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• Why students and scientists spend summer on ice

  12-08-2016 22:17
  
  Every year, dozens of 20-somethings forego a summer break to live on the Juneau ice field. They slog heavy packs and ski to camps — miles away from the closest cell phone signal or Wi-Fi hotspot. The Juneau Icefield Research Program has been around for 70 years. First, exploring the icy expanse. And later, tracking the rate Southeast glaciers are shrinking.
  If you squint, you might think you’re in the desert. Flat, white terrain stretches out as far as the eye can see and rocky peaks
  
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• Anchorage logs warmest month on record

  12-08-2016 21:58
  
  (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)Anchorage just recorded its warmest month on record. July was four degrees above normal, with an average temperature of nearly 63 degrees.
  Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist in Anchorage who closely tracks Alaska climate data and trends. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with him regularly as part of a new segment- Ask a Climatologist.
  Brettschneider told Energy Desk editor Annie Feidt the record or near record warmth has extended acros
  
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• Affordable housing for seniors opens in East Anchorage

  12-08-2016 21:07
  
  Affordable housing is in great demand in Alaska – people enter a lottery to even get their names on a waiting list. So the grand opening of an East Anchorage affordable housing complex for active seniors was cause for celebration Wednesday when about 50 people listened to speakers and toured the two-building complex.Creekview Plaza 49 has 49 one- and two-bedroom apartments available for seniors age 55 and up with low-to-modest incomes. (Photo by Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage)In thr
  
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• Medicaid Reform and Expansion in Alaska

  12-08-2016 21:00
  
  Initiated and driven by the Accountable Care Act, and changes in Medicare payment mechanisms, health care systems in the U.S. seek to improve access, quality, and cost. On the next Line One program we discuss Medicaid reform and expansion in Alaska with the Department of Health and Social Services health care policy adviser Monique Martin.
   
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• Alaska outdoors: Albert Loop Trail closes, 396-pound halibut caught ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 20:26
  
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  Just as it has every autumn since 1997, the Albert Loop Trail closed Thursday to reduce the odds of bikers, hikers and runners encountering bears. With salmon ...and more »
  
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• Alaska outdoors: Albert Loop Trail closes, 396-pound halibut caught, silver salmon limits eased - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 20:19
  
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  Alaska outdoors: Albert Loop Trail closes, 396-pound halibut caught, silver salmon limits eased
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  Just as it has every autumn since 1997, the Albert Loop Trail closed Thursday to reduce the odds of bikers, hikers and runners encountering bears. With salmon spawning in Eagle River, "black and brown bears and their cubs use the bridges and beaver ...and more »
  
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• Table Talk: Colorado Springs entrepreneur offers taste of Alaska; bottoms up at Edelweiss - Colorado Springs Gazette

  12-08-2016 19:47
  
  Table Talk: Colorado Springs entrepreneur offers taste of Alaska; bottoms up at Edelweiss
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  photo - Lacie Richardson sells Alaskan wild salmon through her Colorado Springs-based business, Caption + Lacie Richardson sells Alaskan wild salmon through her Colorado Springs-based business, Wild Woman Fish Co. Photo by Teresa J. Farney.
  
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• A dozen state lawmakers face challenges in Alaska primary - McClatchy Washington Bureau

  12-08-2016 19:33
  
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  A dozen state lawmakers face challenges in Alaska primary
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  A dozen Alaska state legislators face challenges from within their parties during Tuesday's primary election. This Jan. 12, 2015, file photo shows Rep. Bob Herron, D-Bethel, at a House majority news conference in Juneau, Alaska. The state Democratic ...
  Democrats and unions take sides in rematch for northernmost Alaska House seatAlaska Dispatch News
  Reality Check w/ John Tracy: Alas
  
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• #FirstSevenJobs hashtag began as Alaska musician's cure to writer's block - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  12-08-2016 19:32
  
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  #FirstSevenJobs hashtag began as Alaska musician's cure to writer's block
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  Be it baby-sitting or launching a lemonade stand on the corner, landing a first job is perhaps something all humans have in common. Or at least that's what Marian Call was hoping when she tweeted the question, “What were your first 7 jobs?” What were ...
  
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• Perseverance Theatre’s ’16-’17 Anchorage Season

  12-08-2016 18:37
  
  Arlitia Jones’ and Michael Haney’s A Christmas CarolPerseverance Theatre is bringing six productions to Anchorage this year along with a few surprises. Josh Lowman, Anchorage General Manager drops by Stage Talk to chat about all that is going on. Peter and the Starcatcher opens the season on September 30th.
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  Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice, music by Wayne Barker. Sept 30- Oct 16
  Not Medea by Allison Gregory. November 11-20
  A Christmas Carol by Arlitia
  
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• Hays offense strikes gold against Alaska - Hays Daily News

  12-08-2016 17:07
  
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  Hays offense strikes gold against Alaska
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  Hays Lark Connor Ross celebrates after scoring a run in Thursday's quarterfinal game against Alaska in the NBC World Series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita. 20160811 Larks Ross. Buy Now. VINNY BENEDETTO [email protected] more »
  
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• A dozen state lawmakers face challenges in Alaska primary - KTUU.com

  12-08-2016 17:01
  
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  A dozen state lawmakers face challenges in Alaska primary
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  JUNEAU, Alaska A dozen Alaska state legislators face challenges from within their parties during Tuesday's primary election, and the state Republican and Democratic parties have gotten involved in some of the races. Generally, the parties are reluctant ...
  Reality Check w/ John Tracy: Alaska primary will change little in JuneauKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 5 news articles »
  
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• For a more intimate Alaska experience, try this type of expedition - Dallas Morning News

  12-08-2016 16:49
  
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  For a more intimate Alaska experience, try this type of expedition
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  INSIDE PASSAGE, Alaska -- Fittingly, we were chugging toward the Alaska Whale Foundation research station at Five Finger Lighthouse when we were surrounded by a large pod of humpback whales. First, on the port side of the boat, one breached, then ...
  
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• Ex-Dividend Reminder: Alaska Air Group, MSA Safety and Southwest Airlines - Forbes

  12-08-2016 16:35
  
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  Ex-Dividend Reminder: Alaska Air Group, MSA Safety and Southwest Airlines
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  Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/16/16, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), MSA Safety Inc (NYSE: MSA), and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Protesters want wolf hunting near Alaska's Denali park ended - SFGate

  12-08-2016 12:24
  
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  Protesters want wolf hunting near Alaska's Denali park ended
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The start of wolf hunting season near Alaska's Denali National Park has opponents calling on Gov. Bill Walker to protect the animals in light of the park's declining wolf population. Protesters gathered Wednesday in downtown ...
  Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks to huntingWashington Post
  Historic Alaska Wolf Pack May Be GoneSeeker
  Denali East Fork wolf p
  
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• Alaska church works to rebuild after building collapse - The Daily Progress

  12-08-2016 11:14
  
  Alaska church works to rebuild after building collapse
  The Daily Progress
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A church in the southwest Alaska village of Nunapitchuk, where half the population is part of the congregation, has resumed services weeks after the building toppled off its pilings and collapsed. KYUK-AM reports (http://bit.ly ...and more »
  
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• Kelso-made oil rig arrives in Alaska - Longview Daily News

  12-08-2016 08:06
  
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  Kelso-made oil rig arrives in Alaska
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  WFC workers in Vancouver assemble modules for an oil drill rig that were made in Kelso. The modules were assembled in Vancouver to make up the completed rig. WFC drill rig. Buy Now. The finished rig arrives by barge in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on Thursday ...
  
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• Alaska International Senior Games kick off today - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  12-08-2016 08:04
  
  Alaska International Senior Games kick off today
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — 101-year-old Bette Upright is scheduled to light the torch in today's opening ceremonies of the 14th annual Alaska International Senior Games. The opening ceremonies start at 6 p.m. in the stadium of the Birch Hill Recreation Area.
  
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• Living Alaska: A good ol' fashioned fish bake, it's the Alaska way ... - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  12-08-2016 06:27
  
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  Living Alaska: A good ol' fashioned fish bake, it's the Alaska way ...
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  The rain held off just long enough to let us do it right; outside and around a campfire. Another Spenard fish bake left the lingering aroma of campfire smoke on ...
  They came to Alaska for the fishing, but this king salmon got way too ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Fishing Report for Aug. 11, 2016 - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  12-08-2016 06:07
  
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  Alaska Fishing Report for Aug. 11, 2016
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  A few silver salmon have been caught at Ship Creek. They are coming in with the tide. No limits have been reported yet. Lake fishing is getting better because of cooling created from the clouds and rain. Streams are high with the recent rains, but they ...
  
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• Governor says he will keep balance on Alaska marijuana board - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  12-08-2016 04:45
  
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  Governor says he will keep balance on Alaska marijuana board
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—Gov. Bill Walker said he plans to appoint an industry member to the Marijuana Control Board seat left vacant by the removal of one of the board's two industry members earlier this month. Walker said Thursday he's still reviewing applicants ...
  
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• Borough raises alarm as Matanuska River quickly consumes land - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 04:20
  
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  Borough raises alarm as Matanuska River quickly consumes land
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  Scott Easler, a homeowner along the Matanuska River, stands on its banks Thursday amid growing concern erosion could send water coursing over nearby properties and the Old Glenn Highway. (Zaz Hollander / Alaska Dispatch News). BUTTE — Scott ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Wild Salmon Day politicized for anti-mining campaigns - KTUU.com

  12-08-2016 04:18
  
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  Alaska Wild Salmon Day politicized for anti-mining campaigns
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  Anchorage, ALASKA (KTUU) A well-attended celebration of the inaugural Wild Salmon Day in Alaska had a strong political emphasis. Wild Alaska Salmon Day Celebration. The Alaska Center opposes the proposed Chuitna Coal Mine and used the event to ...
  
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• Dem Senate race: boyish prof vs. corruption hunter

  12-08-2016 04:05
  
  File photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public MediaTwo Democrats are running for Lisa Murkowski’s U.S. Senate seat.  Both men are the same age. They’re running low- or no-budget campaigns. Both used to be Republicans. And right there, the similarities come to a dead stop. By disposition, these two candidates are polar opposites.
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  Edgar Blatchford is 65, and it’s hard to imagine a more boyish senior citizen. He’s got the slight build of a long-distance runner (h
  
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• Feds wage war on Alaska management of its fish and game - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 04:01
  
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  Feds wage war on Alaska management of its fish and game
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  A pair of caribou cross a swamp near the Kenai Spur Highway in May 2012. (BILL ROTH / ADN archive). This past year has seen an unprecedented seizure of state wildlife management authority by federal bureaucrats intent on destroying science-based ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016

  12-08-2016 03:46
  
  
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  Walker faces possible legal opposition for PFD cuts
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  Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski wants the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to defy Gov. Bill Walker’s veto roughly halving this year’
  
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• Party infighting shadows House 9 race

  12-08-2016 03:20
  
  
  In the wild, when musk ox are threatened, adults circle around the young calves, horns facing outward to meet danger head on.
  Head-on collision could be a metaphor for the so-called Musk Ox Coalition, a group of House Republican majority legislators which broke from majority leaders last year when they voted against using Permanent Fund earnings reserves to balance the state budget.
  Listen now1 of 2 George Rauscher, a candidate for Alaska House seat 9. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
  
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• Closing down homeless camps creating short-term problems, long-term solutions

  12-08-2016 03:15
  
  Camps set up along the Chester Creek Trail in Anchorage. (Hillman/KSKA)The Municipality of Anchorage is cracking down on homeless camps and serving 15-day eviction notices. Until very recently, the push was leading to massive overcrowding at Brother Francis Shelter. Dozens of people were sleeping outside of the building when it maxed out at 240 guests. Those numbers have dropped in the past week, though it’s unclear why. And coming from these short-term problems are some long-term solution
  
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• Walker faces possible legal opposition for PFD cuts

  12-08-2016 02:51
  
  Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski wants the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to defy Gov. Bill Walker’s veto roughly halving this year’s dividends.
  Sen. Bill Wielechowski fields a question from a reporter during a Senate Minority press availability, Jan. 28, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)If the veto stands, Wielechowski said he’s likely to sue to force the state to fully pay Permanent Fund dividends this fall.
  Senator Wielechowski said Walker didn&rsqu
  
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• State fund for renewable power falls prey to budget woes

  12-08-2016 02:31
  
  Since 2008, the state has set aside a pot of money for renewable energy projects like small dams and wind turbines. Called the Renewable Energy Fund, the projects it’s backed have replaced tens of millions of gallons of expensive diesel in communities from Skagway to Nome.
  Sand Point wind turbine (Photo by Zoe Sobel, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Unlaska)But with the current budget crisis, that money has disappeared.
  For example, utility TDX Power last year asked the Alaska
  
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• Wildlife biologist describes circumstances of Haines bear attack

  12-08-2016 02:11
  
  Some of the circumstances that led to a brown bear attack near Haines this spring came to light when a wildlife biologist interviewed the victim recently.
  Forest Wagner, Andy Sterns, and Forest’s father Joe Wagner pose for a photo while climbing Flat Top near Anchorage on June 25. (Photo courtesy Forest Wagner)The attack happened during a university mountaineering trip, which was originally planned for the Juneau Icefield.
  Mauling victim Forest Wagner was by himself and without a bear dete
  
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• Harvesting Alaska: Summer produce donations needed at Food Bank of Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  12-08-2016 01:28
  
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  Harvesting Alaska: Summer produce donations needed at Food Bank of Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Donations at Food Bank of Alaska are sparse. Entire shelves in the dry pantry are bare. Produce in cold storage is running low. “We're way down. The storage area is usually full,” said Cara Durr, director of public engagement at the food bank. Produce ...
  
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• Driver In June Atka crash arrested

  12-08-2016 01:28
  
  Alaska State Troopers have arrested the driver of a van that crashed in the village of Atka this June, killing three people and injuring six others.
  Atka Pride Seafoods in 2013.
  (Photo by Lauren Rosenthal, KUCB – Unalaska)28-year-old Sonny Iloilo of Anchorage was taken into custody yesterday afternoon. He was arrested after being discharged from a local hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for injuries related to the crash.
  In June, Iloilo was charged with multiple counts of man
  
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• What killed St. Paul’s woolly mammoths?

  12-08-2016 01:12
  
  What killed the woolly mammoths on St. Paul Island? Thirst. For the first time, scientists have pinpointed the date — 5,600 years ago — and a likely cause of extinction. They believe the environmental changes that killed the animals mirror today’s climate changes.
  A woolly mammoth on display in the Royal BC Museum. (Wikimedia commons photo by FunkMonk)Six thousand years ago, St. Paul Island looked about the same except for one big difference: There were mammoths.
  
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• Anchorage Museum begins rebuilding its most popular exhibit - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 00:26
  
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  Anchorage Museum begins rebuilding its most popular exhibit
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  The Alaska Gallery at the Anchorage Museum showed all the signs of a work in progress on Wednesday. Empty cases, partially disassembled displays, power cords on the ground and a forklift parked to one side filled the area. "Be careful," warned Director ...and more »
  
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• They came to Alaska for the fishing, but this king salmon got way too cozy - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-08-2016 00:06
  
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  They came to Alaska for the fishing, but this king salmon got way too cozy
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Brett Freeman and his family hoped to hook a king salmon during their Alaska vacation in late July — but they didn't quite expect one to rocket-launch itself into their arms. "It was crazy, just how the whole thing happened," Freeman said from Utah on ...
  Living Alaska: A good ol' fashioned fish bake, it's the Alaska wayKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 3 news articles &
  
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