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• Global Complexity: Risk & Opportunity

  23-09-2016 22:30
  
  A 24-year veteran of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, Ambassador Crumpton served as an operations officer in the foreign field, including tours as Chief of Station. From 1998-1999 he was the Deputy Chief of the FBI’s International Terrorist Operations Section. From 1999-2001 he served as the Deputy (Operations) of the CIA Counterterrorist Center. After 9/11 he led the CIA’s Afghanistan campaign in 2001-2002. From 2003-2005 he was the Chief of the CIA’s National Resource Di
  
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• Revisiting Pediatric Sleep Disorders

  23-09-2016 21:00
  
  On the next Line One: Your Health Connection we’ll revisit a favorite episode. Recent research is regularly demonstrating a link between health and sleep, and in children and adolescents even between sleep, learning and school performance. Join co-host Dr. Thad Woodard for a discussion of pediatric sleep and sleep disorders with Anchorage sleep specialist Dr. Ross Dodge.
  HOST: Dr. Thad WoodardGUESTS:
  Dr. Ross William Dodge, board certified in Internal Medicine and
  
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• Man in standoff showed signs of mental decline - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 20:47
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Man in standoff showed signs of mental decline
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Robert "Bob" Musser, 69, accused of shooting and injuring two police officers in a standoff and found dead in his Hillside home early Friday, was an Army veteran and former commodities broker who had showed signs of mental decline in recent months, ...
  Alaska Police Officers Shot – Law OfficerLawOfficer.com
  South Anchorage standoff over, suspect dead (Updated)Alaska Public Radio Networkall 50 new
  
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• Expect Alaska/Virgin America Deal to Fly Through Turbulence - TheStreet.com

  23-09-2016 19:27
  
  TheStreet.com
  Expect Alaska/Virgin America Deal to Fly Through Turbulence
  TheStreet.com
  Investors are getting cold feet over whether Alaska's planned $4 billion purchase of Virgin America will pass regulatory muster. Expect a compromise. Lou Whiteman. Follow. Sep 23, 2016 1:25 PM EDT. Get TheStreet Quant Ratings' exclusive 5-page report ...
  Source: Alaska and Virgin America may Delay Merger CloseSkift
  Alaska Air Agrees to Extend U.S. Review of Virgin TakeoverBloomberg
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• 2016 PFD checks will be $1,022

  23-09-2016 18:12
  
  2016 PFD Check Amount Announcement from Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Vimeo.
  Governor Bill Walker announced Friday morning exactly how much Alaskans would receive in this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend check.
  “There you go, $1,022,” Walker said. “So I’m glad that given our loss of 80 percent of our revenue that we are still able to have a dividend over $1,000 and I will look forward to working with the legislature to ensure that that will continue on for generatio
  
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• Gov. Walker's veto shaves Alaska Permanent Fund dividends to $1022 - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 18:09
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Gov. Walker's veto shaves Alaska Permanent Fund dividends to $1022
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska will pay each resident a $1,022 Permanent Fund dividend this year, in spite of the state's multibillion-dollar budget deficit. But the oil-wealth checks are less than half of what they would have been without a partial veto by Gov. Bill Walker ...
  Alaska Airlines launches annual PFD sale for AlaskansPR Newswire (press release)
  2016 Permanent Fund: Nearly every Alaskan to get $1022
  
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• Alaska, Virgin Said to Delay Deal to Give U.S. More Review Time - Bloomberg

  23-09-2016 18:08
  
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  Alaska, Virgin Said to Delay Deal to Give U.S. More Review Time
  Bloomberg
  Alaska Air Group Inc. and Virgin America Inc. have agreed to delay their merger plans to give the U.S. Department of Justice additional time to review their $2.6 billion deal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Antitrust officials can now ...
  Virgin America Stock Dives As Alaska Air Takeover Gets Trickier ...Investor's Business Daily
  Expect Alaska/Virgin America Deal to Fly Through TurbulenceTheStre
  
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• Ginebra survives Alaska to book semis ticket vs SMB - Inquirer.net

  23-09-2016 17:57
  
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  Ginebra survives Alaska to book semis ticket vs SMB
  Inquirer.net
  Barangay Ginebra is back in the PBA Final Four for the first time in three years. With huge games from LA Tenorio and Justin Brownlee, Ginebra overcame Alaska Milk, 109-104, in an emotional, rollercoaster game to advance to the PBA Governors Cup ...
  Ginebra holds off Alaska's ...Rappler
  Tenorio drops 32, Brownlee delivers dagger, Ginebra stops Alaska rally to punch semis ticketInterAksyonall 14 news articles 
  
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• Virgin America Stock Dives As Alaska Air Takeover Gets Trickier ... - Investor's Business Daily

  23-09-2016 17:29
  
  Investor's Business Daily
  Virgin America Stock Dives As Alaska Air Takeover Gets Trickier ...
  Investor's Business Daily
  Shares of Virgin America bolted lower on Thursday, possibly in connection with a union vote to reject a contract agreement.
  Alaska, Virgin Said to Delay Deal to Give U.S. More Review TimeBloomberg
  Alaska Air and Virgin America Merger Approaching Antitrust DeadlineSkift
  Alaska Air Initiated In Line At Imperial CapitalBenzinga
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• Alaska governor seeks disaster funds on disappointing pinks harvest - Undercurrent News

  23-09-2016 16:44
  Alaska governor seeks disaster funds on disappointing pinks harvest
  Undercurrent News
  Alaska's governor Bill Walker will seek federal disaster assistance for four of the state's regions that suffered when this year's pink salmon harvest fell far short of expectations, Alaska's Fish Radio reported. The regions are Kodiak, Prince William ...and more »
  
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• Will support services at Alaska Range Complex be consolidated? - Bloomberg Government (blog)

  23-09-2016 16:28
  
  Bloomberg Government (blog)
  Will support services at Alaska Range Complex be consolidated?
  Bloomberg Government (blog)
  Welcome to Bloomberg Government's Analyst Picks, our expertly curated briefing of top stories affecting the federal market. Bloomberg Government clients have access to Washington's best government contracting data and analysis. Get introduced to one of ...
  
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• Tulsa officer surrenders on manslaughter charge in shooting of black man - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 15:50
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Tulsa officer surrenders on manslaughter charge in shooting of black man
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer Betty Shelby, 42, charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, is shown in this Tulsa County Jail booking phot. (Tulsa County Jail/Handout via REUTERS). TULSA, Okla. – A white ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines launches annual PFD sale for Alaskans - PR Newswire (press release)

  23-09-2016 15:05
  
  Alaska Airlines launches annual PFD sale for Alaskans
  PR Newswire (press release)
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced its annual Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) sale, with exclusive discounts for residents of the state of Alaska. The special one-way fares are on sale now through Oct. 10, ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Has America's Worst Roads - 24/7 Wall St.

  23-09-2016 15:01
  
  24/7 Wall St.
  Alaska Has America's Worst Roads
  24/7 Wall St.
  With its long highways, the largest state by square mileage and weather fluctuations, Alaska has the nation's worst roads. This is according to the 22nd Annual Highway Report from the Reason Foundation. The calculations for the ratings are complex:.and more »
  
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• Armed man in Anchorage Hillside standoff found dead in home - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 13:40
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Armed man in Anchorage Hillside standoff found dead in home
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Workers use a backhoe to tear into the side of a house on Ginami Street off of Upper Huffman Road on the Anchorage Hillside during an armed standoff late Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). NOTE: This story is being updated ...
  Two officers injured by gunshots in South Anchorage standoff (updated)Alaska Public Radio Networkall 22 news articles »
  
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• Military: Pot Confabs Off-limits to Alaska-based Soldiers - Military.com

  23-09-2016 12:37
  
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  Military: Pot Confabs Off-limits to Alaska-based Soldiers
  Military.com
  JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Marijuana may be legal in Alaska, but pot fairs are still off-limits to about 11,000 members of the Army stationed here. Officials with U.S. Army Alaska say in a release Thursday that Alaska-based soldiers ...
  Army bans Alaska soldiers from attending marijuana festivals and eventsAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska soldiers barred from events promoting marijuanaStars
  
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• Terns flee warming temperatures in epic migration north to Alaska - The Guardian

  23-09-2016 12:00
  
  Terns flee warming temperatures in epic migration north to Alaska
  The Guardian
  A Caspian tern flies over the Sonny Bono Salton Sea national wildlife refuge near Calipatria, California. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images. Oliver Milman · @olliemilman. Friday 23 September 2016 06.00 EDT Last modified on Friday 23 September ...and more »
  
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• Southern Alaska fisheries earn victory in federal court - The Daily Progress

  23-09-2016 10:54
  
  Southern Alaska fisheries earn victory in federal court
  The Daily Progress
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a state commercial fishing organization that challenged a decision to move several southern Alaska salmon fisheries from federal to state management. The Alaska Journal of ...and more »
  
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• Southern Alaska fisheries earn victory in federal court - Washington Times

  23-09-2016 10:48
  Southern Alaska fisheries earn victory in federal court
  Washington Times
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a state commercial fishing organization that challenged a decision to move several southern Alaska salmon fisheries from federal to state management. The Alaska Journal of ...and more »
  
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• Innovation key to growing Alaska's economy - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-09-2016 10:15
  
  Innovation key to growing Alaska's economy
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Have you ever had a problem whose solution is so simple — it feels like you already knew it, but just hadn't thought of it recently? With Alaska oil prices floundering and our economy struggling, it is vital Alaskans begin to think about new business ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly, Thursday September 22, 2016

  23-09-2016 04:59
  
  <p style=”text-align: center;”>Stories are posted on the <a href=”http://www.alaskapublic.org/aprn/”>APRN news</a> page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via <a href=”http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=aprn-news”>email</a>, <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/aprn-alaska-news/id264469573?mt=2″>podcast</a> and <a href=”http://feeds.aprn.org/aprn-news”>RSS</
  
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• Uber plans return to Alaska, and this time, its sights are set on more than just Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 04:57
  
  Uber plans return to Alaska, and this time, its sights are set on more than just Anchorage
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Photo of the Uber car service app on a mobile phone on Sept. 16, 2014. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). Ride-booking company Uber wants to come back to the Last Frontier. The popular service, which uses a smartphone app to connect people in ...and more »
  
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• Saxman rally supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

  23-09-2016 04:57
  
  Protesters carry signs opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.A peaceful gathering took place Monday afternoon in Saxman in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. But speakers expressed concerns beyond what is happening in North Dakota.
   LISTEN NOW 
  More than 50 people held protest signs, while about a dozen more watched and joined in on rally cheers. The event initially was organized only to protest the pipeline project, but Organized Village
  
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• Fairbanks Police Chief on administrative leave

  23-09-2016 04:33
  
  
  The Fairbanks Police Chief is on administrative leave today. The City issued a release yesterday (Wednesday) saying Chief Randall Aragon is on paid administrative leave while the city looks into conflict of interest charges. The release states Deputy Chief Brad Johnson will be acting chief during the investigation.
  LISTEN NOWAt its meeting Monday, the Fairbanks City Council heard a complaint from the former police chief that Aragon used his office to his own advantage. The complaint says Aragon
  
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• Bent Columbia propeller shrinks Southeast ferry service

  23-09-2016 04:30
  
  
  The state ferry Columbia will soon sail south for repairs to a damaged propeller. That will leave Southeast with fewer port calls. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)The Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry needs work on one of its propellers.
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  The 500-passenger Columbia will soon head to a Portland, Ore., shipyard for repairs.
  As a result, most of Southeast Alaska’s larger cities will lose one or two port calls a week.
  Sitka will go two full weeks without fer
  
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• Mat-Su Borough lawsuit could stall commercial marijuana in the valley

  23-09-2016 04:29
  
  
  A lawsuit challenging an upcoming Matanuska-Susitna Borough ballot initiative could stall a vote on banning commercial marijuana in the Valley. Attorneys for the Borough filed a response Monday, arguing that the suit could wreak havoc with the Borough’s October fourth election.
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  One of two pot-related lawsuits filed earlier this month against the Matanuska-Susitna Borough alleges the Borough is asking voters to decide on a initiative regarding the ban of retail cannabis, in viola
  
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• Questions surround Walker’s gas line plan

  23-09-2016 04:27
  
  
  Gov. Bill Walker is making the case that his new gas line plan will get the project off the drawing board and on to Alaskan soil. But it’s not hard to find skeptics who say Walker is just creating more paperwork.
  LISTEN NOW
  For the final story in our series Pipeline Promises, Elizabeth Harball talked to the Walker’s critics.
   
  As a new energy reporter in Alaska, it didn’t take long for me to notice that even though state leaders are always talking
  
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• Permanent Fund will not invest in oil tax credits

  23-09-2016 04:27
  
  
  Alaskans wait in line to file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016. Photo: Rachel Waldholz, APRNThe Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has rejected a proposal from Gov. Bill Walker’s administration to invest in state oil tax credits.
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  Former Attorney General Craig Richards presented the idea to the fund’s board earlier this month. The administration is looking for ways to ease the pain for smaller oil companies after the governor veto
  
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• 'The Ticket' reminds us of some wild Alaska election history - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 04:10
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  'The Ticket' reminds us of some wild Alaska election history
  Alaska Dispatch News
  William S. Murphey, left, portrays Jay Hammond and Matt K. Miller, right, plays Wally Hickel during rehearsal for “The Ticket,” a play about an imaginary meeting between the late Alaska governors at Cyrano's. (Frank Flavin). Alaska playwright Dick ...and more »
  
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• 'The Ticket' reminds us of some wild Alaska election history - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 04:10
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  'The Ticket' reminds us of some wild Alaska election history - Alaska ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  William S. Murphey, left, portrays Jay Hammond and Matt K. Miller, right, plays Wally Hickel during rehearsal for “The Ticket,” a play about an imaginary meeting ...and more »
  
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• Traveling Music 9-25-16

  23-09-2016 03:44
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  9-25-16
   
  Format:
  Song TitleArtist / Composer
  CD Title
  Label
  Duration
   
  If I Needed You
  Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt
  The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
  Tomato
  3:48
   
  Train That Carried My Girl From Town
  Doc and Merle Watson / Traditional
  Home Sweet Home
  Sugar Hill
  3:12
   
  Dakota Themes (instrumentals)
  Peter Ostroushko / Peter Ostroushko
  Heart of the Heartland
  Red House Records
  5:48
   
  Electrician Blues
  Cathy Winter / Andy Razof
  Next Sweet T
  
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• Army bans Alaska soldiers from attending marijuana festivals and events - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-09-2016 03:18
  
  Military.com
  Army bans Alaska soldiers from attending marijuana festivals and events
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Ryan Smith shows off a grow tent at the Northwest Cannabis Classic trade show, held at Anchorage's Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in May 2015. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News). The U.S. Army on Thursday banned Alaska-based soldiers ...
  Military: Pot Confabs Off-limits to Alaska-based SoldiersMilitary.com
  Alaska soldiers barred from events promoting marijuanaStars and Stripes
  
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• Murkowski launches big Alaska bills whose days are numbered - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-09-2016 02:19
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Murkowski launches big Alaska bills whose days are numbered
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this morning brought some of her most controversial Alaska bills to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which she chairs. There are only a few legislative days left before Congress takes a recess for the election.
  Begich won't run for US Senate this fall in AlaskaKTUU.com
  Begich says no to US Senate write-in campaignAlaska Dispatch Newsall 15 news
  
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• Murkowski launches big Alaska bills whose days are numbered

  23-09-2016 02:16
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (File photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this morning brought some of her most controversial Alaska bills to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which she chairs. There are only a few legislative days left before Congress takes a recess for the election. The controversial bills stand almost no chance of passing in this Congress. But some, she hopes, will pack a punch anyway.
  The most ambitious of the bills Murkowski brought to the committee re
  
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• Anchorage Community Theatre’s Laura

  23-09-2016 01:48
  
  L-R Karina Becker (Laura) and Todd Sherwood (Det. McPherson)A murder mystery, a love story and curiously enough, a statement about a woman’s quest for identity from a play written in 1947 by Vera Caspary and George Sklar, based on Caspary’s novel of the same name, Laura opens at Anchorage Community Theatre September 23rd and runs through October 16th. Some may remember the film noir version that came out in 1944 or the popular Raskin/Mercer song that followed, but even if you’r
  
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• Alaska Air's bid for Virgin seen facing antitrust concerns days from deadline - The Seattle Times

  23-09-2016 01:22
  
  The Seattle Times
  Alaska Air's bid for Virgin seen facing antitrust concerns days from deadline
  The Seattle Times
  A Virgin Air Airbus A320 takes off past several Alaska Airlines 737s at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Investors are worried about the prospects for a combination of the two airlines. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times). Alaska Air Group and Virgin ...
  Alaska Air's Virgin bid under scrutinyHonolulu Star-Advertiser
  Virgin America Stock Dives As Alaska Air Takeover Gets TrickierInv
  
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• Satellite technology beams expertise to remote Alaska clinic - STLtoday.com

  23-09-2016 01:06
  
  Satellite technology beams expertise to remote Alaska clinic
  STLtoday.com
  In this photo taken Sept. 13, 2016, critical care doctor Shadi Battah, left, in Anchorage, Alaska, converses with emergency medical technician Dmitri Dela Cruz at the Iliuliuk Family and Health Services on Unalaska Island during a demonstration of a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Fisheries Escape Effects Of Climate Change For Now - KUCB

  23-09-2016 00:42
  
  KUCB
  Alaska Fisheries Escape Effects Of Climate Change For Now
  KUCB
  With coastlines eroding, temperatures rising, and sea ice retreating, Alaska is feeling the effects of a warming planet. But a new federal report suggests fisheries in the state haven't experienced many observable impacts of climate change so far ...and more »
  
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