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• Alaska Court's Ruling on Abortion Hurts Teens - Daily Signal

  16-08-2016 23:12
  
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  Alaska Court's Ruling on Abortion Hurts Teens
  Daily Signal
  As a result of this decision by the Alaska Supreme Court, instead of receiving counsel from their parents, minors may be pressured into making a life-altering decision and forced to hide any emotional or physical struggles from their parents after the ...
  
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• Justice Sotomayor speaks at University of Alaska Fairbanks - KTOO

  16-08-2016 23:04
  
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  Justice Sotomayor speaks at University of Alaska Fairbanks
  KTOO
  Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina appointed the nation's highest court, spoke Sunday at the University of Alaska Fairbanks during a UAF Summer Sessions event. U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor addressed a capacity audience in Fairbanks.
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• State political parties play role in Alaska primary races - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  16-08-2016 22:09
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  State political parties play role in Alaska primary races
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  This Jan. 21, 2014, file photo shows Alaska state Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, left, speaking on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives in Juneau, Alaska. The state Democratic party is backing the primary opponents of Nageak and Rep.
  From driving to flying to burning tires: How Alaska's candidates spent their penultimate day of campaigningAlaska Dispatch Newsall 6 news ar
  
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• Alaska drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation - KTOO

  16-08-2016 22:04
  
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  Alaska drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation
  KTOO
  Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka listens in 2014 during a panel discussion on taking tribal land into trust. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield, KTOO file photo). The state of Alaska is dropping its lawsuit over federal regulations that ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's Love Affair with Third Parties - Reason (blog)

  16-08-2016 20:49
  
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  Alaska's Love Affair with Third Parties
  Reason (blog)
  PixabayAlaska keeps turning up on lists of states where the Libertarian ticket hopes to do well, but presidential polls in that state have been scarce this year, so it's hard to tell exactly how much support Gary Johnson is getting there ...
  
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• Alaska Airlines tops another airline rewards program ranking - USA TODAY

  16-08-2016 19:08
  
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  Alaska Airlines tops another airline rewards program ranking
  USA TODAY
  U.S. News and World Report today released results for its annual survey of airline (and hotel) rewards programs and, for a second year in a row, the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan got top honors. JetBlue's TrueBlue program was ranked No. 2. “By rewarding ...
  Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan once again named No. 1 loyalty ...PR Newswire (press release)all 11 news articles »
  
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• Nome judge disciplined for 'undignified and discourteous' comments in court - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-08-2016 04:46
  
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  Nome judge disciplined for 'undignified and discourteous' comments in court
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  Nome Superior Court Judge Timothy Dooley at a hearing before the Commission on Judicial Conduct in the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). Alaska's highest court ruled Friday that Nome ...
  
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• Alaska-built powerhouses boost green energy in villages - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-08-2016 04:46
  
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  Alaska-built powerhouses boost green energy in villages
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Project manager Allan Fetters shows the powerhouse module that is being built by the Alaska Energy Authority in Anchorage, AK on Thursday, August 11, 2016. The power module that is destined for Perryville, AK, will integrate the existing wind farm ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 15, 2016

  16-08-2016 03:38
  
  
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  State drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation
  Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
  The state of Alaska is dropping its lawsuit over federal regulations that banned Alaska tribes from putting land into trust, calling it “dead-end litigation.
  
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• Walker’s new oil and gas advisor wants to put some “grit” in the system

  16-08-2016 03:16
  
  When Gov. Bill Walker announced the creation of a new cabinet position — a chief oil and gas adviser — he framed it as a way to improve his administration’s often rocky relationship with the oil and gas industry.
  John Hendrix started work as Gov. Bill Walker’s chief oil and gas adviser in July 2016. Photo: Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy DeskThe man he appointed, John Hendrix, has more than 35 years of experience in oil and gas and has been praised by industry
  
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• Bernie looks beyond Bungalow to DC

  16-08-2016 03:08
  
  
  Anchorage bar owner Bernie Souphanavong submitted thousands of signatures today to run for Congress. Souphanavong is running as an independent for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He gathered some of the signatures at his bar, Bernie’s Bungalow, in downtown Anchorage. If the Division of Elections validates his petition, Souphanavong will appear on the November ballot.
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  Alaska’s incumbent congressman, Republican Don Young, is trying to get on th
  
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• Anchorage bar owner seeks chance to fight for Young’s House seat

  16-08-2016 03:08
  Anchorage bar owner Bernie Souphanavong submitted thousands of signatures today to run for Congress. Souphanavong is running as an independent for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He gathered some of the signatures at his bar, Bernie’s Bungalow, in downtown Anchorage. If the Division of Elections validates his petition, Souphanavong will appear on the November ballot.
  Alaska’s incumbent congressman, Republican Don Young, is trying to get on the General E
  
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• State drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation

  16-08-2016 03:06
  
  The state of Alaska is dropping its lawsuit over federal regulations that banned Alaska tribes from putting land into trust, calling it “dead-end litigation.” But that doesn’t mean the state sees smooth roads ahead.
  Trust status for tribal lands transfers title to those lands to the federal government, and protects the land from taxation or seizure for debt. And it gives tribes greater jurisdiction. Trust lands include reservations and are a long-standing and common feature of
  
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• 30-count indictment rains down on accused car theft ring

  16-08-2016 03:01
  
  A grand jury in Anchorage has charged six people in a connection with a rash of vehicle thefts earlier this year.
  Anchorage Police Department squad cars (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)According to charging documents, Usugafono Palauni, 23, Faamolemole Uiese, 26,  David Ekeroma Fatialofa, 26, and Fale Junior Moevao, 30, are accused of stealing trucks and cars around Anchorage, and using them in burglaries all over the municipality. All four were taken into
  
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• Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interior

  16-08-2016 02:59
  
  The Alaska Miners Association will protest a proposed Bureau of Land Management plan for the Eastern Interior. The recently released plan covering 6.5 million acres includes environmental protections that would ban new mining on over a million federal acres, including 2 areas in the mineral rich Forty Mile region. A.M.A. executive director Deantha Crocket said multiple use should be more prioritized in the plan.
  “This isn’t just wildlife. This isn’t just a recreational area,&rd
  
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• Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interio

  16-08-2016 02:59
  
  
  The Alaska Miners Association will protest a proposed Bureau of Land Management plan for the Eastern Interior. The recently released plan covering 6.5 million acres includes environmental protections that would ban new mining on over a million federal acres, including 2 areas in the mineral rich Forty Mile region. A.M.A. executive director Deantha Crocket said multiple use should be more prioritized in the plan.
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  “This isn’t just wildlife. This isn’t just a recreation
  
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• Justice Sotomayor speaks at UAF

  16-08-2016 02:42
  
  United States Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor spoke at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Sunday. Sotomayor, the first Latina appointed the nation’s highest court, addressed a capacity audience in Fairbanks.
  Sonia Sotomayor (Photo courtesy of the White House)Sonya Sotomayor shared a very human perspective on the Supreme Court. The 62-year-old  traced her path to the nation’s highest court, from her New York City upbringing, where she said she took charge of her l
  
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• Man dies at Wildwood Correctional Complex

  16-08-2016 02:14
  
  A man died in state custody on Sunday afternoon at the Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai. Michael Talcott, 57, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to Department of Corrections spokesperson Corey Allen-Young.“He was found by his cellmate who said that Mr. Talcott collapsed,” Allen-Young said. “After informing Corrections staff and medical staff, they attempted to save him through efforts of CPR and defibrillator. And also the emergency responders from the Nikiski
  
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• With Handy leaving, Alaska to get new top general

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy (Photo: courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)Alaska’s top military official is stepping down.
  On Tuesday, following a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Lieutenant General Russell J. Handy will retire after 34 years in the U.S. Air Force. For the last three years of his tenure Handy has overseen Alaskan Command, the 11th Air Force, and Alaska operations for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD.
  Taking Handy’s place is
  
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• Proposed Naval training causes concern

  16-08-2016 01:36
  
  Homer City Council passed a resolution on August 8, formally requesting changes to US Navy training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska. The proposed training area is 24 nautical miles from the Kenai Peninsula shoreline, just south of Prince William Sound and east of Kodiak Island. It covers over 59,000 square miles, an area slightly larger than the state of Georgia.
  Northern Edge military training exercise in the Gulf of Alaska. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy)Emily Stolarcyk spoke at Homer C
  
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• Deacon’s music a bell-towering achievement in Sitka

  16-08-2016 01:22
  
  Deacon Herman Madsen plays the bells atop St. Michael’s Cathedral. (Photo by Katherine Rose, KCAW – Sitka)The bells at St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka are ringing again after a temporary hiatus. Thanks to a new deacon with musical abilities and no fear of heights, you’ll hear them ringing most days at 11:55.
  The bells of St. Michael’s haven’t been played for a while. That is, until Deacon Herman Madsen showed up.
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• Alaska credit union restricts accounts connected to marijuana businesses - KTUU.com

  16-08-2016 00:33
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska credit union restricts accounts connected to marijuana businesses
  KTUU.com
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) An Alaska credit union is restricting personal accounts of people starting marijuana businesses. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Alaska USA Federal Credit Union has restricted ten accounts of people applying for state ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Serenity to arrive in Nome Sunday

  16-08-2016 00:04
  
  The city of Nome is busy preparing for the arrival of the Crystal Serenity cruise ship on Sunday, August 21, with the first boat of passengers docking at 8 a.m.
  The Crystal Serenity will stopover in Nome this summer en route to the Northwest Passage. (Photo courtesy of Crystal Cruises)The Crystal Serenity carries about 1,000 passengers, and it is the first vessel of that size to travel to Nome.
  Robin Johnson, a partner at local travel agency Nome Discovery Tours, said preparations for the C
  
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