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• A tale of two Metlakatlas: Part 1

  04-08-2016 23:40
  
  Many Alaskans are not aware there are two Metlakatlas. The first is in British Columbia, a short ferry ride from Prince Rupert. It’s the original settlement founded by the followers of Anglican lay-priest William Duncan.
  KRBD’s Leila Kheiry talked with an elder of that community during a trip to Prince Rupert last fall; and then with some residents of Alaska’s Metlakatla just last month, in anticipation of that Southeast city’s upcoming Founders Day celebration.
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• Why is gas so expensive in Alaska?

  04-08-2016 23:26
  
  Alaska has the lowest fuel tax yet some of the highest gas prices. We asked Larry Persily, former federal coordinator for Alaska natural gas projects: Why is it so expensive to fill up the tank in Alaska?
  
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• Civilian head of Army touts Alaska; more missile interceptors set for Fort Greely - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-08-2016 23:23
  
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  Civilian head of Army touts Alaska; more missile interceptors set for Fort Greely
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  Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, flanked by U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (left), speaks about the importance of Alaska to the military during a stop to Fort Wainwright on Aug. 3, 2016. Fanning and Sullivan were on a multi-day tour of U.S. military ...
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• Civilian head of Army touts Alaska; more missile interceptors set for ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-08-2016 23:23
  
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  Civilian head of Army touts Alaska; more missile interceptors set for ...
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  FAIRBANKS - Surrounded by Fort Wainwright's new fleet of Gray Eagle combat drones, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning espoused the value of Alaska to the ...
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• Garden Report: Alaska Botanical Garden building new space for niche plants - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  04-08-2016 21:37
  
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  Garden Report: Alaska Botanical Garden building new space for niche plants
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  “Gardens, they are this mix of art and science. They're an individual's interpretation of their experience in the natural world,” says executive director Robin Dublin. One might consider the artifacts to be the 1,100 varieties of plants found within ...
  
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• Feds to Alaska: Stop killing bears and wolves on our land - The ... - Washington Post

  04-08-2016 21:13
  
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  Feds to Alaska: Stop killing bears and wolves on our land - The ...
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  Alaska has long allowed authorities and hunters to kill bears and wolves on national wildlife refuges as part of what it called an “intensive predator management” ...
  Fish and Wildlife Service bans Alaska predator control on federal refugesFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Alaska ACLU to Mayor Berkowitz: Stop kicking people out of homeless camps - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  04-08-2016 08:53
  
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  Alaska ACLU to Mayor Berkowitz: Stop kicking people out of homeless camps
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  ANCHORAGE — One could call it a strongly worded letter. The Alaska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Wednesday morning to ask him to stop evicting people from homeless camps. “When the shelters don't ...and more »
  
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• Make sure we provide for Alaska's Generation Z - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-08-2016 07:55
  
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  Make sure we provide for Alaska's Generation Z
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  After our latest special legislative session, our state legislators continue to wrestle with how to secure Alaska's future. Many of us see the importance securing this future for Generation Z – those born after 1995. The success of our state relies ...
  
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• State's predator control push prompts USFWS limits on Alaska refuges - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-08-2016 06:18
  
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  State's predator control push prompts USFWS limits on Alaska refuges
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  A new rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sharply limits predator control on Alaska's national wildlife refuges over loud opposition from hunting advocates and state wildlife officials. Critics including U.S. Rep. Don Young also denounced the ...
  Feds say predator control not allowed on national wildlife refuges in AlaskaKTUU.com
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 3, 2016

  04-08-2016 03:45
  
  
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  State responds to two oil spills at Drift River in Cook Inlet
  Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
  State regulators are monitoring the cleanup of two small oil spills at a storage site  on the west side of Cook Inlet.
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• ASD using new searchable database to craft solutions for district’s weaknesses

  04-08-2016 03:07
  
  For the first time, Anchorage School District data about discipline, achievement, absenteeism, and more is now easily searchable by district decision makers, and it will soon be available to the public. The administration is using the data to target problem areas and craft specific solutions.
  It used to take hours to find out bits of information, like how many students received suspensions at a school, which groups are doing the best at reading, and how many kids received Fs. Now, it’s a c
  
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• State responds to two oil spills at Drift River in Cook Inlet

  04-08-2016 02:55
  
  State regulators are monitoring the cleanup of two small oil spills at a storage site  on the west side of Cook Inlet.
  State regulators are monitoring two small spills at the Drift River Terminal Facility show here on March 24, 2009, where it sits about 22 miles from the summit of the Mount Redoubt volcano on the west side of Cook Inlet. The facility is operated by Hilcorp Alaska’s Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company. State regulators are monitoring two small spills at the Drift River T
  
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• Park Service continues work on repairs following mudslide

  04-08-2016 02:20
  
  The National Park Service continues work to repair a mudslide damaged portion of the road into Denali National Park. A mudslide last Saturday initially blocked the road at mile 67 west of the Eielson Visitor’s Center. The Park Service opened one lane of the road Sunday but passage has been restricted so crews can continue repairs. Park spokeswoman Lynn McAloon said the agency hopes to have the road fully open by Friday.
  “The one thing that rally needed to happen that has happened now
  
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• Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknown

  04-08-2016 02:06
  
  Denali National Park’s long studied and once popularly viewed East Fork wolf pack is likely no longer. Several members of the park entrance area wolf group have been killed on state land, and the famed pack’s status is unknown.
  Denali wolf (Photo courtesy of National Park service)Denali’s East Fork wolf pack declined to just one known female and 2 pups earlier this summer. That after the pack’s last other member, a radio collared male, was spotted dead at a hunting camp o
  
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• Anchorage teams with artist co-op to foster creativity and community

  04-08-2016 01:43
  
  The abundant cultural diversity of Alaska’s largest city has inspired a new collaboration between Anchorage and an artist co-op. The goal is to improve the community through creativity and collaboration.
   
  George Martinez (far left) shows peoplearound the inside of the Anchorage Artist Co-Op (Photo by Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Located in downtown Anchorage, in a space that once held a Starbucks, the Anchorage Artists Co-op could be mistaken for just another
  
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• Governor visits Homer to address Alaska’s fiscal crisis

  04-08-2016 00:09
  
  Dozens turned out to hear the message of Gov. Bill Walker who visited Homer on Tuesday to talk with residents about the state’s looming budget crisis.
  Governor Bill Walker greets Carol Swartz, Director of Kachemak Bay Campus-Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchorage at the joint meeting of Homer’s two Rotary clubs at Lands End Resort in Homer on Tuesday, August 2. (Shahla Farzan, KBBI – Homer)As he described the enormity of the $4 billion state deficit,
  
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