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• Mineral exploration near Haines given green light to expand

  25-08-2016 22:26
  
  A Canadian company conducting exploration for a potential mine about 35 miles north of Haines was recently granted permission to grow its project.
  The mountain range Constantine is exploring as part of the Palmer Project. (Photo courtesy of Constantine Metal Resources)Last week, the Federal Bureau of Land Management approved Constantine Metal Resources’ plan to expand operations at its Palmer Project site. The plan includes building a couple miles of road, along with culverts and
  
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• Three new teachers on board as Skagway School grows

  25-08-2016 22:10
  
  Skagway School went through a restructuring this year. An influx in students enabled the school to create single-grade classrooms in the elementary school, increase Spanish and music classes, and start an accelerated learning program. It also opened space for three new teachers.1 of 3 Rebecca Sullivan is the new high school social studies, P.E., and vocational education teachers. (Photo by Emily Files, KHNS - Haines)Rebecca Sullivan is the new high school social studies, P.E., and vocational edu
  
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• Retired ‘Prairie Home Companion’ host Garrison Keillor visits Alaska on summer cruise

  25-08-2016 21:07
  
  The cast and crew of the American Public Media program “A Prairie Home Companion” cruised to Alaska this summer.
  Retired ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ host Garrison Keillor, right, signs autographs for fans while visiting Kodiak on August 24, 2016. (Photo by Jay Barrett, KMXT-Kodiak)The ship they were on, the Maasdam, visited Kodiak on Wednesday.
  While downtown was filled with hundreds of “Prairie Home” fans, retired host Garrison Keillor apparently doesn’t
  
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• National Park Service turns 100: Take a photo tour of Alaska's park gems - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-08-2016 20:24
  
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  National Park Service turns 100: Take a photo tour of Alaska's park gems
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  We're pausing to take a look back at 16 years of images from Alaska's national parks. Author: Alaska Dispatch News; Updated 1 day ago. Denali, top right, and other peaks in the Alaska Range are brightened by morning sun on October 12, 2010. (Marc ...
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• Cruise line CEO details Alaska bear mauling of 2 workers - KTUU.com

  25-08-2016 17:50
  
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  Cruise line CEO details Alaska bear mauling of 2 workers
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  JUNEAU, Alaska The owner of a cruise ship line says a bear that mauled two company wilderness guides during a hiking excursion in southeast Alaska went on the attack so quickly it was over in a matter of seconds. Un-Cruise Adventures CEO Dan ...and more »
  
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• Who owns roadkill? Alaska highway robbery deprives needy - Christian Science Monitor

  25-08-2016 17:45
  
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  Who owns roadkill? Alaska highway robbery deprives needy
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  The Alaska Moose Federation is troubled by recent thefts of roadkill moose, which are owned by the state and distributed to Alaska's soup kitchens and other food pantries as food, a legal practice in some form in at least 14 states.and more »
  
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• President Obama honors 4 Alaska teachers - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  25-08-2016 06:39
  
  President Obama honors 4 Alaska teachers
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  “I'm mostly motivated by my students because I want to be here for them and help them figure our their dreams and how to achieve those dreams,” Walker told KTVA. Each recipient received a certificate signed by the President, a trip to Washington D.C ...and more »
  
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• Mat-Su Republican who ousted Keller forms new PAC to influence Alaska elections - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-08-2016 05:47
  
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  Mat-Su Republican who ousted Keller forms new PAC to influence Alaska elections
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  Another Alaska politician has created a personal political action committee on the heels of Anchorage Republican Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, who used her new PAC this month to raise money from lobbyists and bar owners. David Eastman of Wasilla, who ...
  
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• Roadkill thieves in Alaska stealing moose meant for charity - CBS News

  25-08-2016 04:53
  
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  Roadkill thieves in Alaska stealing moose meant for charity
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Thieves coming across dead moose on Alaska roads are stealing the carcasses, making away with hundreds of pounds of meat that normally goes to a program run by state troopers that gives it to the needy and others willing to ...
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• Healthy waterfowl populations mean bigger bag limits for Alaska hunters - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-08-2016 04:30
  
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  Healthy waterfowl populations mean bigger bag limits for Alaska hunters
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  Black Brant geese congregate to molt their flight feathers in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area of the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska. (Tyler Lewis / USGS). As the Sept. 1 opening of waterfowl hunting season approaches, a wave of good news awaits ...
  
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• Governor appoints Nicholas Miller to Alaska's marijuana control board - KTUU.com

  25-08-2016 03:57
  
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  Governor appoints Nicholas Miller to Alaska's marijuana control board
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  Governor Bill Walker announced on Wednesday his appointment of Nicholas Miller to the Marijuana Control Board. Miller is in the process of opening a retail marijuana business in Anchorage and is the current Chair of the Anchorage Cannabis Business ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016

  25-08-2016 03:52
  
  
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  Consultant: Alaska LNG project not feasible without major changes
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  Alaska’s natural gas pipeline project — as currently envisioned — is not competitive and likely cannot succeed
  
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• Begich needs to come clean before accusing Alaska delegation - Alaska Dispatch News

  25-08-2016 03:50
  
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  Begich needs to come clean before accusing Alaska delegation
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  Then-Sen. Mark Begich greets a supporter in Anchorage during the 2014 election campaign. (LOREN HOLMES / ADN archive 2014). I read with interest former Sen. Mark Begich's Aug. 12 column about our congressional delegation's support, or lack thereof, ...and more »
  
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• Several new species of snailfish discovered on Bering seafloor

  25-08-2016 03:33
  While trawling the floor of the Bering Sea and the Aleutian region, scientists have discovered several new species of fish – snailfish. Some were only named last year. Researchers were not looking for them, the trawl was a part of a yearly stock assessment by the federal government that help set quotas for fisheries.
   
   
  Snailfish look like overweight tadpoles. They don’t have scales, making them easy to damage. Biologist Jay Orr, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ass
  
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• Report: Gas line project not competitive without major changes

  25-08-2016 02:46
  
  
  Lawmakers listened to testimony from Wood Mackenzie’s David Barrowman at a joint hearing of the House and Senate Resources Committees on Aug. 24, 2016. From left: Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River; Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage; and Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy. Photo: Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy DeskAlaska’s natural gas pipeline project, as currently envisioned, is not competitive and likely cannot succeed in the current market. That’s the conclusion of a ne
  
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• Municipal sales tax could dive due to Walker’s PFD veto

  25-08-2016 02:46
  Local governments in Alaska that charge a sales tax could have millions of dollars less in revenue this year.
  Juneau finance director Bob Bartholomew projected the city would lose $1 million in sales tax revenue from residents having lower Permanent Fund dividends.(Photo by Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO – Juneau)That’s because their residents will have less money to spend than the last few years because of lower Permanent Fund dividends this fall.
  Some municipalities, like the City and Bor
  
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• Barry Zevan: My Life Among the Giants

  25-08-2016 02:41
  
  There’s a lot of former Midwesterners in Alaska, and if you lived in Minnesota or Wisconsin in the 1970s and got your news from KSTP in Minneapolis, then Barry ZeVan the weatherman was a celebrity you knew. Celebrity might seem like a weird way to describe a guy who told you whether you’d need an umbrella or sunscreen, but his mix of theatrics and famous guests made him a household name. He spent time in Alaska serving in the Air Force at Elmendorf in 1955 and covered the Iditarod fo
  
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• Kenai marijuana operations in hands of the assembly

  25-08-2016 02:17
  
  A citizen petition to ask voters whether commercial marijuana operations should be banned outside city limits in the Kenai Peninsula Borough is now in the hands of the Borough Assembly. The petition has received sufficient signatures to be certified.
  Now the Assembly has two options— they can do nothing and the issue will be on the fall 2017 ballot or they can hold a special election. That would have to be done by ordinance, which allows for public hearing at the assembly.
  Borough official
  
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• Cruise line releases details of Alaska bear attack - WILX-TV

  25-08-2016 02:14
  
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  Cruise line releases details of Alaska bear attack
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) The owner of a cruise ship line says a bear that mauled two company wilderness guides during a hiking excursion in southeast Alaska went on the attack so quickly it was over in a matter of seconds. UnCruise Adventures CEO Dan ...and more »
  
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• Weather balloons help solve climate puzzle in Alaska

  25-08-2016 02:09
  
  Around the world, twice a day, everyday, more than 700 weather balloons launch into the air. 14 of those balloons are released across Alaska, tracking things like temperature, humidity and wind speed.
  William Wells releases a weather balloon on Alaska’s St. Paul Island. (John Ryan photo)They provide a wealth of information for people like Brian Brettschneider, a climatologist in Anchorage. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with him regularly as part of a new segment, Ask A Climatol
  
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• Three votes separate candidates in Arctic House race

  25-08-2016 02:06
  
  Only three votes now separate two northern Alaska House candidates.
  Dean Westlake is challenging Barrow Rep. Bennie Nageak in the Democratic primary; in 2014, Westlake lost the race by 131 votes. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy DeskDean Westlake of Kotzebue has 780 votes, ahead of 777 votes for incumbent Rep. Ben Nageak, who’s from Barrow.
  Alaska’s Division of Elections is still counting votes from House District 40, which stretches from Kotzebue to Kaktovik.
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• Paratroopers dot the skies over Fort Richardson

  25-08-2016 02:04
  
  Hundreds of parachutes dotted the sky near Anchorage Tuesday afternoon, as more than 450 Airborne Army paratroopers participated in a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise at Fort Richardson.
  Paratroopers dropping over Fort Richardson (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Hurtling toward Earth at 18 feet per second might not sound appealing to a lot of people but paratroopers live for it.
  Major Adam Hallmark is a Public Affairs Officer and an experienced paratrooper.
  “You k
  
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• Quintillion project finishes breaking ground In Nome

  25-08-2016 02:02
  
  You may have noticed some construction detouring traffic in Nome around 4th and Steadman Street the past couple of days. Those traffic flow changes were due to the laying of the last section of fiber optic cable for the Nome part of the Quintillion project.
  An overview of the Quintillion Project, including the construction phase which has now been completed in Nome.(Image courtesy of Quintillion Networks)An on-site support member of the New Horizons Telecom crew, Daniel Ashe, said cons
  
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• In court filing, Alaska sides with states seeking to investigate Exxon - KTUU.com

  25-08-2016 01:29
  
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  In court filing, Alaska sides with states seeking to investigate Exxon
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Alaska's new Attorney General has reversed a policy taken by her predecessor. Jahna Lindemuth tells KTUU that the state has filed a Friend of the Court brief on behalf of states that seek to investigate Exxon in a consumer fraud case ...and more »
  
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• Consultant: Alaska LNG 'one of the least competitive' for Asian contracts - KTUU.com

  25-08-2016 00:59
  
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  Consultant: Alaska LNG 'one of the least competitive' for Asian contracts
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The Alaska LNG Project in its current form is one of the least competitive natural gas fields vying for large multi-year contracts with Asian cities, according to a new report prepared for project partners. “Competitiveness of the ...and more »
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars : Katya, Alyssa, and Alaska spill the tea on that shocking twist - Entertainment Weekly

  25-08-2016 00:20
  
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  RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars : Katya, Alyssa, and Alaska spill the tea on that shocking twist
  Entertainment Weekly
  RuPaul is completely flipping the script in the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which premieres Thursday night on Logo. In the premiere episode, the Emmy-nominated host reveals that instead of being told to sashay away by the judges, the ...and more »
  
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