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• VIDEO: Tom Walsh is confident things will turn around in Alaska's oil industry - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-07-2016 21:27
  
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  VIDEO: Tom Walsh is confident things will turn around in Alaska's oil industry
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  Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades. This week, Alaska's Energy Desk is spotlighting those who have been affected by the downturn, as part ...
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• What we know about lampreys -- the arctic bloodsuckers that swarm Alaska rivers by the millions - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-07-2016 21:23
  
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  What we know about lampreys -- the arctic bloodsuckers that swarm Alaska rivers by the millions
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  It's hard to decide which is more astonishing, the aerodynamic mystery of how they got in the sky to start with or the fact that Alaska has lots and lots of the gruesome, prehistoric, flesh-sucking terrors. Millions of them. Squiggling and lurking in ...
  
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• VIDEO: Tom Walsh is confident things will turn around in the oil industry

  08-07-2016 21:23
  
  Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades.
  This week, Alaska’s Energy Desk is spotlighting those who have been affected by the downturn, as part of the series An Uncertain Future.
  Tom Walsh is a founding partner of Petrotechnical Resources Alaska, an oil and gas consulting firm.
  The company has lost about half its workforce in the last year.
  
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• VIDEO: Tom Walsh is confident things will turn around in Alaska’s oil industry

  08-07-2016 21:23
  
  Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades.
  This week, Alaska’s Energy Desk is spotlighting those who have been affected by the downturn, as part of the series An Uncertain Future.
  Tom Walsh is a founding partner of Petrotechnical Resources Alaska, an oil and gas consulting firm.
  The company has lost about half its workforce in the last year.
  
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• Obesity and Surgical Options

  08-07-2016 21:00
  
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  The origins and treatment of obesity are both complex. For some individuals the benefits of surgery begin to outweigh the risks. On this Line One program we discuss the causes and treatment of obesity, particularly who are candidates for, and the risks and benefits of, the newer surgical options.HOST: Dr. Thad WoodardGUESTS:
  Justin Clark, MD served as a Major at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Hospital until 2016, where he was director of bari
  
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• Police: 5 officers killed during Dallas protests

  08-07-2016 19:22
  
  5:05 a.m. (all times local)Police Chief David Brown says a suspect in the overnight attack that killed five police officers, wounded seven others and wounded two civilians said he was upset over the recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people.
  Brown said at a news conference Friday that the suspect made the comments before he was killed by an explosive used by police.
  He says his department and their families are grieving and that the divisiveness between police and the
  
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• Stories at the Cemetery

  08-07-2016 18:42
  
  Cemetery Players Theatre GroupYou’ll dig the Cemetery Players Theatre Group as they once again congregate in the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery to tell the tales of past famous and infamous citizens of our fair city. The second of three events planned for this summer by the company, Stories at the Cemetery will happen Sunday, July 10th starting at 6:00pm. Join Audrey Weltman Kelly, David Haynes and Linda Benson as they make an appearance this week on Stage Talk.
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• Alaska oil production is up 3 percent, but are tax incentives the real reason? - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-07-2016 18:32
  
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  Alaska oil production is up 3 percent, but are tax incentives the real reason?
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  Alaska North Slope oil production rose an estimated 3.2 percent this fiscal year, an unusual increase following more than a decade of decline that is drawing praise from both sides in the state's oil-tax debate – and starkly different opinions over the ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air Group gets White House stamp of approval to fly to Cuba - Portland Business Journal

  08-07-2016 16:00
  Alaska Air Group gets White House stamp of approval to fly to Cuba
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  Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) is one of eight airlines that could make nonstop flights between the U.S. and Havana, Cuba. The Obama administration proposed that Alaska be allowed to make the trips as early as the fall, according to the U.S. Department ...and more »
  
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• Cars fly on the Fourth of July - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-07-2016 05:09
  
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  Cars fly on the Fourth of July
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  Glacier View, near the toe of Matanuska Glacier, celebrated the Fourth of July with lots of food, a parade and an airplane flyover. They also launched three vehicles off the bluff. The fourth, a Ford van, came off the guide wire at the last moment and ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Marijuana Control Board tweaks marijuana bar rules - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-07-2016 03:50
  
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  Alaska Marijuana Control Board tweaks marijuana bar rules
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  Specifics of Alaska's marijuana bars remain on the table, as the state Marijuana Control Board voted Thursday to send draft rules governing the proposed bars back for public comment, with only one minor tweak. "It is proving to be one of the more ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday July 7, 2016

  08-07-2016 03:43
  
  
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  Obama Administration announces new rules for Arctic drilling
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  The Obama Administration Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic.
  Sullivan on Trump VP vetting; ‘I was
  
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• Walker faces recall effort in response to budget vetoes

  08-07-2016 03:18
  
  Governor Bill Walker faces a potential campaign to recall him from office. Joe Miller backs the effort. He was the runner-up in the 2010 U.S. Senate campaign and 2014 Senate Republican primary.
  Gov. Bill Walker spoke to reporters on June 29, announcing his budget vetos, including a $1,000 cap on the PFD. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRNMiller cited Walker’s veto of half of Permanent Fund dividend funding in explaining why he supports ousting the governor before Walker’s term ends.
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• Obama Administration announces new rules for Arctic drilling

  08-07-2016 03:14
  
  The Obama Administration Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic.
  Shell’s Polar Pioneer leaving Dutch Harbor on Oct. 12, heading for Washington state. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unalaska)The new rules will hold oil companies in the Arctic Ocean to a higher standard than those drilling in, say, the Gulf of Mexico.
  No company currently has any plans to drill in the Arctic — and that seems unlikely to change any time soon.
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• Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules

  08-07-2016 03:14
  
  
  Shell’s Polar Pioneer leaving Dutch Harbor on Oct. 12, heading for Washington state. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unalaska)The Obama Administration on Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic.
  The new rules will hold oil companies in the Arctic to a higher standard than those drilling in other regions, including the Gulf of Mexico.
  But currently, there are no companies with plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska &mda
  
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• Troopers say man’s 2015 disappearance suspicious

  08-07-2016 03:05
  
  Alaska State Troopers say a Big Lake man’s disappearance last year is suspicious and they are investigating it as a death.
  Troopers say 46-year-old Daniel Roy Buckwalter was last known to be alive the afternoon of Aug. 4, 2015, at a home in in the Meadow Lakes area.
  Two days later, troopers happened upon his pickup truck but could not find the owner.
  The vehicle was impounded after Buckwalter was reported missing Aug. 12.
  Troopers say is a foul play is suspected in the disappearance and th
  
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• Sullivan on Trump VP vetting: ‘I was probably as surprised as you were’

  08-07-2016 02:59
  
  
  Is Donald Trump considering Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan for vice president? A piece by People magazine speculating the senator may be on the list of potential VP picks was ricocheting around social media yesterday. So, what does the senator say?
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  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)SULLIVAN: Look… I was out of state. I was back home all last week, including up on the Yukon. So I was probably as surprised as you were when I got back here late afternoon and heard about t
  
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• Sullivan on Trump VP vetting; ‘I was probably as surprised as you’

  08-07-2016 02:59
  
  Is Donald Trump considering Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan for Vice President? A piece by People magazine speculating the Senator may be on the list of potential VP picks was ricocheting around social media yesterday. So, what does the Senator say?
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)SULLIVAN: Look… I was out of state. I was back home all last week, including up on the Yukon. So I was probably as surprised as you were when I got back here late afternoon and heard about this Peop
  
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• Alaska House spokesman charged with assault; now unemployed

  08-07-2016 02:35
  
  An Alaska legislative official says the Alaska House majority spokesman facing assault charges is no longer employed by the state.
  The sign outside the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman)Will Vandergriff’s last day was Friday. That’s according to Jeremiah Campbell, who has replaced Vandergriff as press secretary.
  Vandergriff is charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault in the June 12 incident at an apartment in Anchorage’s Gove
  
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• El Nino becomes La Nina and what it means for Alaska - KTUU.com

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
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  El Nino becomes La Nina and what it means for Alaska
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) This past winter we experienced one of the strongest El Nino events on record. Beginning in June 2016, we began shifting into a “neutral” phase but scientists forecast we'll move through neutral and into “La Nina” by fall through the ...
  
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• Coast Guard to reconsider “common-sense” guide regs for Western Alaska

  08-07-2016 01:37
  
  A petition from Bristol Bay-area sport fishing lodges has reached the top desk of the U.S. Coast Guard. At issue in the petition are new rules that Western Alaska lodge owners say will make it nearly impossible for them to hire local guides.(Photo courtesy of Hannah Colton)The new Coast Guard rules require fishing guides to get 90 days of sea-time per waterway to get a restricted license (ROUPV) to guide on that particular waterway. The alternative is to go for a full unrestricted license, which
  
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• Peonies and murals to brighten Pioneer Avenue

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  Since May, murals have been popping up around Homer’s main commercial street, Pioneer Avenue. This is thanks to the Peonies on Pioneer Mural Program. The six-week program was led by an out of state art consultant with help from Bunnell Street Arts Center, and a handful of local artists.Artist Brianna Allen works on a 16-by-8-foot wooden panel that will be installed at the Lakeshore Mall. (Photo courtesy of Kady Perry)Businesses are partnering with artists to highlight the local peony indus
  
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• Peonies and murals to brighten Homer’s Pioneer Avenue

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  
  Since May, murals have been popping up around Homer’s main commercial street, Pioneer Avenue. This is thanks to the Peonies on Pioneer Mural Program. The six-week program was led by an out of state art consultant with help from Bunnell Street Arts Center, and a handful of local artists.
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  Artist Brianna Allen works on a 16-by-8-foot wooden panel that will be installed at the Lakeshore Mall. (Photo courtesy of Kady Perry)Businesses are partnering with artists to highlight the local
  
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• Alaska Launches Tech Accelerator - Government Technology

  08-07-2016 00:49
  
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  Alaska Launches Tech Accelerator
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  Anticipating the further stagnation of oil prices, Alaska has launched a tech accelerator that has allocated more than $100,000 to local tech companies. by DJ Summers, Alaska Journal of Commerce / July 7, 2016 0. Anchorage, Alaska. Photo from Shutterstock.
  
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