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• First evidence of ancient trade with Asia uncovered in Northwest Alaska

  16-06-2016 23:02
  
  There’s new evidence that metal goods from central Asia made their way to Alaska long before contact with Europeans.
  An excavator works at what was once an ancient settlement at Cape Espenberg. (Photo courtesy of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve)That’s according to a study published this month in the Journal of Archeological Science, but there’s still a lot unknown about one artifact in particular.
  “The buckle is about three centimeters in length and maybe two to thre
  
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• Alaska Aces gain affiliation with Vancouver's NHL team - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-06-2016 22:59
  
  Alaska Aces gain affiliation with Vancouver's NHL team
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  The Alaska Aces last won the ECHL's Kelly Cup in 2014, when their run to the third crown in franchise history was fueled by an affiliation with the NHL's Calgary Flames and Calgary's American Hockey League farm team, the Abbotsford Heat. Several Aces ...and more »
  
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• Natural causes responsible for death of Alaska inmate, troopers say - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-06-2016 22:30
  
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  Natural causes responsible for death of Alaska inmate, troopers say
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  An inmate being held by the Alaska Department of Corrections died of natural causes Wednesday evening at an Anchorage hospital, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were informed of 56-year-old David Bach's death at about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, ...and more »
  
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• How Climate Change Could Make the Ground Collapse

  16-06-2016 21:53 via takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com
  Craters called “slumps” can form as permafrost thaws, endangering plants and animals.
  
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• Listen to Maggie Rogers' “Alaska” (aka the Song That Blew Pharrell Away) - Slate Magazine (blog)

  16-06-2016 19:36
  
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  Listen to Maggie Rogers' “Alaska” (aka the Song That Blew Pharrell Away)
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  Musician-on-the-rise Maggie Rogers has released the mixed, mastered version of “Alaska,” the soaring, folk-dance blend that blew Pharrell's mind back in March after he listened to a rough cut of the song during a master class at NYU. Rogers' newly ...
  Maggie Rogers Releases A Mastered Version of 'Alaska'Empty Lighthouse Magazineall 2 news articles&nbs
  
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• Man charged with Alaska cigarette lighter child abuse arrested in Nevada - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-06-2016 19:03
  
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  Man charged with Alaska cigarette lighter child abuse arrested in Nevada
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  Alaska prosecutors said a warrant on five felony assault charges was issued March 4 for 22-year-old Charles Jacob Nuglene after an investigation showed he had inflicted at least 90 burns on a 3-year-old girl during a July 1 incident. Records clerks ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines CEO says he might keep Virgin America brand - USA TODAY

  16-06-2016 12:36
  
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  Alaska Airlines CEO says he might keep Virgin America brand
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said Wednesday that he might keep the Virgin America brand, running it and Alaska as two different products within the same airline group. In April, Alaska announced plans to buy Virgin America for $2.6 ...
  Alaska Air CEO: We may keep Virgin America brand separatePuget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

  16-06-2016 03:59
  
  
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  Three die in deadly car crash in Atka
  Zoe Sobel, KUCB – Unalaska
  Three people have died and six more are injured after a passenger van rolled-over in Atka Tuesday night. Alaska State Troopers say they learned of the single vehicle crash
  
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• Private nonprofit to assume management of Valdez-area parks

  16-06-2016 03:31
  
  
  Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources saw more than half a million dollars slashed from its budget heading into this fiscal year, and some state parks suffered for it. Now, four sites near Valdez are set to join a growing list of Alaska parks under private management.
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  When it faced down the cuts, state parks system had to make some tough choices: Spread the pain around, or quit funding a couple specific areas?Officials chose the latter, and parks in Sitka and Valdez drew
  
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• Scientists urge Obama to end offshore drilling leases in Arctic

  16-06-2016 03:25
  
  
  388 scientists sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday, asking for an end to offshore lease sales in the Arctic. The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering leasing areas in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea for offshore drilling.
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  The Beaufort and Chukchi seas in summer 2010 and 2011. Photo courtesy of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas in summer 2010 and 2011. (Photo courtesy of Kathryn Hansen, NASA)More than 30 scientists from Alaska signed the letter. Eug&eacut
  
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• Fairbanks launches new anti-opioid initiative

  16-06-2016 03:10
  
  
  Those with heroin and opioid addictions will have an easier time seeking treatment in the future. Monday, the Fairbanks City Mayor and Police Chief were joined by social service and counseling representatives to announce a new initiative. As KUAC’s Robert Hannon reports the approach to tackling addiction follows a national trend.
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• Walker sympathizes with dividend-cut opponents, but says it’s the only option

  16-06-2016 03:07
  
  
  At a press conference in Juneau today, Gov. Bill Walker said he understands the position of legislators who are hearing from constituents opposed to cuts to Permanent Fund dividends.
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  Gov. Bill Walker addresses Senate Bill 128, which would restructure Permanent Fund earnings and cut dividends. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau)“I share with them the struggle they found themselves in. I found myself in exactly the same struggle,” Walker said. “A
  
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• Board of Education interviews candidates for education commissioner

  16-06-2016 03:00
  
  
  The State Board of Education met this morning to interview two candidates for Alaska’s top education post.
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  Up for consideration are two superintendents from rural districts: Michael Johnson of the Copper River School District and Stewart McDonald of the Kodiak Island Borough School District.
  The board will take public comment on the candidates, along with other issues,on Thursday at 1:15. According to a department spokesperson, the board will run its
  
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• ANSEP and new design plans presented for Wrangell Institute property

  16-06-2016 02:43
  
  Wrangell residents were able to take a look at three new design plans for the former Wrangell Institute property Monday evening. The community also got its first look at plans for a possible 400-bed boarding school.
  About 40 people gathered in Wrangell’s Nolan Center June 13 to see three possible designs for the 134-acre Wrangell Institute property and a presentation on a possible boarding school for underserved Native children.
  The former Wrangell Institute was demolished about 15 years a
  
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• Young, Murkowski bills would delay change for Tongass

  16-06-2016 02:23
  
  Aerial view in the Tongass National Forest File photo: Alan WuThe Forest Service has a plan for the Tongass National Forest that would shift loggers away from the harvest of old-growth trees and offer the industry young trees instead. At the U.S. Capitol this week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young are working on separate bills to block the plan.
  In the House Resources Committee today, Rep. Young said the plan doesn’t help the forest or the industry, because, he says, there&rsq
  
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• After seemingly random downtown violence, Juneau residents plead for action

  16-06-2016 02:10
  
  Six people at Monday’s Juneau Assembly meeting pleaded for recognition and help with public safety problems downtown, including one of the latest victims of seemingly random street violence.
  Wesley Johnson says he was assualted by seven people during a smoke break in the early morning hours of June 6, 2016. He was one of several people to plead with the Juneau Assembly on June 13, 2016, to recognize and do something about violence downtown. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO – Juneau)Wesle
  
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• LKSD dual language program helps students succeed in Yupik and English

  16-06-2016 01:43
  
  
  Educators in Kwigillingok are preparing their students for bright educational futures – in both English and Yupik. They’re part of a nationwide expansion of dual language programs, where kids learn in two languages at the same time. And in Kwigillingok, it’s working.
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  A view of Kwingillingok from near the site of the old school that has been removed. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)Download Audio.
  Most of the students have already arrived at the rural Kwigillingok Sc
  
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• LKSD dual language program helps student succeed in Yupik and English

  16-06-2016 01:43
  
  
  Educators in Kwigillingok are preparing their students for bright educational futures – in both English and Yupik. They’re part of a nationwide expansion of dual language programs, where kids learn in two languages at the same time. And in Kwigillingok, it’s working.
  A view of Kwingillingok from near the site of the old school that has been removed. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)Download Audio.
  Most of the students have already arrived at the rural Kwigillingok School by foot, b
  
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• Public testimony leans against Permanent Fund bill

  16-06-2016 01:23
  
  Public testimony leaned against Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to draw on Permanent Fund earnings to pay for state government.
  House Finance Committee co-chairs Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, and Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, in the Bill Ray Center, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO – Juneau)Of more than 120 Alaskans who testified Tuesday, about 60 percent opposed the bill, which would cut dividend checks in half this year.
  Opponents said lawmakers should explore other options,
  
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• Three die in deadly car crash in Atka

  16-06-2016 01:16
  
  Three people have died and six more are injured after a passenger van rolled-over in Atka Tuesday night. Alaska State Troopers say they learned of the single vehicle crash just after 6 p.m.
  Atka Pride Seafoods in 2013.
  (Photo by Lauren Rosenthal, KUCB – Unalaska)The people involved in the accident are employees of Atka Pride Seafoods which is a subsidiary of the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA). In a press release, APICDA’s Ellen Krsn
  
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• 15th annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference begins Friday

  16-06-2016 01:10
  
  This year’s Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has been celebrating the craft of writing through all means possible — gathering, reading, thinking, speaking, listening, even drawing.
  Natasha Tretheway, 2016 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference Keynote Speaker.
  (Photo Courtesy of Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference)The conference started Friday and wrapped up Tuesday in Homer. It drew participants from all over the state, featuring presenters from even far
  
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