here. Longtime Pride co-chair J.J. Harrier said Anchorage is a safe ...
  
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• Governor should accept budget bill, and Alaskans should change Legislature - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 05:51
  
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  Governor should accept budget bill, and Alaskans should change Legislature
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  I read the op-ed piece "Governor should veto budget" by my brother Mark Begich (ADN commentary, June 6) and felt a need to shed a different light on the subject. While I love and respect my brother and am proud of his service as mayor of Anchorage and ...
  
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• Alaska Blood Bank not accepting blood donations from gay men - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  14-06-2016 05:20
  
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  Alaska Blood Bank not accepting blood donations from gay men
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Sunday's shootings at a Florida gay nightclub drew a big response from people in the Orlando area. Many rushed to donate blood to the victims, but there was one group that was excluded from giving blood — sexually active gay or bisexual men. The same ...and more »
  
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• Big Lake throws block party in remembrance of Miller’s Reach fire

  14-06-2016 05:05
  
  
  A block party in Big Lake on Saturday drew happy crowds, but there was an underlying somber theme to the event. The day was dedicated to those firefighters, and community residents, who faced the “Big One”.. the Miller’s Reach blaze of twenty years ago.
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  Kids, dogs and adults roamed amid the balloons munching free hot dogs in a typical small town festival setting. Blustery winds and overcast skies did little to dampen their enthusiasm as they admired the fleet of
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 13, 2016

  14-06-2016 04:37
  
  
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  VA relieves contractor of role in appointments
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will return to using its own employees to make appointments for Alaska veterans who need services outside the VA sys
  
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• State and defense attorneys argue over Sockeye wildfire trial date

  14-06-2016 04:26
  
  
  Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Sockeye wildfire, which drove Willow residents from their homes and claimed 55 residences.
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  The Sockeye Fire which devastated Willow in 2015 (Photo courtesy of the Mat-Su Borough)Defendants in a case now pending in state courts will face trial, according to the outcome of a pre-trial hearing held on Friday.
  Attorneys for Greg Imig and Amy DeWitt say they will not accept a plea bargain offered by the state.   Palmer district a
  
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• Permanent Fund bill faces test in House Finance Committee

  14-06-2016 04:20
  
  
  The bill that would cut Alaskans’ Permanent Fund dividend checks in half this fall faces a tough legislative test this week. While the Senate passed its version of the bill, Senate Bill 128, the House version, House Bill 245, may not make it through the House Finance Committee. Lawmakers from both ends of the political spectrum are raising concerns with the measure.
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  Rep. Cathy Muñoz (R-Juneau) in her office before the start of the 2016 legislative session. (Photo
  
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• New federal rule could prevent litigation over Native children in state custody

  14-06-2016 04:13
  
  
  Under new federal guidance, it will be easier for potential Alaska Native and Native American parents to adopt Native children in state custody.
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  The 360-page rule issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Wednesday aims to make interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act more consistent, regardless of the state, judge or social worker involved.
  With the new BIA regulations, state courts across the country now must establish at the beginning whether the placement of a child is subj
  
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• Summertime in Anchorage means it's ski season at Eagle Glacier - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 03:49
  
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  Summertime in Anchorage means it's ski season at Eagle Glacier
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  Anchorage cross-country skier Tyler Kornfield takes in the landscape while training last week at Eagle Glacier in the Chugach Mountains. Kornfield was one of 18 elite skiers who participated in Alaska Pacific University's first glacier training camp of ...
  
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• Micro-adventuring Alaska: Finding outdoors wherever you are - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-06-2016 02:57
  
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  Micro-adventuring Alaska: Finding outdoors wherever you are
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  Berries and crawling creatures are just some of the treasures kids can find when they embark upon a microadventure in Alaska. (Erin Kirkland). British adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys described the term "micro-adventure" like this in 2014: "(It ...
  
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• Edmonds woman gets ready for 750-mile row to Alaska - My Edmonds News

  14-06-2016 02:05
  
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  Edmonds woman gets ready for 750-mile row to Alaska
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  Sponsored by teammate Julie Keim's Edmonds-based Compass Courses, Team Kraken Up's all-women crew hopes to complete the race in 20 days. From left, Keim, Katie Wixom, Heather Carter, Jill Russell, Alice Rhomieux, Kim Carver, Marcella Branniff.
  
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• VA relieves contractor of role in appointments

  14-06-2016 01:42
  
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will return to using its own employees to make appointments for Alaska veterans who need services outside the VA system.
  Alaska’s Congressional delegation made the announcement today. VA officials in Alaska did not return phone calls.
  Vets have complained of severe problems trying to make appointments through Triwest. That’s the contractor hired to administer the Choice Program. Congress created Choice with the goal of shrinking VA waitlists b
  
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• Juneau Police find explosive in Switzer Village

  14-06-2016 01:23
  
  A suspected bomb was reported to the Juneau Police Department Friday afternoon. Sgt. Jeremy Weske found the device in the Switzer Village area.
  “It had the appearance of a homemade explosive. Somewhere between, in appearance I guess, somewhere between a pipe bomb and an M-80,” Weske said.
  Weske said the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team was ordered to secure the device.
  “Put it into a bomb trailer, which is what they use to be able to safely move an explosive. (They) moved it t
  
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• Bristol Bay communities working on processing plants

  14-06-2016 00:55
  
  For decades, many of the processors in Bristol Bay have been large companies, with offices in Washington and parent companies in foreign countries. But two small communities are developing locally-owned processing plants.
  Levelock is shown in this June 2015 photo. The community on the Kvichak River is working to build a fish processing plant, which it hopes will open next year.
  (Photo by Molly Dischner, KDLG – Dillingham)Bristol Bay’s fishing communities have long been dependent on t
  
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• Bill would remove Cook Inlet tax credits

  14-06-2016 00:43
  
  Since the mid-2000s, oil and gas activity in Cook Inlet stood to benefit from lucrative tax credits and incentives meant to boost exploration and development, and stabilize the natural gas supply. If Gov. Walker signs the Legislature’s compromise on oil and gas tax reform, those credits will come to an end.
  House Bill 247 passed the Legislature on June 6. While it doesn’t go as far as Gov. Walker originally proposed in rolling back financial perks for the oil and gas industry, it doe
  
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• Mechanical problem holds up LeConte ferry

  14-06-2016 00:35
  
  The small ferry LeConte is tied up today due to a mechanical problem.
  As a result, the Juneau-based ship isn’t sailing its normal Monday route to Gustavus and Hoonah.
  The Alaska Marine Highway System says reservation staffers have been contacting booked passengers. The nature of the mechanical problem wasn’t immediately available.
  The 235-foot LeConte carries up to 225 passengers and 35 cars or trucks. It also sails to Angoon and Pelican.
  
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• Juneau charges ahead with electric vehicles

  14-06-2016 00:15
  
  With its limited road system, Southeast doesn’t seem like a paradise for car lovers. But it might be the perfect spot for Travis McCain.
  Travis McCain plugs in his 2013 Nissan Leaf. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins, KTOO – Juneau)McCain is the enthusiastic owner of a 2013 black sedan. With the push of a button, he starts the quiet car and describes some of his favorite features:
  “Heated seats, heated steering wheel, heated rear seats,” McCain listed.
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